John L. Miller Great Neck North High School

Great Neck North High School
File:Great-neck-hs.jpg Great Neck North High School as it appeared in 1931.
Location
Great Neck , New York USA
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1929
Principal	Bernard Kaplan
Assistant Principals	Scott Bersin Dianne Edgerton Patricia Hugo
Website	www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/index.htm

John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High School" is a high school, comprising grades 9 through 12. It is located in Great Neck as part of the Great Neck School District.

Great Neck North was rated the 23rd best school in Newsweek magazine's 2006 listing of "America's Best High Schools".

Great Neck North (originally just Great Neck High School) was designed by the noted Newark, New Jersey architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle. It was featured in the December, 1931 issue of The Architectural Forum.

Demographics

The student body in the school year of 2004-2005 consists of:

• 81.4% Caucasian
• 10.1% Asian American/Pacific Islander
• 6.9% Hispanic
• 1.6% African American

Information

• Address: 35 Polo Road Great Neck, New York 11023
• Grade levels: 9-12
• Year-round schedule: No
• Magnet school: No
• Charter school: No
• Coeducational: Yes
• Mascot: Blazer the goat (formerly an American Indian and school mascot was considered the "Trailblazer"; changed in the mid 90's)
• School colors: Orange and blue
• School district: Great Neck Union Free School District
• Newspaper name: Guide Post
• Yearbook name: Arista

"Let us remember that we are building for a future we can hardly envision but which will hold us accountable." -- John L. Miller, Superintendent of Schools, Great Neck, 1964

Famous Firsts

• Vaccination Program-1896
• Chemistry Course and Installation of Electricity-1898
• Kindergarten Program and Installation of Telephones-1904
• The First Science Lab-1905
• Installation of Indoor Plumbing-1906

Student Government

The Student Government (Student Organization) is dedicated to the pursuit of student unity and spirit. Its main function is to get students involved in school activities and to create a socially active and academically nurturing environment. The government consists of an Executive Board whose responsibility is to legislate, Board delegates who act as intermediaries between the student body and the Board of Education, and the S.O. Council which voices student opinions to ensure a responsible and active student body.

Annual Events

• Spirit Week
• Homecoming Carnival/Parade
• Battle of the Classes
• Halloween Parade
• Reach Out Day
• Junior and Senior Prom
• S.O. BBQ
• Community School Lemonade Stand

Notable Alumni

• Nikki Blonsky, actress who will star as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film version of Hairspray
• David Baltimore, winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
• Mary L. Cleave, Astronaut, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Missions.
• Kenneth Cole, Clothing designer
• Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
• Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago School of Law
• Phil Hankinson, Former National Basketball Association player for the Boston Celtics.
• Ilan Hall, Winner of Bravo's reality series Top Chef
• Emily Hughes (12th grader), figure skater and member of the U.S. Figure Skating Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
• Sarah Hughes, gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Andy Kaufman, comedian / actor, known for his role as Latka Gravas in Taxi
• Ed Myerson, Film / Television Producer, A Producer of Director Peter Brook's Emmy Award winning The Mahabharata
• Laurie Puhn, TV Host of "i on New York" and Author of "Instant Persuasion"
• Lauren Zalaznick, president of the Bravo TV network

External links

• Great Neck North High School
• Photos of the Great Neck North Junior Varsity and Varsity basketball games on 1-26-07 against Garden City
• Assistant principals and principals