Wayzata High School
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4955 Peony Lane Plymouth, Minnesota, Hennepin County 55446 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°2′44″N 93°30′35″W / 45.04556°N 93.50972°WCoordinates: 45°2′44″N 93°30′35″W / 45.04556°N 93.50972°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "We're Here For You" |
| Established | 1857 |
| School district | Wayzata School District |
| Principal | Scott Gengler |
| Enrollment | 3429 (2016-2017) |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Lake Conference |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Rivals | Edina High School, Eden Prairie High School |
| Website | School website |
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Wayzata High School is located in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The high school, operated by the Wayzata School District, has approximately 3400+ students in grades 9 to 12 (2016), making it the largest secondary school by enrollment in Minnesota. It is also the largest Minnesota secondary school by area, with an interior of 487,000 square feet (45,200 m2). The district boundaries include all or part of eight municipalities: Corcoran, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth and Wayzata. The school is currently in the midst of an expansion project, with projected capacity of 3900. The school is part of the Lake Conference. Scott Gengler is the Prinicpal.
In 2015, Newsweek ranked the school at 150th on its "List of the 500 Top High Schools in America".U.S. News and World Report ranked the school at #738 among 21,000 schools nationally and #13 in Minnesota.
The first school in the Wayzata area was established in around 1855. Classes were taught in homes until a one-room school was built near what is now the second green of the Wayzata Country Club. This school burned down for unknown reasons and a new school was constructed on what is now the main street of Wayzata.
What is now the West and Central middle schools have both once been the high school building. The West Middle School building served as the high school from 1940 to 1960. Central Middle School's campus was home to the high school from 1960 to 1997. The current Wayzata High School campus was completed in 1997 and classes began in the 1997-98 school year.
On February 25, 2014, voters approved a referendum for a $109 million bond request to expand the high school and improve security and technology. Part of the provisions include the purchasing of adjacent land currently belonging to the Elm Creek Golf Course and the building of a new wing. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2014 and last for two years.
As of the 2015-2016 school year, Wayzata High School offers 24 Advanced Placement classes and 1 Advanced Placement Pilot course (AP Accounting).
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