Proctor High School

Proctor High School
Location
Proctor, Minnesota USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1912
Principal	Tim Rohweder
Staff	98
Enrollment	(9-12) 557
Color(s)	Dark Green and White
Mascot	Rails
Affiliations	MSHSL Section 7
Website	Proctor High School

Proctor High School is a secondary school located in Proctor, Minnesota, which educates students in grades nine through twelve. The school first opened its door was in 1912. Normal school days are from eight in the morning until three-fifteen

Situated in the Duluth–Superior area, Proctor High School and the connected A. I.Jedlicka Middle School serves about 1000 students. The Proctor school district contains five schools and they generally have eighteen students for every full-time teacher according to a study done in 2011.

Proctor Fitness Center

The high school contains a Fitness Center which remains open weekdays from 5:30 to 9. It is also open a few hours on the weekends. It is a part of Essentia Health. The Fitness center has a Silver Sneakers program which seeks to help senior citizens stay healthy.

Clubs

Proctor High school offers sports and clubs such as Choir, Cheer-leading, Baseball, Spanish and Nordic Skiing. The activities director is currently Rory Johnson. Here is a list of some of the clubs and sports they offer.

• Band
• Choir
• Drama
• Football
• Golf
• Knowledge Bowl
• Math Team
• Nordic Skiing
• School Newspaper
• Swimming, Girls
• Track and Field

Athletic achievements

State Tournament Appearances

Boys

• Baseball – 1976, 2011, 2012
  • 2012 State Class AA Third Place Champions
• Basketball – 1964, 1972
  • State Tournament Individual Records
    • Most Rebounds, Tournament (3 Games): 69, Bob Laney, 1964
    • Most Rebounds, Single Game: 32, Bob Laney, 1964
    • Best Free Throw Percentage, Single Game: 1.000 (11-11), Terry Egerdahl, 1972
• Cross Country Running – 1968, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • State Meet Individual Champions: Garry Bjorklund, 1968; Matt Welch, 2012
• Football – 1985, 1991, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015
• Hockey – 1997
  • 1997 State Tournament Leading Scorer, Class A: Dom Talarico: 3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points
• Soccer – 1999, 2002, 2010
• Tennis – Singles Champion: Henry Nosek, 1938
• Track and Field – State Meet All-Time Record: One Mile Run – 4:05.10, Garry Bjorklund, 1969

Girls

• Basketball – 1980, 2001
• Cross Country Running – 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003
• Soccer – 1998, 1999
• Softball – 2006
• Hockey - 2010 (Cooperatively sponsored with Hermantown High School and the Marshall School of Duluth), 2014 (Cooperatively sponsored with Hermantown High School)

Notable alumni

• Dan Devine - Head football coach at Missouri, Arizona State, Notre Dame, and for the Green Bay Packers.
• William Tester - President of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
• Garry Bjorklund - Runner, holds high school State Meet record for the one-mile run, marathon runner, Olympic runner, Grandma's Half-Marathon is named in his honor.
• Scott Jurek - Runner, six-time defending champion of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, ultra running's premiere 100 Mile event.
• Gena Lee Nolin - Actress and model, best known for her television appearances on The Price Is Right and Baywatch in the 1990s. Moved from Proctor while in junior high school.
• John Ward - Minn. State Representative of District 12A
• Tom MacLeod - Professional football player
• Dick Pesonen - Professional football player

External links

• Proctor Schools site
• Proctor Baseball
• http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/minnesota/district/proctor-public-school-district/
• http://www.minnesotahelp.info/public/details.aspx?AgencyID=12000439&LinkID=C8DA6586-A39E-4311-915D-A9D163D0388E&popup=Y
• http://www.zillow.com/proctor-mn/schools/proctor-senior-high-school-39699/