Terre Haute North Vigo High School

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Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Location
3434 Maple Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47804

Information
Type Public
Established 1971
Superintendent Danny Tanoos
Principal Stacy Mason
Grades 9-12
Enrollment approx. 2200
Color(s)               
Athletics conference Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
Mascot Patriots
Rivals TH South Braves
Newspaper The Continental Crier
Yearbook Polaris
Website

Terre Haute North Vigo High School (THN) is a public high school located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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[edit] Overview

Terre Haute North was opened in the fall of 1971, initially only for grades 10 through 12. The 9th grade was added during the 1993/1994 school year. The school mascot is the Patriot and the school colors are red, white and navy. Approximately 2,200 students are currently enrolled at North, in grades 9-12. The teacher to student ratio is 1 to 18, and the average expenditure per student is $8,847.[1]

[edit] Academics

Terre Haute North is on a trimester schedule. Students have five seventy-minute periods per day every day for twelve weeks plus six-minute passing periods. THN uses the Core 40 curriculum.

[edit] Athletics

There are 21 varsity teams at THN: boys' and girls' cross country, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming & diving and track & field; boys' football, wrestling, baseball; gymnastics and softball. Terre Haute North has been part of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference since 1996. The Terre Haute North girls softball team was state runner-up in class 4A softball losing to Hamilton Southeastern 3-1 in June 2010.

[edit] Student Life

Several student organizations exist at THN. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Indiana Academic Super Bowl: Math, Science, English & Fine Arts, and Social Studies
  • Knowledge Masters Open
  • Indiana Academic Spelling Bowl
  • Geography Bowl
  • National Honor Society
  • Key Club

[edit] Notable alumni

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[edit] References

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