The Star Tribune has a story in today’s paper about 4 new high schools opening in the Twin Cities this year (Farmington, Woodbury, Chanhassen & St. Michael-Albertville). 4 New High Schools Will End Era. With our focus on Dakota County and the impact on real estate it make sense to give more attention to the new high school opening in Farmington.
The school has a controversial beginning as the Farmington school district 192 had numerous fights with the Farmington city council about the proposed location for the new school (on Flagstaff Avenue on the far western edge of the city). The school district purchased a nice open piece of land but it was located in an area the city hadn’t planned on developing for some time. The city preferred that any new building be located nearer existing developments. In the end, the school district prevailed.
The school district has had a very nice website tracking the development of the project -
New Farmington High School Site
Most Recent Pictures of School
Earlier in August the school hosted guided tours of the new building – all of which were full. As a part of that they did publish a brochure which gives a GREAT overview of the new building – Tour Guide Brochure
While the school doesn’t open until Tuesday September 8th, the first activity has taken place there as the Farmington Tigers girl’s soccer team opened up as the inaugural sporting event in their new stadium (FHS Debuts New Stadium). The Tigers beat Winona by a score of 6-1.
Edit – The Star Tribune ran an article today (9/2) about the new high school and preceding controversy so I thought I’d add a link for additional flavor – Farmington High Schools – Grand Opening