Principal Becker

A perfect (rainy) afternoon for postseason football for the first team in school history! 🍁

Our amazing Crimson Yearbook staff! Their creativity, determination, and teamwork paid off with an incredible yearbook for students, staff, and families! 🍁

Thanks to Mr. Gifford, Ms. Hellstedt, Mr. Maas, Mr. Orsted, and Master P for composing and presenting your letters and farewell words of wisdom to the Class of 2026!

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What an amazing collection of art by our Crimson AP Art students! Hats off to every student and our fabulous art department! 🍁

Highlights from our Spring Fling pepfest!

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Every pepfest at Maple Grove begins with the parade of activities which includes sports, student groups, and fine arts programs. It’s always exciting to see the faces of students as they are introduced in front of the entire school!

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Our Spring Fling pepfest! It was a great day for the Crimson Family, and a wonderful farewell to the Class of 2026.

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Congratulations to the 2026 Crimson Way Legacy Award recipient, Rev. Angela (Busch) Denker!

Angela was a three-sport Crimson athlete in volleyball, basketball, and track & field; she was also editor-in-chief of the newspaper and vice president of NHS. In her senior year, Angela received the senior superlative: Most Likely to Become President!

Since commencing from Maple Grove, she has become an award-winning author, ELCA Lutheran pastor, and veteran journalist. Her first book was a 2019 Silver Foreword Indies award-winner. Her second was published just last year, and she is hard at work on new projects, as well. She is a former columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune and has also written for Sports Illustrated, the Washington Post, and FORTUNE magazine, and has appeared on CNN, BBC, SkyNews, and NPR.

Joining her to receive the award were her husband, Ben, her two sons, Jake and Josh, and her father, Rick.

​You can read more of her work on her Substack, “I'm Listening,” so check her out!

We are tremendously honored to celebrate our 2026 Crimson Way Legacy Award recipient, Rev. Angela (Busch) Denker!

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The 2026 Academic Recognition Ceremony!

A fantastic night to celebrate student achievement! Congratulations to our Crimson Way Legacy recipient, Angela (Busch) Denker, and to the Crimson Way Award winner, Caroline Gartner!

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