Robbinsdale Armstrong High School

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (AHS; full name Robbinsdale Neil A. Armstrong Senior High School) is located in Plymouth, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The school serves students from the cities of Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope, Plymouth and Golden Valley.

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Address
10635 36th Avenue North

Plymouth
,
Minnesota

United States
Coordinates45°01′12″N 93°25′02″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1970
School districtRobbinsdale Area Schools
Head teacherEric Norby
Staff48.46 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,878 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio38.75[1]
MascotFreddy The Falcon
ColorsRed, White, and Blue    
Websiteahs.rdale.org

The school offers core subjects as well as technology education, physical education, and the fine arts. Newsweek ranked the school 1324. In their "List of the 1500 Top High Schools in America,"[2] and The Washington Post ranked AHS as #11 in Minnesota.[3] 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.[4]

The school's athletic programs have made it to state competitions on many occasions. School tradition maintains that the school's rival is Robbinsdale Cooper. Together, Robbinsdale Armstrong and Robbinsdale Cooper serve the secondary school population of over 4000 students in the district.

The students

Armstrong is a four-year public high school located in Plymouth, Minnesota and it is one of two public high schools in the district, along with Robbinsdale Cooper High School.

Facilities

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School was built in 1969, and it has undergone several renovations and upgrades since its construction, with the most recent major renovation finished in 2003. The campus consists of four interconnected buildings with four stories. The grounds contain a varsity and a junior varsity football field. In addition, Armstrong has two baseball fields, several enclosed tennis courts, and a track going around the football field.

Athletics and activities

Armstrong was once a member of the Classic Lake Conference; however, it was voted out of the conference due to declining enrollment as of 2010, thus Armstrong was admitted to the Northwest Suburban Conference.[5]

State Team Championships
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallSoccer, Boys21979 and 2003(AA)
Cross country, Boys11974
Cross country, Girls21976 and 1978
Volleyball, Girls780(AA), 81(AA), 82(AA), 83(AA), 84(AA), 00(AAA), 02(AAA)
WinterNordic skiing, Boys11980
Gymnastics, Girls21976, 1983
Gymnastics, Boys71972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982
SpringSoftball, Girls12001(AAA)
Track and Field, Boys21985(AA) and 2002(AA)
Total25
State Finearts Championships
SeasonActivityNumber of ChampionshipsYear
WinterLincoln-Douglas Debate22013 & 2014

The Falcons rivalries include the Cooper Hawks, Hopkins Royals, and the Wayzata Trojans.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Armstrong and Cooper among "America's Best High Schools"". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.
  3. "Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Ranks Among Best High Schools in the Nation". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.
  4. "The 2007 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" Roster". American Music Conference web site. American Music Conference. 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  5. "Armstrong to join NW Suburban". Star Tribune. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009.
  6. "Mo Collins". TV.com.
  7. "Skate Program". Chicago Lakes Hockey Association web site. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007.
  8. "Former Robbinsdale student dies fighting for ISIL in Syria". Star Tribune.
  9. "MSN". Archived from the original on August 29, 2014.
  10. "Todd Richards - Men's Hockey". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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