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For schools of the same name, see North High School (disambiguation).
North High School
Evansville North High SchoolLocation Current Location
2319 Stringtown Road
New Location
Base Line Road at US 41 North
Evansville, Indiana, United StatesInformation Type Public high school Established 1956 Locale Mid-size city School district Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Principal John Skinner Grades 9-12 Color(s) Mascot Huskies Current Gym Capacity 3,457 Website Evansville North High School North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana, USA.
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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.
History
In the early 1950s 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 in its original location, FJ Reitz High School and 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 (and its building) was incorporated into the new high school, which would allow students from the other high schools to come as shared time students.
In fall 1956, the new North High 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 its first athletics teams, 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 1970s, 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 was state runner-up in class 5A. Since 2000, Huskies baseball team has twice been state runner-up in 4A .
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.[1] In late November 2008, The EVSC purchased around 80 acres (320,000 m2) near U.S. 41 and Base Line Road for the new campus which will also have a new middle school. 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 because of the inability to expand, the current campus being completely landlocked. [2]
North principals
- 1956 - 1967: Adrian Meadows
- 1967 - 1981: Harold Buck
- 1981 - 1999: James Sharp
- 1999 - 2009: Brenda Weber
- 2009–Present: John Skinner
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)
Sports
Also see: Sports in Evansville
North High School competes in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference, which is a part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association.
State team titles
- Boys' basketball (1967)
- Boys' golf (2000)
School song
Tune to "Across the Field"
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!
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 as one of the 134 best schools in the USA 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 and Press "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.
Famous alumni
- Bob Ford, ABA player and television executive
- Jeff Overton, PGA Tour player
- Deke Cooper, NFL player
- Josh Tudela, MLS player
References
- ^ "It's now full speed ahead for EVSC's strategic plan". Evansville Courier & Press. http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/nov/05/its-now-full-speed-ahead-for-evscs-strategic/. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/nov/24/more-land/?partner=RSS
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