Breck School

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Breck School

Established	1886
School type	Private
Principal	Samuel A. Salas ^[1]
Location	Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA
Students	1,196
Mascot	Mustang
Colors	Gold and Blue
Website	www.breckschool.org

Breck School is an independent preK-12 school in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. It was founded in 1886 and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school includes a Lower School consisting of grades preschool through four, a Middle School consisting of grades five through eight, and an Upper School consisting of grades nine through twelve. Breck School is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools. Breck is known for high academic standards and a strong performing arts program.

1 History
2 Athletics
3 Awards
4 Notable alumni (and graduation year)
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Breck was established in 1886 in Wilder, Minnesota and named after Episcopal missionary Reverend James Lloyd Breck. The school moved to Saint Paul in 1916. In 1938, the school became an exclusively boys' school, and military curriculum was added. This military aspect was eliminated in 1959. Girls were reintroduced in 1952 in grades one to three, and eventually throughout the school in 1967. A fire destroyed the original Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the school's River Road location in Minneapolis in 1979. In 1981, the school moved to its present location in Golden Valley at the campus of the city's former middle and high school. Breck celebrated its centennial in 1986.

[edit] Athletics

Breck school is part of the Tri-Metro Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. Several players from the hockey and football programs have gone on to play for division one programs. The girls' hockey program was established in 1994. For a complete list of athletic accomplishments see the Breck Trophy Case.

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Tennis, Girls	1	1996
	Soccer, Boys	1	2005
	Football	2	1996, 2003
Winter	Hockey, Boys	2	2000, 2004
Winter	Basketball, Girls	1	2004
Spring	Golf, Boys	1	2004
	Tennis, Boys	4	1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
	Track & Field, Girls	2	1996, 1997
Total		14

[edit] Awards

School	Award	Year
Lower School	U.S. Department of Education "School of Excellence"^[2]	1988
Middle and Upper Schools	U.S. Department of Education "Blue Ribbon"^[2]	1993

[edit] Notable alumni (and graduation year)

R.T. Rybak, current Mayor of Minneapolis^[3] (1974)
Marisa Coughlan, actress, ^[4] (1992)
Charlie Korsmo, former actor^[5] (1996)
Dominique Byrd, football player and former tight end for the USC Trojans where he won two national championships^[6] (2002)
Blake Wheeler, hockey player, 5th overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft^[7] (2004)