Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (AHS; full name Robbinsdale Neil A. Armstrong Senior High School) is in Plymouth, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The school serves students from Plymouth, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope, and Golden Valley.
The school offers core subjects as well as technology education, physical education, and the fine arts. Newsweek ranked the school 1324th on its "List of the 1500 Top High Schools in America" and The Washington Post ranked it #11 in Minnesota. Armstrong, along with the Robbinsdale Area School District, have also been ranked among the "100 Best Communities for Music Education" by the American Music Conference.
The school's athletic programs have made it to state competitions many times. School tradition maintains that the school's rival is Robbinsdale Cooper. Robbinsdale Armstrong and Robbinsdale Cooper serve the district's more than 4,000 secondary-school students.
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Facilities
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School was built in 1969 and has undergone several renovations and upgrades since its construction, with the most recent major renovation finished in 2003. The campus has four interconnected buildings with four stories. The grounds contain a varsity and a junior varsity football field, two baseball fields, several enclosed tennis courts, and a track around the football field.
Athletics and activities
Armstrong was once a member of the Classic Lake Conference but was voted out of the conference in 2010 due to declining enrollment and admitted to the Northwest Suburban Conference.
The Falcons rivalries include the Cooper Hawks, Hopkins Royals, and the Wayzata Trojans.
Notable alumni
Lucinda Anderson, member, U.S. Olympic biathlon team
Ryan Bauer-Walsh, actor, singer, and visual artist
Mo Collins, comedian
Tom Dooher, former president, Education Minnesota,
David Gilreath, National Football League player
Chad Hartman, radio host, son of Star Tribune reporter Sid Hartman
Ember Reichgott Junge, politician
Evan Kaufmann (born 1984), professional ice hockey player
Jordan Leopold, professional hockey player
Douglas McCain, jihadist, killed in Syria.
Mark Merila, professional baseball player
Everette Pedescleaux, NFL player
Derek Peltier, professional hockey player
Todd Richards, professional hockey player and coach
Travis Richards, hockey player for the University of Minnesota
Jeff Schuh, NFL player
Leah Thorvilson, distance runner
Bee Vang, actor
Dennis Vaske, professional hockey player