South Saint Paul Secondary

South Saint Paul Secondary
Location
South Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dakota
United States
Coordinates 44°53′34″N 93°02′32″W / 44.8928°N 93.0421°W / 44.8928; -93.0421Coordinates: 44°53′34″N 93°02′32″W / 44.8928°N 93.0421°W / 44.8928; -93.0421
Information
Motto Home of the Packers
Established 1907
Status Open
School district Special School District 6
Pupils 1,400
Student to teacher ratio 18:1
School color(s) Maroon and White         
Fight song Fight Kaposia, Fight!
Athletics conference Metro East
Mascot Sir Loin
Team name Packers
Rival Simley High School, Saint Thomas Academy
Website www.sspps.org

South Saint Paul Secondary (also known as South Saint Paul High School) is a public high school in South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Located high on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, it is a public school of just over 1,400 students, grades 7–12.

Approximately 54% of students go on to a four-year college or university, and about 20% to junior college or technical school. The high school graduated its first class in 1908. The IB World School, with its state-of-the-art technology, is a source of pride for citizens of this hard-working community located just across the river from downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

South St. Paul High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School aiming for high student achievement and a safe, caring, learning environment. The school features the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP) for grades 7–10 and the IB Diploma Program (DP) for students in grades 11 and 12.

Recognized for providing students with a wide variety of course opportunities that include core academic areas in addition to arts, technology, world language, fine arts, health, and physical education. The goal is to help develop students into well-balanced, grounded, inquisitive and effective thinking scholars.

The school's team name, the Kaposia Packers, reflects the history of the community; Kaposia for the Kaposia Indians who were founded in South St. Paul and Packers, for the former center of the meat-packing industry, in honor of what was once the world's largest stockyards located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Celebrating its 100th graduating class in 2007, South Saint Paul High School is the only high school in Special School District 6.

Middle Years Program

The Middle Years Program (MYP) embraces the middle-school philosophy of balancing basic skills, exploratory classes, and International Baccalaureate (IB) programming. It includes all students in grades seven through ten. As part of the Middle Years Program, a student studies eight traditional subjects each year which are organized around a framework for learning that is especially appropriate for the development of students in this age group. The program has no external assessments. However, in each subject area students must be assessed according to criteria established by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

The core curriculum includes a strong foundation in the areas of Math, Science, Language, and Social Studies. A six period day provides possible electives which include World Language, Industrial Technology, Computers, Physical Education, Health, Band, General Music, Visual Art, and Choir for students in grades seven and eight. The ninth and tenth grade educational program has a zero hour band and choir opportunity.

The seventh and eighth grade core classrooms are housed in a separate wing of the school building that ensures a safe, unique, and focused learning atmosphere. Instructional renovations at the school have provided cutting-edge media and computer lab centers, new performing-arts spaces and flexible learning environments that welcome students and foster academic achievement.

IB Diploma Program

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a challenging course of studies for high school students. At the end of each IB course, students take exams that are externally assessed – the students' work is sent off to be graded by IB examiners from around the world. Colleges and universities appreciate the value of the IB curriculum and assessments, and they often offer advanced placement and credit to students who score well on exams. South St. Paul High School's IB Program has been in place since 1986.

World Languages

Languages taught at South Saint Paul High School include:

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References

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