Prairie Seeds Academy is a charter school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. PSA is an IB World School, and is a member of the National Honor Society. PSA offers a rigorous educational program focusing on core content areas and standards mandated by the state of Minnesota in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, a heritage language and culture, a multicultural arts, crafts, and music, and a responsive classroom/social curriculum, as well its renowned Soccer and Basketball athletic program. PSA is home to more than 800+ students. PSA students and Alumni are referred to as Lycans, after the school's mascot.
School history
Prairie Seeds Academy was established in 2004 located in North Minneapolis. The Academy was found by Cha-Ger Yang, Choua Yang and other teachers in the Minneapolis. The Academy was created to focusing on Hmong Literacy and Culture. In its first year, PSA held classes for kindergarten through 5th grade, two classes per grade level serving about 108 to 120 students. The Academy was approved by Minnesota Department of Education to add one grade level to its Academy until a K–8th school. In 2006–07 of their third year of operations, the Academy outgrew its North Minneapolis facility with over 400 students and was relocated to the City of Brooklyn Park. On February 14, 2008, Prairie Seeds Academy request for grade expansion to the Minnesota Department of Education for a high school. The Academy's grade expansion was approved on July 23, 2008 and it began its high school classes for the 2008–09 school year. Again the high school added two classes per grade level until fully K–12th. In June 2010 the Academy graduated its first graduating class of 55 students. Our first graduating class athlete worth mentioning went to division one soccer Northern Illinois University with a full scholarship. Others academic students also received full or partial scholarships to colleges and universities across the country. For the 2018-2019 school year, Prairie Seeds Academy decided to make a lot of rules where you cannot wear backpacks, and will take away any phones during lunch or passing time.
PSA Athletics and activities
Boys' soccer
Section and state record
Prairie Seeds Academy entered into the Minnesota State High School League in 2009 with two sports, soccer and basketball for boys and girls. The Boys' junior varsitysoccer team went all the way to the Class A Section 5 quarter-final in 2009, losing out to Fridley High School 1-2. In 2010, the Boys' varsity soccer team won Section 5A, in a rematch of the previous years quarter-final against Fridley, this time winning comfortably 4-0. They went on to the State Tournament and won their first State Title in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Mankato East. They finished the season 21–0–1. In the 2011 season, the Boys' varsity soccer team repeated a section triumph, beating Totino-Grace 6–0 in the final. Although they made it all the way to the final, they suffered a shock 1–3 defeat at the hands of Benilde-St. Margaret's; their first defeat in program history. They finished the season 19–1–2. The 2012 season brought another Section 5A final match-up between PSA and Totino-Grace, and the Lycans' pulled out a last-minute winner, with the score ending up 2–1. The match ended in a brawl, and in further investigation, the Boys' soccer team was disqualified from the State Tournament. They finished the season 15–0. In 2013, the Lycans' were brought up to Class AA, in order to play at a higher level of competition. Although they were underdogs according to the seeding, they won the section, beating Maple Grove 2–0 in the final, retaining an undefeated record into the State Tournament. However, the Lycans' season ended unexpectedly early against North St. Paul in a 1–2 loss. They finished the season 15–1. In 2012 PSA expanded its athletic programs to include boys and girls track and field, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls cheerleaders, and girls volleyball.
Boys' Basketball
Section and state record
The boys basketball team had a great season and winning the section 4A championship. To win a section is not an easy climbed and we are proud to be section and state participant this 2012 school year. The Lady Lycans basketball team also had a wonderful season with a section 4A 2nd place.
