Important Information for High School Community

September 5, 2022

Welcome back to the 2022-23 school year! We are excited to invite our students and families back into the building. Our staff have spent the summer planning for what we hope will be an excellent year for the St. Louis Park High School community.  

Our community-wide focus this year is UBUNTU: Creating commUNITY through values, strengths, and collective responsibility...I am, because we are. We hope that staff, students, and families will lean into our focus to create and sustain a positive culture and climate of teaching and learning, built on the foundation of relationships.  

This week we will spend time as a commUNITY co-creating our expectations, hopes, and dreams for the upcoming school year. I look forward to welcoming students tomorrow.

Take care, be well, and GO PARK!

LaNisha Paddock, Principal

Students are expected to be in class on time, every hour, every school day. School is in session from 8:25 am to 3:15 pm. Students with a first period class will be expected to report on time by the 8:25 am bell. Any student that reports to school after 8:25 am will be marked tardy. Any student that reports to school after 8:30 am will need to report to the main office (enter Door 1) for a pass to class. 

*Students that have a study hall release/open hour or PSEO will need to check-in at the main office (enter Door 1) and have their permanent pass available before reporting to their assigned space.

For the 2022-2023 school year, if your student will be absent from school for any reason, please submit the attendance form (https://bit.ly/SLPHSAbsenceForm), on the website within 24 hours.

Please be prepared to report the following information: student name, grade, date of absence, reason for absence and your name/relationship. Any absence not excused within 24 hours will remain unexcused. Students can not excuse themselves. 

All student ID’s must be readily available at all times. With upcoming construction and heightened security, St. Louis Park High School would like to ensure that only permitted individuals are allowed on campus. 

Students grades 9-12 may pick up their ID at the beginning of the school year, from the Student Office. The first permanent ID will be provided to the student free of charge. If it is lost or stolen, a new card can be made in the Main Office. Students will need their school ID’s for lunch, media center, learning lab, and for attendance.

Between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:15 pm, the only door access is Door 1 by the main office. Students should expect to show their ID for access to the school.

St. Louis Park High School Prides itself on creating a safe environment for all community members. This includes our campus parking lot. Please practice safe driving and remain aware of your surroundings. Parents and caregivers, please make sure to use the front entrance (Door 1) area for drop off & pick up during arrival and dismissal. After school pick up is prohibited in the south lot in front of the athletic entrance (door 15). Use of this lot disrupts our ability to effectively transport students to athletic events and competitions because it causes congestion and buses cannot pass through. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

In an effort to clearly communicate school-wide expectations and agreements, SLPHS is requesting that all students and families review the newest edition of the Student & Family Handbook for the 2022-23 school year. This week students will spend time reviewing this document in their classes. Students will be required to complete a Student & Family acknowledgement form during week 1 of school. Thank you for partnering with SLPHS.

*The Student and Family Handbook is subject to revisions.

The safety and security of our school community is of utmost importance. To ensure increased safety and security measures, St. Louis Park High School will remain a closed campus for ALL students grades 9-11. 

New for the 22-23 school year:

Seniors will be required to have a lunch release form signed by a parent/guardian on file, if they wish to leave campus during their assigned lunch period. Students will be issued a pass from the main office upon receipt of the lunch release form and will be expected to show this pass upon exiting and entering the building using DOOR 1 only. 

Responsible use of the lunch release/open lunch pass includes the following:

• Must be a senior
• Must enter and exit DOOR 1 only. Use of any other door is strictly prohibited.
• Must return to SLPHS and be in class on time
• May only be off campus during their assigned lunch period
• Lunch release only applies to seniors with a signed parent/guardian lunch release form on file. 
• Seniors are not permitted to transport underclassmen off campus during their assigned lunch period.

Lunch release/Open Lunch for seniors is a privilege and not a right. Non-compliance with any of the above expectations could result in loss of privilege at the discretion of the high school administration. Students that leave the school or campus without prior approval are subject to the truancy process, attendance contracts, family conference, after school detention, and/or dismissal.

Passes will be available at lunch on September 6th.

6425 West 33rd St. | St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Phone: 952-928-6100 | Fax: 952-928-6113



Click here for St. Louis Park District Website.

Click here for Go Park, SLP's Athletics Website.

Click here for submitting HS Attendance.