Sebeka High School is a public high school in Sebeka, Minnesota

Sebeka, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 710 people, 332 households, and 188 families residing in the city. The population density was 289.1 people per square mile . There were 378 housing units at an average density of 153.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% White, 0.14%...

 serving grades 7–12. The high school is part of Sebeka Public School (Independent School District

School district

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 820), and is contained within the same building as the elementary school. Sebeka's mascot is the Trojan.

In addition to Sebeka, the school also serves the community of Nimrod

Nimrod, Minnesota

Nimrod is a city in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 69 at the 2010 census, making it one of the smallest incorporated towns in Minnesota, though it is included on most major maps. Nimrod was incorporated as a city in 1946...

.

Academics

Sebeka High School operates on an 8:17 am to 3:09 pm schedule. This includes 7 class periods and a break for lunch.

Sebeka offers two Advanced Placement courses: AP U.S. History and AP Calculus.

Sports

Sebeka High School currently offers eleven sports, seven for boys (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, and wrestling) and seven for girls (basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, softball, track and field, and volleyball).
In many of these sports (cross country, football, wrestling, track and field, golf, and cheerleading for these sports), Sebeka is in a cooperative with Menahga High School

Menahga High School

Menahga High School is a public high school in Menahga, Minnesota serving grades 9-12; it is located immediately east of U.S. Highway 71.-Academics:...

 known as United North Central (UNC). The colors of the combined teams are black and gold, and they are known as the Warriors.

The Trojans' boys basketball team made its first ever trip to the state tournament in 2009. The team returned to the state tournament in 2010, and lost to Minnesota Transitions in the state championship game, 61–52. Three of the Trojans' five starters (Joey Cuperus, John Clark, and Alex Brockpahler) were named to the All-Tournament team.

The Trojans' baseball team also advanced to the state tournament in 2010, the team's third such appearance. Sebeka advanced to the Class A title game for the first time in school history before losing to Eden Valley-Watkins, 7-4.

Organizations and Academic Competitions

Sebeka High School students are also involved in a variety of extracurricular organizations and activities, including FFA

National FFA Organization

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, BPA

Business Professionals of America

Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...

, NHS

National Honor Society

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, FCCLA, Knowledge Bowl

Knowledge Bowl

Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic competition involving teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. No team is eliminated in this event, and every team participates in every round...

, Speech, and the one-act play. In 2008, Sebeka's Knowledge Bowl team placed 3rd in the Class A state meet

Minnesota State Knowledge Bowl Meet

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, while the team earned a 5th place finish in 2009. The team came back to state in 2010 and won the Class A Tournament, scoring 162.5 points in the process.

Band

Sebeka High School's Concert Band is currently directed by Mr. David Kerkvliet, who has held this position for 11 years. The band has received "Superior" ratings (the highest available ranking) at contest for 12 years in a row.

Choir

Sebeka High School's choir is directed by Mrs. Melissa Koch. In 2010, the choir received three "Superior" ratings from the three judges at contest.

Notable alumni

• Dick Stigman
  Dick Stigman
  Richard Lewis Stigman is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1960-1966. He graduated from Sebeka High School in Sebeka, Minnesota. Dick was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians in . He would play for the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland...
  
  , a Major League Baseball player.

• Carrie Lee
  Carrie Lee
  Carrie Lee is a beauty queen from Sebeka, Minnesota who won the Miss Minnesota USA title in 2005 and competed in the Miss USA pageant.Lee won the Miss Minnesota USA title in a state pageant held in Bloomington in late 2005. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed third runner-up...
  
  , who won the Miss Minnesota competition and was a Miss USA Competitor in 2005.