St. Louis Park, Minnesota

St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,126. St. Louis Park is the birthplace and childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Other notable former residents of St. Louis Park include New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author/satirist Al Franken, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman.

Education

St. Louis Park is home to seven public schools making up Independent School District 283, as well as several private schools including Benilde-St. Margaret's School and the Talmud Torah of Minneapolis. The public school system serves 4,200 K-12 students. St. Louis Park is the only school district in Minnesota in which every public school has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.

Related Topics:
Blue Ribbon School of Excellence - U.S. Department of Education

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St. Louis Park Senior High School

Students in grades 9-12 attend St. Louis Park Senior High School. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 1000 public high schools in America at number 305, third among Minnesota schools on the list. In 2003 the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program. The school paper is The Echo. While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for -- but never edited -- The Echo, including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The school mascot is the Oriole.

Related Topics:
Newsweek - International Baccalaureate - Thomas Friedman - Ariel Sharon

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In 2005, SLPHS left the storied Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school is now a member of the newly-formed North Suburban Conference. SLPHS sports schedules and information can be found at GoPark.org

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Benilde-St. Margaret's School

Benilde-St. Margaret's School is a Catholic, Co-Educational Private School for grades 7-12 that draws students from throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area. The school competes in the North Suburban Conference, along with its cross-town rival, St. Louis Park Senior High School. BSM's newspaper is the Knight Errant and its TV broadcast is Knightline News. The school mascot is the Red Knight.

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