North High School (Evansville)

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North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana. It was announced on November 24, 2008, that a new high school to be constructed at US 41 and Baseline Road will be known as North High School. The new school will retain current staff and the Huskies mascot. ^[1]

[edit] Mission Statement

North High School is committed to a cooperative educational partnership encompassing the student, home, school, and community.North High School provides all students with the opportunity for a quality education focusing on academic, vocational, social, physical, and life skills resulting in the student living and working as a productive and responsible citizen in a highly competitive, technological, and global society.

[edit] History

In the early 1950's the Evansville and Vanderburgh County population was increasing and pushing in a northern direction. It was decided that a new high school was needed to relieve the burden on the existing public high schools - Central High School, Benjamin Bosse High School.

The location of the school on property near the Mechanic Arts Trades and Industry High School on the north side was chosen. Mechanic Arts curriculum was incorporated into the new high school which would allow students from the other high schools to come as shared time students. In the fall of 1956 the new North High School opened its doors. The school opened serving students from the seventh through 12th grades. The first graduating class consisted of only 18 girls and 149 boys because students in the district were allowed to choose to remain at their present high school or to transfer to the new school.

During that first year the school fielded their first athletic teams and were dubbed the "North Huskies." A reserve football schedule and a varsity basketball schedule were played. Football games during the early years were played at Bosse Field and other high school fields and in the 1970’s, the new Central High School's field was designated as the Huskies' home field.

Many innovations were part of the new school's activities. North pioneered in presenting Broadway musicals in the Evansville schools and eventually was followed by the other schools. Its concert choir became an outstanding program and several Spring Concerts were held at the Civic Auditorium. Over the years the choir groups have performed for hundreds of local clubs, organizations, and civic events.

In 1967, North high school won the single class state basketball championship, becoming only the second Evansville high school to do so. Another state championship was won in 2000 when the North golf team won a state title. In 1995 the Huskies football team were state runner-up in class 5A. Since 2000, Huskies baseball team has twice been state runner-up in 4A .

[edit] Future Development

On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 12,000 students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 8,000 students.^[2] In late November 2008, The EVSC purchased around 80 acres near U.S. 41 and Base Line Road for the new campus which will also have a new Middle School and Elementary School as well. The new high school will bear the name of the high school it replaces, North High School. It will also retain the Huskies mascot. This relocation is necessary due to the inability to expand due to the current campus being completely landlocked. The current North High School campus will become a middle school.

[edit] North Principals

• 1956 - 1967: Adrian Meadows
• 1967 - 1981: Harold Buck
• 1981 - 1999: James Sharp
• 1999 - February 24, 2009: Brenda Weber
• February 24, 2009 - Present: John Skinner

[edit] Current Department Chairs

• Amy Walton (Department of English)
• Amanda Bussey (Departments of Social Studies and World Languages)
• Diane Walker (Departments of Business, Music, and Family & Consumer Sciences)
• Charles Uhde (Department of Mathematics)
• Marybeth Ferguson (Departments of Science, Art, and Industrial Technology)
• Kaye Stoops (Department of Special Education)
• Robert Cuprisin (Departments of Physical Education, Athletics, and Health)

[edit] Sports

Also see: Sports in Evansville

[edit] State Team Titles

• Boys Basketball (1967)
• Boys Golf (2000)

[edit] School Song

Tune to "Acrost the Feld"

Fight the team across the way, let's show them North is here, Set the earth reverberating with a mighty cheer. Rah! Rah! Rah! Fight, fight Huskies let's win this game, while forever we sing your fame. Hail! Hail, to green and white, ever onward to victory. Fight!

[edit] Awards

North was presented with a national award in the White House Rose Garden and State Blue Ribbon honors. In 1994 North was named by Redbook magazine one of the 134 best schools in the nation and the best in Indiana. The school was featured on ABC's "Good Morning, America" following this honor. North's principal, James Sharp, was named "Principal of the Year" by the Indiana Association of School Principals. The first and second Evansville Courier "Teacher of the Year" awards were presented to North teachers, and two more were awarded in later years. In 1995 it was named an Indiana Blue Ribbon School and in 1996 a National Blue Ribbon School.

[edit] Famous alumni

• Bob Ford, ABA player and television executive
• Jeff Overton, PGA Tour player
• Dave Schellhase, NBA player; Head Coach, Indiana State University, Moorhead State University; Purdue Boilermakers All-American; Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
• Deke Cooper, NFL player
• Alan Billingsley, Composer
• Josh Tudela, MLS player
• Steven Equality Skeels, Versatile artist who’s accomplishments include songwriting & recording, theatre, concerts and television

[edit] References

• Evansville North High School

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