Hastings Senior High School is one of the oldest operating public high schools in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Hastings Senior High School is in Hastings, Minnesota, and is part of Independent School District 200. A new multimillion-dollar facility was established in 2001, upon which a new vision took place for the education of Hastings' students. The construction of the new school was centered on a bridge connecting the athletic portion of the school to the academic. Not only does the bridge show this important connection between academics and athletics, it also illustrates the school's dedication to "connect students to other students, and students to teachers, staff and administrators". Hastings High School has a strong connection to the community and reflects its unique heritage and tradition of progress" The school is known for its strong music program, a freshmen orientation program called "Link Crew", athletics, National Honor Society, and service to the community in which it is established. Hastings High School is also known for their national placing show choir, Riverside Company. Hastings also has an incredible special education program in the school and works with students of all abilities. The school's philosophy is revolved around a liberal arts education where students must take core classes to fulfill graduation requirements including English, social studies, mathematics, sciences, languages, and the arts, though students can also choose from a variety of business, physical education, horticulture, family studies, and industrial technology classes. Hastings enrolls about 1,800 students in grades 9-12 and has a graduation rate of 97 percent. Hastings Senior High School is positioned on over one hundred acres near the bluffs of the Mississippi River, and is home to one of the oldest active alumni associations in the country - hosting its 131st annual meeting in 2014.
Creative arts
Hastings High School VarietyShow - 2017 - Sno-Week Variety Show. January 30th, 2017.
Hastings High School offers many creative course options in performance and fine arts. The courses available range from drawing and painting, to band and orchestra, as well as vocal art (choir), speech and theater arts. The art instructors are advisers for the school's Art Club, and coordinate different activities and projects that coincide with different seasons and holidays. Art is displayed throughout the school through student-made projects, including large murals and intricate mosaics. Musical talents are cultivated through an active and lively choir/band/orchestra wing. The school has an award-winning show choir that has competed on a national level numerous times throughout the years with the help of Lin Warren. Hastings is also home to the Hastings Raiders Marching Band, which has competed in summer parades and fall field shows throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, and as far as Colorado and Massachusetts. They have also won awards in the Youth in Music state finals.
Communities served By Hastings Public Schools (ISD 200)
CITIES: Hastings (pop. 22,424) Hampton (pop. 689) Miesville (pop. 125) New Trier (pop. 112) Vermillion (pop. 419)
TOWNSHIPS: Denmark (pop. 1,348) Douglas (pop. 760) Hampton Township (pop. 968) Marshan (pop. 1,263) Nininger (pop. 865) Ravenna (2,336) Vermillion Township (pop. 1,243)
Athletics
^^ = Indicates the Mississippi Valley State Champions. ^ = Pre-Minnesota State High School League.
Notable alumni
- George Conzemius - Minnesota state senator and educator
- Craig Kilborn - Original host of The Daily Show, a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and former host on CBS' The Late Late Show
- Derek Stepan - Professional Ice Hockey for the New York Rangers
- Ben Utecht - Former NFL Tight End & Singer
- Emily Meyer - Famous goat herder and Saxophone musician.
- Larry LaCoursiere- Professional Boxer
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