Hopkins High School is a public high school located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. Hopkins High School is part of the Hopkins School District 270.
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History
In the 1970s, there were two high schools in the district: Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior High School, named for the former general and U.S. president and Charles A. Lindbergh Senior High School named for the Minnesota native and famed aviator. In 1982, Hopkins closed Eisenhower High School, located in a 1950s-era building along Highway 7, and renamed the remaining school Hopkins Senior High School. The older building was converted to a community center and theater. Later part of the building was converted for use as an elementary school.
Academics
Hopkins High School was Minnesota's first National School of Excellence. In 1996, Hopkins was the only high school in Minnesota honored for overall excellence in Redbook's "America's Best High Schools" project. The Language Arts Department has been named a "Center for Excellence" by the National Council of Teachers of English in recognition of the writing program. The Community Involvement program is one of six in the nation honored by the IBM Corporation and U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report also ranked the school #628 in their 2012 list of best public high schools in America.
Hopkins is also home to KHOP-TV which produces both weekly shows and cable programming, a school dance program called the Royelles, a Hip-Hop dance team named Deeply Royal, as well as a Student Government and school newspaper.
Athletics
Hopkins High School is a member of the Lake Conference of the Minnesota State High School League.
Notable alumni
Stefon Leron Alexander (P.O.S.) – rapper/musician; member of Doomtree collective and Marijuana Deathsquads
Alan Bersten - professional ballroom and Latin dancer/choreographer on Dancing with the Stars
Travis Boyd – NHL player for the Utah Mammoth
Paige Bueckers – basketball player, UConn Huskies, Dallas Wings, Breeze BC in Unrivaled (basketball) and multiple USA national youth teams
Siyani Chambers, basketball player
Amir Coffey – basketball player, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Los Angeles Clippers.
Nia Coffey - basketball player, Northwestern Wildcats, Minnesota Lynx
Joe Coleman, basketball player
Courtney Dauwalter – ultramarathon runner
Andrew Dawson – Grammy Award-winning music producer and engineer
Joseph Fahnbulleh – Liberian-American sprinter, attended the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and placed 5th in the men's 200m final.
Anders Folk - former federal prosecutor and candidate for Hennepin County Attorney
LeRoy Gardner III – national champion wrestler, (2001 and 2003)
Joan Guetschow – Olympic athlete (1985 graduate)
Holly Henry – Musician and former The Voice (U.S. TV series) contestant