Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Infobox School
name = Terre Haute North Vigo High School


mission statement = The Terre Haute North Vigo High School community is committed to providing a secure haven for learning. We strive to empower and to challenge all students to become educated, racist, responsible citizens in a diverse, ever-changing world.

yearbook = Polaris
newspaper = The Continental Crier
established = 1971
type = Public
principal = Mick Newport
enrollment = approx. 2040
grades = 9-12
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Red, White, and Navy
North Patriots
free_label2 = Rival
Conference
free_text2 = South Braves
Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
location = 3434 Maple Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47804
information = [phone]
website = http://www.vigoschools.org/~thnvhs/index2.html

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

Overview

Terre Haute North (THN), or simply "North", was opened in the fall of 1971 for grades 10-12. The 9th grade was added during the '93/'94 school year. The school mascot is the Patriot and the school colors are red, white and navy. Approximately 2,250 students are currently enrolled at North, in grades 9-12. The teacher to student ratio is 1-18, and the average expenditure per student is $8.847. ^{[http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/29012]}

Administrative Staff

Superintendent: Danny Tanoos
Principal: Stacy Mason
Assistant Principals: Greg Gauer, Robin Smith
Deans: Chris Barrett, Greg Gauer, Aaron Hughes
Athletic Director: Ron Clinkenbeard

Academics

Terre Haute North is on a trimester schedule. Students have five seventy-minute periods per day every day for twelve weeks. THN uses the Core 40 curriculum. The school takes high priority on the success of both students and alumni.

Alumni

Notable alumni include:Anthony Thompson, class of 1986, a record-setting running back at Indiana University where he was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy voting in December 1989. Thompson received 1003 votes to winner Andre Ware's 1073 votes. Steve Weatherford, Punter of the New Orleans Saints also attended North Vigo where he played on the football, soccer, basketball, and track teams.

Athletics

There are 23 varsity sports teams THN: boys' and girls' cross country, Marching Band, soccer, tennis, golf, chess, basketball, swimming & diving and track & field; boys' football, wrestling, and baseball; and girls' cheerleading, gymnastics and softball. Terre Haute North has been part of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference since 1996. At one time, they were embroiled in a controversy over their use of the copyrighted New England Patriots swept head logo. The school has announced a search for a new logo.

School Song

The lyrics to the school fight song are as follows: (words in "Italics" are chanted, not sung)To the tune of "Go U Northwestern"

ee also

*Terre Haute South Vigo High School

External links

* [http://www.vigoschools.org/~thnvhs/index2.html Terre Haute North Homepage]
* [http://www.doe.state.in.us/welcome.html Indiana Department of Education Official Site]
* [http://patriotpages.com Patriot Pages]