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Eagan High School

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    • 4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, Minnesota, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • 651-683-6900
    • 651-683-6910 (fax)
  • Official Website: [2]
• History & Memorable Moments

In the late 1980's, Eagan began to grow rapidly. At that time, Eagan students in District 196 were bussed to nearby Apple Valley High School or Rosemount High School--both of which were greatly over capacity. Dr. Thomas F. Wilson was appointed as "principal-at-large" in charge of planning a new high school and middle school in east-central Eagan. The $40 million building was designed by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA). HGA had designed nearly every school in the District, but the School Board later dropped them after myriad problems with the EHS/DHMS construction project. The building greatly exceeded cost and time estimates and spawned a lawsuit. Before it opened, students met and chose the Wildcats as the school mascot and decided the schools should be Royal Blue, Kelly Green, and Silver. The high school was opened in the fall of 1989 for ninth grade students, and for the grades ten through twelve a year later. The first class to graduate from Eagan High School was the class of 1991. The first principal was Dr. Thomas F. Wilson. Dr. Wilson held the position for over the first ten years of the high schools existence. Upon his retirement in 2002, a controversial replacement, Dr. Jane Stewart, was appointed. Citing her "paucity of qualifications" and upset at her quick appointment, almost the entire faculty walked out of their first meeting with her. Dr. Stewart nonetheless began as principal, but was involuntarily transferred to a position in the district office--spawning a lawsuit for employment discrimination. Assistant Principal of Fine Arts Polly Reikowski was promoted to Principal.

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