Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (, abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city. Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
Gordon Parks For the Scottish sports journalist and former footballer, see Gordon Parks (footballer)Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Gordon_Parks
James Griffin Stadium James Griffin Stadium is a 4,367-capacity stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Although it is located on the grounds of Saint Paul Central High School, it is also home the Concordia University, Saint Paul's Football and women's soccer team. It also is a venue for three high schools in the Saint Paul public school district who do not have a football stadium of their own; Arlington, Como Park, and Johnson being the three who use this facility. James_Griffin_Stadium
Debbie Friedman Deborah Lyn "Debbie" Friedman (born circa 1952) is an American composer and singer of songs with Jewish religious content. She was born in Utica, New York but moved with her family to Minnesota at age 5.She wrote many of her early songs as a song leader at Olin-Sang-Ruby Camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in the early 1970s. Debbie_Friedman
Central High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) for schools of the same name. Central High School of Saint Paul, is the oldest high school in the state of Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866 in downtown Saint Paul, Central has educated many leaders in business, government, literature, arts, sciences, and education throughout the state of Minnesota and the United States. Central also boasts more Rhodes Scholars among its alumni than any other public high school in the U.S. with the most recent scholar, Matthew Landreman, being announced in 2003. Central_High_School_(Saint_Paul,_Minnesota)
Rochester Adams High School For schools with similar names, see Adams High School.Rochester Adams High School (also known as Adams High School or just Adams) is a high school located in Rochester, Michigan and is part of the Rochester Community Schools district. Rochester_Adams_High_School
Johnson Senior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) for schools of the same name. Johnson Senior High School is a comprehensive high school for grades 9 to 12 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Originally named Cleveland High School, the school was renamed after Minnesota governor John A. Johnson in 1911. Johnson is the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district and is only surpassed in age by Central High School. The school has operated in three different buildings since 1897, all located on the East Side of Saint Paul. Johnson_Senior_High_School_(St._Paul,_Minnesota)
A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk is the title of the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication is considered a landmark event in modern American educational history. Among other things, the report contributed to the ever-growing (and still present) sense that American schools are failing miserably, and it touched off a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts. A_Nation_at_Risk
Jeanne Arth Jeanne Arth (born July 21, 1935 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former Wimbledon and US Championships doubles tennis titlist.Arth graduated of Central High School in 1952 and attended the College of St. Catherine. Arth went on to become an internationally #1 ranked tennis player. Jeanne_Arth
Saint Anthony Park, Saint Paul This article is about the neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota. For other places named Saint Anthony in Minnesota, see St. Anthony, MinnesotaSaint Anthony Park is a neighborhood in northwest Saint Paul, Minnesota. This neighborhood is adjacent to the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus (in Falcon Heights), bordering Southeast Minneapolis on the west, the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on the east (in Falcon Heights), and the suburbs of Falcon Heights and Lauderdale to the north. Saint_Anthony_Park,_Saint_Paul
Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota contains many educational institutions. A number of educational "firsts" have happened in Saint Paul. Hamline University, the first and oldest college in Minnesota, was founded in Saint Paul in 1854. The oldest high school in Minnesota, Central High School, was founded in downtown in 1866. Education_in_Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
Arlington Senior High School Arlington Senior High School is a public high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located north of Downtown Saint Paul on Rice Street, west of Interstate 35E in the city's North End neighborhood. The school enrolls 1,825 students in grades 9-12 and has the capacity to enroll 2,000. Arlington opened on September 3, 1996 as the newest high school for the Saint Paul Public School district. The school was the first high school to be built since Humboldt Senior High School in 1976. Arlington_Senior_High_School