City Planning Tennis-Themed Block Party at Simley High

Learn the basics at Saturday event.

Simley High Exchange Students Honored at Dinner

Ken and Judy Alich hosted Tharaluck, a student from Thailand.

Simley High School Students Racing to Defeat Cancer

"Relay for Life" planned for Friday.

Simley Makes Newsweek's List of 2,000 Best High Schools in America

The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday. Simley High School ranked as the 1,149th best high school in the United States.

On mobile? See the interactive map A Newsweek list of the best 2,000 schools in the United States, ranks Simley High School at 1,149th. Browse the above map to see how other area schools fared. Newsweek sent surveys to more than 5,000 U.S. high schools, and about responded. According to the data, Simley High School scored a 2.95. The top score in the nation — 4.84 — belongs to Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, KY. SIMLEY HIGH SCHOOL Newsweek Score: 2.95 Graduation Rate: 85% Number of AP or IB Tests Given Per Student: 0.5 College Bound: 96% Average SAT: Not Available Average ACT: 23.4 Percent of Students Who Receive Subsidized Lunch: 37% Average AP Score: 2.8 Read about Newsweek's methodology.

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Post Your Simley High School Prom Pics on Patch

You don't have to wait until prom night 2013 to share those awesome pics. Share the fun of picking out that dress, snagging those designer shoes or picking out that really retro suit from Goodwill!

Simley High School prom, the glamour event of the year for students and their families, is Saturday. It's one long photo op, and Inver Grove Heights Patch is the perfect place to share them with the community. There's no limit on the number of photos you can add. Share your shots from: And this isn't just for kids! Parents, you can upload your "classic" prom pictures. We had some great shots last year! Just click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button to the left and show off those awesome pics! 

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Peterson Popcorn Opens Inver Grove Heights Store

The popcorn store opened last week at 3045 80th St. East/

Peterson Popcorn, a family business that's sold homemade popcorn and ice cream in St. Paul since 1977, opened an Inver Grove Heights store near Simley High School last week. "What an excellent first few days!" reads a Peterson Facebook post. "We love seeing everybody's smiling faces from around town, what an excellent community of people." Peterson, located near Hometown Meats at 3045 80th St. East, is being run solely by family members for now, though the popcorn store is considering hiring outside help this summer. Inver Grove Heights residents have shown excitement on the store's Facebook page. "Hub & I each got a cone & a bag of 3-way mixed popcorn!" wrote Connie Siebers. "This is the kind of business IGH needs!" Here's Peterson …

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Three IGH Teams Reach State in Destination Imagination Competition

Eight teams from Inver Grove Heights participated in the regional competition and three will advance to the state tournament.

Three teams from Inver Grove Heights qualified on Saturday for the Destination Imagination state tournament on April 20 at Champlin Park High School. Destination Imagination is an educational program in which students work together to solve open-ended, off-kilter challenges such as creating a story about the dangers posed by vehicles from the point of view of the vehicles or making a structure entirely from glue and materials chosen from a list. One team, "Fame Hit Us Like a Ton of Bricks," from Simley High School, placed first in their challenge during the regional competition. Congrats to the team's members, Madi Dian, Sophia McFarland, Reanna Persaud, Libby Rettinger, Lindsay Schneider, Lindsay Moynihan and Kira Weikleenget.

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Kandt Finishes Simley Swimming Career With First Individual State Championship

Simley swimmer Alec Kandt won the state championship in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday.

Simley swimmer Alec Kandt won the Section A state championship in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday. It was the senior’s first individual state championship and the perfect coda to the his four years at Simley. “Since my freshman year, I’ve been fourth, I’ve been third, I’ve been second, and this is finally the year I actually got the win,” he said. “It was a great way to end my high school career.” Kandt took second place in the 100-yard butterfly, sixth place in the team 200-yard Medley Relay and tenth in the team 400 Free Relay. The Simley Boys Swimming and Diving Team placed ninth out of 41 teams in the tournament. “My freshman year, our team went undefeated in a season, and this year was our best record since our undefeated season…

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VIDEO: Simley High Kick Dance at State

The Simley High School dance team performed Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Target Center in Class AA high kick competition.

Watch the Simley High School dance team perform in the Minnesota State High School League State Dance Tournament high kick dance competition on Feb. 16, 2013. See it above or at YouTube posted by Dance Full Out.

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AT A GLANCE: Simley Varsity Sports Results, Jan. 15, 2013

See what’s ahead for your favorite high school teams.

Follow Inver Grove Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter The following are the winter sports schedules for Simley High School, as compiled from team and Classic Suburban Conference websites. Results are updated on an as-needed basis. They are obtained from local media and team websites. Corrections and updated team results can be submitted to Inver Grove Heights Patch by emailing invergroveheights@patch.com. Patch welcomes team reports and photos. Items can be submitted through Patch’s Announcements page or by emailing invergroveheights@patch.com. * Note: Late-evening results from the previous day's games may not be included in scores or records. RECORD: INCOMPLETE • Jan. 4 vs. Richfield, Hill-…

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