Proctor High School
Proctor High School is a 9–12 secondary school in Proctor, Minnesota, United States that was established in 1912.
| Proctor High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
131 Ninth Avenue , 55810 United States | |
| Coordinates | 46.7438°N 92.23662°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1912 |
| Principal | Tim Rohweder |
| Staff | 30.14 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 524 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.39[1] |
| Color(s) | Dark green and white |
| Mascot | Rail |
| Affiliation | MSHSL Section 7 |
| Website | hs |
Situated in the Duluth–Superior area, Proctor High School and the connected A.I. Jedlicka Middle School serves about 1,000 students.[2] The Proctor school district contains five schools and they generally have eighteen students for every full-time teacher according to a study done in 2011.
Proctor Fitness Center
The high school contains a Fitness Center which remains open weekdays from 5:30 to 9. It is also open a few hours on the weekends. It is a part of St. Lukes Hospital. The Fitness center has a Silver Sneakers program which seeks to help senior citizens stay healthy.
Clubs
Proctor High school offers sports and clubs such as Choir, Cheer-leading, Baseball, Spanish and Nordic Skiing. The activities director is currently Rory Johnson. Clubs include:
- American football
- Band
- Choir
- Drama
- Golf
- Knowledge Bowl
- Math Team
- Nordic Skiing
- School Newspaper
- Swimming, Girls
- Track and Field
Athletic achievements
State Tournament Appearances[3]
Boys
- Baseball – 1976, 2011, 2012, 2016
- 2012 State Class AA Third Place Champions
- Basketball – 1964, 1972
- State Tournament Individual Records
- Most Rebounds, Tournament (3 Games): 69, 1964
- Most Rebounds, Single Game: 32, 1964
- Best Free Throw Percentage, Single Game: 1.000 (11-11), 1972'
- State Tournament Individual Records
- Cross Country Running – 1968, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- State Meet Individual Champions: Garry Bjorklund, 1968; 2012
- American football – 1985, 1991, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015
- Hockey – 1997
- 1997 State Class A Tournament Leading Scorer: 3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points
- Soccer – 1999, 2002, 2010
- Tennis – Singles Champion: 1938
- Track and field
- State Meet All-Time Record: One Mile Run – 4:05.10, Garry Bjorklund, 1969
- 2016 State Class A 100-meter dash champion: 11:19
Girls
- Basketball – 1980, 2001
- Cross country running – 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003
- Soccer – 1998, 1999
- Softball – 2006
- Hockey - 2010 (as Proctor/Hermantown/Marshall School), 2014 (as Proctor/Hermantown), 2016 (as Proctor/Hermantown)
Notable alumni
- Dan Devine - head football coach at Missouri, Arizona State, Notre Dame and for the Green Bay Packers.
- Garry Bjorklund - runner, holds high school State Meet record for the one-mile run, marathon runner, Olympic runner, Grandma's Half-Marathon is named in his honor.
- Scott Jurek - runner, six-time defending champion of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, ultra running's premiere 100 Mile event.
- Gena Lee Nolin - actress and model, best known for her television appearances on The Price Is Right and Baywatch in the 1990s; moved from Proctor while in junior high school.
- John Ward - Minnesota state representative of District 12A
- Tom MacLeod - professional American football player
- Dick Pesonen - professional American football player
- Ryan DeLuca - professional software engineer
References
- "PROCTOR SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "Proctor High School Information Page". Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League!". www.mshsl.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.