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According to the school district in 2016, Mankato West enrolls about 1150 students in four grades, grades 9–12. [3] In 1992–93 the school was designated as a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the United States Department of Education. [4] The school's teams are nicknamed the Scarlets. [1] Mankato West is a member of the Big 9 Conference ...
Mankato West High School students Jacob Reitan and Amanda Hinkle. Reitan founded the school’s first ever gay-straight alliance in the late 1990s. Former students at the school spoke of how VP ...
What type of defense did Tim Walz teach at Mankato West High School? Walz taught a 4-4 defensive system and the team needed the change. It had lost 27 straight games before he arrived.
As a teacher and coach at Mankato West High School, Tim Walz gave out hallway high-fives, was named “most inspiring teacher,” motivated students to become educators themselves and helped ...
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In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
Walz moved to Mankato in 1996 to teach social studies and coach football at Mankato West, along with his wife, Gwen, who taught English. Walz left teaching in 2006 after he was elected to Congress.
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.