Maple Grove Senior High School (MGSH) is a public grade 912

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located in

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, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Osseo School District (279). Its feeder schools are Maple Grove Middle School and Osseo Middle School. The school has included grades 912 since September 2015. Previously grade 9 attended junior high school. MGSH contains students from the cities of Maple Grove, Corcoran,

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History

Maple Grove Senior High opened in 1996 as the third public high school built by the Osseo School District. MGSH is the only public high school located in

, although the grounds of

Osseo Senior High School Osseo Senior High School is a four-year public high school located in Osseo, Minnesota, Osseo, Minnesota, United States on 317 2nd Ave. NW. The principal is Sara Vernig. Osseo Senior High School is a part of the Osseo Area School District 279 an ...

are partially located within the boundaries of the city of Maple Grove. MGSH now includes grades 9-12 as of September 2015.

Curriculum

Around 200 courses are available at Maple Grove Senior High. Types of courses include

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, Honors, traditional, remedial, and

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courses. Through the Minnesota state

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(PSEO) program, students are eligible to take classes at state colleges and universities. PSEO participation counts towards graduation requirements. Maple Grove implemented standards-based grading in 2011. Maple Grove has been working on learning how to effectively implement standard based grading to help better prepare students for college in the last five years.

Demographics

According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the demographic breakdown of the 2,271 students enrolled in 2023-24 school year was: *Native American - 1.8% *Asian/Pacific Islanders - 7.4% *Black - 12.2% *Hispanic - 4.2% *White - 69.2% *Multiracial - 5.1% 22.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Athletics

The Maple Grove Crimsons are members of the Northwest Suburban Conference of the

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. The school mascot is Leafy, a crimson and gold maple leaf. Following recommendations from the Minnesota State High School League, it was announced in September 2024 that the Maple Grove Crimson would be leaving the Northwest Suburban Conference to join the Lake Conference. This will make it the only high school in the district to not be a part of the Northwest Suburban Conference. The boys and girls hockey teams play out of the Maple Grove Community Center, a large recreational complex and a 1500-seat ice arena located in the city. On December 2, 2022, Maple Grove's football team won their first-ever class 5A state championship title in a 27–10 victory over Rosemount. With this win, Maple Grove would also finish undefeated, at 13–0 on the season. In 2024, Maple Grove would yet again go undefeated to win the class 5A state championship title, this time defeating

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28-21. Maple Grove Senior High and the other schools in the Osseo School District have a combined team for adaptive sports. These students have the opportunity to participate in

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, and

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Extracurricular activities

Maple Grove Senior High School offers students the following clubs and organizations: *

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Club *

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Club *Crimson Guides *

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team * DECA *Green Club *

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Club *G.A.P. (Grove Area

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) * HOSA *

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*Link crew *

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Crimson *Math team *MG Rotary Club Camp Ryla ( Rotary Youth Leadership Award) *MN American Legion Boys State American Legion Auxiliary Girls State *Mock trial,

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* Pep Band *Crimson Robotics Team 2526 (

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Robotics Competition) *S.A.G.E. (sexuality and gender equality) *

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161 *Speech team *Crimson Cabinet (

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Notable alumni

* Alasan Ann, Professional taekwondo practitioner, representing

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in the

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* Kayode Awosika professional football player * Isaac Collins - Major League Baseball outfielder *

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* Dakota Darsow professional wrestler *

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- professional ice hockey player * Jordan Gross professional ice hockey player * Evan Hull

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running back for the

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* Jake Wieneke professional football player

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Educational institutions established in 1996 1996 establishments in Minnesota Schools in Hennepin County, Minnesota