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{{Infobox school
| name = Washburn High School
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| image = Washburn from the air 2007.jpg
| caption = Washburn from the air, 2007
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| city = [[Minneapolis]]
| state = [[Minnesota]]
| zipcode = 55419
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|54|47|N|93|16|59|W|display=inline,title|}}
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| established = 1924
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| district = [[Minneapolis Public Schools]]
| oversight =
| ceeb = 241695<ref name="WHS_CEEB_no">{{cite web | title = High School | work = SAT: Code List Search | publisher = The College Board | year = 2008 | url = http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp | access-date = 2008-06-13}}</ref>
| principal = = Emily Lilja Palmer
| staff =
| faculty =
| teaching_staff = 57.39 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| grades = 9&ndash;12
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Coeducational]]
| lower_age =
| upper_age =
| enrollment = 1,690 (2021-2022)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2721240&SchoolPageNum=7&ID=272124001055|title=WASHBURN SENIOR HIGH|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
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| ratio = 29.45<ref name=NCES/>
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| hours_in_day = 8:30 AM to 3:0010 PM
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| slogan = Miller Pride since 1924
| song =
| fightsong = Washburn Down the Field
| athletics =
| conference = [[Minneapolis City Conference]]
| sports =
| mascot = The Miller
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| rival = [[Southwest High School (Minneapolis)|Southwest High School]]<ref name=Rivalry>{{cite web|url=https://www.mnsoccerhub.com/news_article/show/698889-top-boys-games-minneapolis-washburn-southwest-battle-in-city-rivalry|website=mnsoccerhub.com|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2022|title=Top boys' games: Minneapolis Washburn, Southwest battle in city rivalry}}</ref>
| accreditation =
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| national_ranking = 3,337<ref name=Ranking>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota/districts/minneapolis-public-school-district/washburn-senior-high-10914 |title=Washburn Senior High School in Minneapolis, MN - US News Best High Schools |access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>
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| newspaper = The Grist
| yearbook = WaHiAn
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| communities = Minneapolis and surrounding areas.
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| imagesize = 250px
| address = 201 West 49th Street
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| language = English
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| campus type = Urban
| colors = {{color box|blue}} {{color box|orange}} [[Blue]] and [[Orange (colour)|Orange]]
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| feeders = 4 elementary schools (Lyndale, Barton, Hale/Field, & Burroughs) feed into Justice Page M.S. and then Washburn H.S.
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| homepage = {{URL|http://washburn.mpls.k12.mn.us/}}
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'''Washburn High School''' is a four-year [[public high school]] serving grades 9–12 in the [[Tangletown, Minneapolis|Tangletown neighborhood]] of [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], United States. By enrollment, Washburn is the second-largest [[high school]] in [[Minneapolis Public Schools]].
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===World languages and fine arts===
 
Washburn offers four world languages: [[Arabic]], [[American Sign Language|American Sign Language (ASL)]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. The school also offers [[jazzJazz]] bandBand, Wind Ensemble [[concertConcert bandBand]], [[orchestraOrchestra]], concertBeginning [[choirChoir]],Intermediate and pop choirChoir,Advanced asChoir well“Miller asVoices”, itsGuitar, varsityPiano choir,and Music MillerProduction Voicescourses.
The Visual Arts courses offered are Painting, Drawing, Ceramics and SL and HL IB Art. Social Justice has been a core philosophy with Washburn students, and is seen in the Black Box Theater Program.
 
== Extracurricular activities ==
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===Theater===
Washburn offers Blackbox theater classes, which give performances of student-created works, and after-school productions that are open to all students. Washburn productions typically include a musical in the fall, a larger Spotlight production in the winter,<ref>{{cite web |title=Spotlight Education Program |url=https://hennepintheatretrust.org/spotlight-education/ |website=Hennepin Theatre Trust |access-date=29 November 2019 |date=31 May 2016}}</ref> and a straight play or musical in the spring. Washburn also participates in the MSHSL One-Act Play competition.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
 
===Clubs===
Washburn students have a variety of opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities, which take place before and after school. Notable organizations include Model UN, ACE (Architecture-Construction-Engineering), [[Amnesty International]], Art Club, Book Club, College Club, Community Service Club, Dare 2 Be Real, [[Debate]], Feminism Club, Green Team, ''The Grist'' newspaper, [[Gay–straight alliance|GSA]], [[Knitting]] Club, Math Team, [[Mountain biking|Mountain Biking]] Team, [[National Honor Society|National Honor Society (NHS)]], Native Club, the ''Odyssey'' magazine, [[Otaku]] Club, [[Philosophy]] Club, [[FIRST Robotics Competition|FIRST Robotics Team]], [[Scuba diving|Marine Scuba Club]], Silver Ribbon Club, [[Student council|Student Council]], Teen Council, TRiO Educational Talent Search, and Urban Farm.
 
== Fresh start ==
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* [[Richard Carlson (actor)|Richard Carlson]] - Class of 1929, film and television actor with star on [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
* [[Arlene Dahl]] — Class of 1943, film and television actress, former [[MGM]] contract star who achieved notability during the 1950s; mother of actor [[Lorenzo Lamas]]
* [[Sean Daley]] — best known as [[Slug (rapper)|Slug]], member of hip-hop duo [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]].<ref>Hicks, Dylan (October 24, 2003), "ATMOSPHERE'S SLUG CAN SLING HIS BANANA FRITTERS", ''[[Saint Paul Pioneer Press]]''</ref>
* [[Kathryn Finney]] — author, NBC Today Show correspondent,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gural |first=Natasha |date=2004-01-02 |title=Shoppers flock to designer deals |work=Deseret News |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040102/ai_n11432917}}</ref> social media influencer.<ref>{{cite news |date=2008-07-14 |title=Fashion's best blogs |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url=http://jump.suntimes.com/list.cfm?id=8B88DB4E-FB6E-7441-6153081ECA686E5A |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070730204510/http://jump.suntimes.com/list.cfm?id=8B88DB4E-FB6E-7441-6153081ECA686E5A |archive-date=2007-07-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fashionnewssite.com/top-50-fashion-blogs-in-the-us/ mode femme vetement fashion verbaudet at fashionnewssite.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630111853/http://www.fashionnewssite.com/top-50-fashion-blogs-in-the-us/|date=2007-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2007-10-13 |title=13 Questions For A Fashion Blogger |work=Daily News |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2007/10/14/2007-10-14_13_questions_for_a_fashion_blogger.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Kathryn Finney |url=http://www.kathrynfinney.com/?p=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181051/http://www.kathrynfinney.com/?p=14 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |access-date=2010-04-27}}</ref>
* [[Ra'Shede Hageman]] - Classclass of 2009, [[NFL]] player, [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Ryan Hoag]] – football player drafted by [[Oakland Raiders]] in 2003 (currently the Boysboys' Varsityvarsity Tennistennis coach at Washburn)
* [[R. L. Huggar]] — best known as R.L., frontman of [[Next (American group)|Next]]<ref name="RnR">Riemenschneider, Chris (January 27, 2006) "[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/11507366.html Rock 'n' Roll High Schools] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024756/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/11507366.html|date=2011-06-07}}" ''[[Star Tribune]]''</ref>
* [[Jimmy Jam]] — musician<ref name="RnR" />
* [[John B. Keefe]] - Minnesota state legislator, lawyer, and judge.<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10308 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-John B. Keefe, Sr.]</ref>
* [[Ralph Lemon]] — artist<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Lemon, Ralph |author2=Morris, Tracie | title=Geography: art, race, exile | year=2000 | publisher=Wesleyan University Press : University Press of New England | location=Hanover, NH | isbn=0-8195-6443-5 | pages= 32 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kXDe_DYXiBgC&q=%22Washburn+High+School%22+minneapolis&pg=PA32}}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]] — musician
* [[Dave Moore (newscaster)|Dave Moore]] — newscaster<ref>{{Cite book | author=Moore, Peter | title=Gone writing: the poems of Moore on Sunday | year=1999 | publisher=University of Minnesota Press | location=Minneapolis | isbn=0-8166-3432-7 | pages= 49 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=k0KNa1EfH8EC&q=%22Washburn+High+School%22+minneapolis&pg=PA48-IA1}}
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* [[Michele Norris]] — Classclass of 1979, [[National Public Radio]] host<ref>{{cite web | title=Michele Norris | url=http://www.nndb.com/people/358/000166857/ | work=The Notable Names Database | year=2008 | access-date=2008-09-11}}</ref>
* [[Jeanne Phillips]] — columnist, ''[[Dear Abby]]''
* [[Carol Spencer]] - Classclass of 1950, fashion designer for [[Barbie]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Stroozas |first=Sam |last2=Cipolle |first2=Alex V. |date=2023-07-19 |title=In 1963, she left Minneapolis for Mattel. She designed Barbie clothes for 35 years |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/07/19/in-1963-she-left-minneapolis-for-mattel-she-designed-barbie-clothes-for-35-years |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[MPR News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Mowbray |first=Nicole |date=2023-07-14 |title=Dressing Barbie: Meet the designer who created a miniature fashion icon |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/dressing-barbie-iconic-fashion-looks/index.html |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref>
* John Pope -- Class of 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Rochelle |last2=Tribune |first2=Dave Orrick Star |title=Minneapolis City Council approves $9 million more in Derek Chauvin brutality settlements |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-council-set-to-vote-on-derek-chauvin-brutality-settlements/600266757/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>
 
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