Henry Sibley High School

Henry Sibley High School, located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States, was founded in 1954. It is named for Henry Hastings Sibley. The current school was built in 1971 to serve students in grades 9–12. Today, it serves students in grades 9–12 and houses the district’s administrative offices. It is currently remodeling the main offices, expanding the cafeteria, and remodeling science spaces, thanks to passage of a facilities and technology referendum in 2004. It serves as the public high school for the communities of Mendota Heights, Mendota, Sunfish Lake, Lilydale, West St. Paul and parts of Inver Grove Heights and Eagan. It is a member of the Metro East Conference.

Henry Sibley High School
Location
Henry Sibley High School
1897 Delaware Avenue
Mendota Heights
,
Minnesota

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
EstablishedSeptember 1954
School districtSchool District 197
PrincipalRon Monson
Teaching staff76.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,468 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.11[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red & Vegas Gold          
MascotWarriors
School hours8:30 a.m. – 3:04 p.m.
NewspaperThe Sibley Scribe
Websitewww.sibley.isd197.org

Academics

The World Language department offers five years of Spanish and French and four years of German. French IV, V and German III, IV are College in the Schools courses. The music department offers four choirs, four bands and two orchestras. A wide variety of business education, family and consumer science, art, and technical education classes provides breadth to the curriculum and specialized educational opportunities for students.[2]

Demographics

For the 2014-2015 school year, Henry Sibley High School had 1,387 students. The ethnicity breakdown is as follows:[3]

  • American Indian/Alaskan Native - 1%
  • Asian - 5%
  • Black - 8%
  • Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander - 0.2%
  • Hispanic - 27%
  • White - 56%
  • Other - 3%

Activities

Arts

  • Debate- State Champions 2009; National Champions 1975[4]
  • Drama Club
  • Jazz Band
  • One-Act Plays
  • Fiddles And Friends (orchestral performing group)
  • Pep Band
  • Chamber Singers
  • Fall Play
  • Speech
  • Spring Musical
  • Ski/Snowboard Club
  • FIRST Robotics
  • Competitive Parade Marching Band
    • Vikingland Band Festival (State Contest):
      • Class AA State Champions 2013[5], 2014[6]
      • Class AAA State third place 2015[7], second place 2016[8] and 2017[9]
      • Class AAA State Champions 2018[10]
      • MN Grand Champions 2018[11]
    • National Independence Day Parade Washington DC Grand Champions 1984, 1988, 1992

Athletics

For athletics, Henry Sibley is currently in the Metro East Conference.[12] They were in the Classic Suburban Conference until it disbanded in 2013.[13]

  • Baseball - State Champions-1994, 2016, 4th place in 2006
  • Basketball - boys, girls - Boys State 2nd place 2008, Boys State appearance 2009
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country - Boys 12th place State 2006, Boys 7th place State 2004 1:26:48.5
  • Dance Team- State Appearances 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2019
  • Football
  • Golf -, girls
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey - Boys (State Tournament Appearances: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1997), girls
  • Lacrosse - boys
  • Nordic Skiing
  • Soccer - boys, girls
  • Softball - State Champions 1982; State Runner-Up 1983; State Tournament Appearances: 1994, 1995, 2006.
  • Swimming - boys, girls
  • Table Tennis - The "Pong squad" has appeared in state multiple times but has never been able to secure the trophy
  • Tennis - boys, girls
  • Track - boys, girls - State boys 17th place, 2007
  • Ultimate
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Winter Drumline - State Champions 2012, 2015
  • Winterguard-State Champions Regional Class A 2013 and 2014, second place 2015; Scholastic Class A second place 2016

Special Interests

Notable alumni

References
  1. "HENRY SIBLEY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. "Academics - Henry Sibley High School". www.sibley.isd197.org.
  3. "www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota/districts/west-st-paul-mendota-hts-eagan/henry-sibley-high-school-11168/student-body".
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2013-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/13scores.html
  6. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/14scores.html
  7. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/15scores.html
  8. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/16scores.html
  9. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/17scores.html
  10. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/18scores.html
  11. http://www.marching.com/events/vbf/history/18scores.html
  12. Farber, Sam. "Henry Sibley High School 2014-15 School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  13. La Vaque, David (2013-05-16). "Classic Suburban Conference Decides Instead to Disband". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henry Sibley High School
  15. Andrew Earles (15 November 2010). Husker Du: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1-61673-979-9.
  • Independent School District 197
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