Chaska High School

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FieldValue
nameChaska High School
logoChaskaHawk.jpg
mottoExcellence. Tradition. Community. (Academics)
streetaddress545 Pioneer Trail
cityChaska
stateMinnesota,
countryUnited States
typePublic high school
established1905
districtEastern Carver Country Schools (ISD 112)
faculty180
teaching_staff71.81 (FTE)
ratio21.42
principalJames Bach
deanSusana DeLeon, Chuck Nelson
enrollment1,538 (2023-2024)
colorsPurple, white, gold
grades9–12
mascotHawk
website
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| name = Chaska High School | native_name = | logo = ChaskaHawk.jpg | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = Excellence. Tradition. Community. (Academics) Soar Hawks. (Athletics) | streetaddress = 545 Pioneer Trail | city = Chaska | state = Minnesota, | province = | country = United States | coordinates = | type = Public high school | established = 1905 | founder = | status = | closed = | district = Eastern Carver Country Schools (ISD 112) | faculty = 180 | teaching_staff = 71.81 (FTE) | ratio = 21.42 | principal = James Bach | dean = Susana DeLeon, Chuck Nelson | enrollment = 1,538 (2023-2024) | campus = | colors = Purple, white, gold
| grades = 9–12 | gender = | athletics = | mascot = Hawk | nickname = | accreditation = | national_ranking = | test_name = | test_average = | newspaper = | yearbook = | affiliations = | website = Chaska Senior High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Chaska, Minnesota, United States, a southwestern suburb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. CHS is a 912 grade school that is attended by more than 1,500 students.

The school mascot is the "Hawk," with the school colors being purple and gold.

History

Chaska High School first opened in the early 20th-century with its first graduating class in 1906. Since then, Chaska High School has moved to newer facilities three times. Currently, Chaska High School resides at 545 Pioneer Trail. The present facility opened in 1996.

The high school was plagued with a series of racist incidents, starting with media coverage in September 2018 of students who attended a home football game in blackface and an African American-style wig. The issue was echoed in 2019 with another blackface incident in February.

Several black students responded by naming themselves Black History Uncensored and leading a peaceful protest on March 1, 2019 at Chaska High School. They created posters that were presented at a community center event later that month. The protest was against what they and others saw as inequitable censorship of their efforts to share what they viewed as important stories in American history.

Responding to news media coverage of an image circulating on students' social media and posted to a lacrosse channel by Chaska students, Bach and superintendent of schools Clint Christopher admitted they'd known about the images for "about a week," and apologized for not at the meeting being transparent about it with parents. The image featured the faces of 25 black students photoshopped on a map with "Negro Hill" written on it.

Current facilities

Chaska's current facilities feature auditorium, several gymnasiums, a cafeteria, tech-ed labs, computer labs, a media center, a stadium, and several athletic fields. Originally designed for 1,600 students, the school received a substantial addition in 2004.

The South Wing

This takes up about half the school's area. It consists of the band room, choir room, cafeteria, the auditorium, four gymnasiums, the weight room, locker rooms, workshops, additional classrooms, the activities office, athletic locker rooms, and other athletic-related areas. It is connected through the blue house and the media center. The cafeteria is one story with a high cone glass roof, but the athletic area is two stories.

Activities

Music

Chaska High School has four choirs, three bands, and many extracurricular groups that offer a wide range of music styles and levels. The choirs are called Cantare, Vivace, Bel Canto, and Concert Choir; the bands are Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Symphony.

Academic teams

Chaska High School actively participates in several academic competitions, including Knowledge Bowl, Quiz Bowl, and Science Bowl.

Chaska won the Minnesota State Knowledge Bowl Meet in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2009, and 2012. It also won the Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League in 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2009.

Sports

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State AppearancesSeasonSportNumber of State AppearancesYear
FallFootball41974,2013,2018,2019
Soccer12014
Volleyball16title=Yearbook & Record Book: Girls' Volleyballurl=https://legacy.mshsl.org/mshsl/publications/code/yearbook/Volleyball.pdfaccessdate=12 March 2020
Adapted Soccer92007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
WinterDance34title=Yearbook & Record Book: Girls' Dance Teamurl=https://legacy.mshsl.org/mshsl/publications/code/yearbook/DanceTeam.pdf
Basketball, Boys7title=Yearbook & Record Book: Boys' Basketballurl=https://legacy.mshsl.org/mshsl/publications/code/yearbook/BasketballBoys.pdfaccessdate=12 March 2020
Basketball, Girls81982, 1983, 1990, 1998, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2025
Hockey22000, 2001
SpringGolf, Girls1title=Yearbook & Record Book: Girls' Golfurl=https://legacy.mshsl.org/mshsl/publications/code/yearbook/GolfGirls.pdf
Baseball51986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008
Softball22006, 2007
Total89
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Chaska High School is part of the Metro West Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. ::data[format=table]

State ChampionshipsSeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallFootball12019
WinterVolleyball71991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2014
Dance51999 (high kick), 2012 (jazz), 2012 (high kick), 2013 (jazz), 2013 (high kick)
Basketball, Boys12004
Basketball, Girls12021
SpringGolf, Girls11979
WinterSpeech12023 (Great Speeches)
Total15
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Notable alumni

References

Sources

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