Niles North High School
| Niles North High School | |
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9800 N. Lawler Av. , Skokie | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Robert Freeman |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,592 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Newspaper | North Star |
| Yearbook | SAGA |
| Website | www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/north |
Niles North High School, or NNHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles West High School. It is also home to several Special Education programs, including the Anchor, Bridges, & SAILS programs. The current enrollment for this school is around 2,600 students.
The school was used for some scenes in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles (along with Niles East High School).[1]
The school appeared on WGN Channel 9 news in 2004 when some senior students listed this school on eBay as a prank. The prank was also reported on the front page of the June 9, 2004 issue of the Chicago Tribune.[2]
Niles North has hosted the Suburban Regional History Fair for seven years.
Academics
In 2005, Niles North had an average composite ACT score of 21.9, and graduated 91.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 16.1. Niles North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination(PSAE), a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[3] A campaign, "Head North" has been started near the end of 2006 that is intended to improve the school's ACT score before the PSAE testing along with other resource such as test-taking workshops to assisting sophomores who have struggled on the pre ACT examination called the PLAN test.
Niles North High School currently enrolls 2,600 student a year, which is 600 students less than its sister-school Niles West High School.
Athletics
Niles North competes in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Viking. Recently the legality of the Viking mascot and its depiction on school grounds and articles has come under dispute due to the image's extreme similarity to that of the NFL team Minnesota Vikings.
Extra-curricular awards and recognition
- For the fifth year in a row, the student newspaper, The North Star, won the "International First Place award from Quill and Scroll" (for the 2005-2006 school year).[4]
- The school chess club is ranked third in the state.[5]
- Niles North High School was named "National History Day Illinois School of the Year" at the annual Illinois History Expo held May 3, 2006, in Springfield.[6]
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently chose District 219 for the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association award.[7]
Activities
- Model UN
- Cricket
- Thespian Troupe #113
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Academic Bowl
- Baseball
- Football
- Wrestling
- Volleyball
- Track
- Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Chess (State Champs 2006)
- Music-Instrumental
- Music-Vocal
- Newspaper Production (North Star)
- Pom Pom (Vikettes)
- Student Council
- Hockey
- Yearbook Production (SAGA)
- Theatre
- Percussion Ensemble (Progressive Steps)
- W.H.O. Club/Dance Marathon Board (Various activities such as Dance Marathon)
- Swimming
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Take One (vocal jazz ensemble)
- Sound Check (other vocal jazz ensemble)
Notable alumni
Zac Busch was here
- Marc Selz, 1998 graduate, film director and producer who specialises in slasher films.
- Mike Krasny, Founder and former CEO of CDW, Inc.
- Brent Novoselsky, Professional Football Player, Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings
References
- ^ [1]Web page titled "Filming locations for Sixteen Candles (1984)" at the Internet Movie DataBase Web site. See also the information cited under Sixteen Candles.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2004. Page 1.
- ^ Illinois School Report Card
- ^ [2]"North Star Wins International First Place Award", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007
- ^ [3]"Chess Team Ranked Third in State", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007
- ^ [4]"Niles North Wins School of the Year at History Expo", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007
- ^ [5]"The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Announce Recipient of the 2007 Award", the official press released linked from the school's website, accessed April 18, 2007. (PDF File)
External links
- Official Website
- Niles North Dance Marathon Site(2005)
- Niles North High School alumni website
- Niles North High School profile provided by schooltree.org
- High School janitor in sex abuse of 2 students: Niles North website(PDF file)
- District 219 Information
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