Madisonville North Hopkins High School

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name = Madisonville-North Hopkins High School


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motto = Excellence by Choice
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streetaddress = 4515 Hanson Road
city = Madisonville
state = KY
zipcode = 42431
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url = [http://hopkins.kyschools.us/mnhhs hopkins.kyschools.us/mnhhs]
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district = Hopkins County Schools
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principal = Chad Burgett
viceprincipal = Janet McClain, Kathy Cummins
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schooltype = Public
grades = 9–12
feeders = James Madison Middle School, Browning Springs Middle School, Christ the King School
campus = Small city
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teamname = Maroons and Lady Maroons
colors = Maroon color box|Maroon, White color box|White, Black color box|Black
free_label_1 =Athletics
free_1 = Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball
free_label_2 =Newspaper
free_2 = "The North Star" (defunct)
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founded = 1968
enrollment = c. 1070
enrollment_as_of = 2007

Madisonville-North Hopkins High School (MNHHS) is a public school located on the north side of Madisonville, Kentucky. The school was consolidated in 1968 as North Hopkins High School during desegregation, from a merger of Madisonville High School and African American Rosenwald High School. It is one of two high schools in the Hopkins County Public Schools District, the other being Hopkins County Central High School, with which MNHHS has a heated rivalry.

Academics

North has a curriculum of several Advanced Placement classes, including: English, World History, U.S. History, Government and Politics: United States, French, Spanish, Statistics, Biology, and Chemistry. The school day at MNHHS consists of 7 periods, with each period lasting 45 minutes. 26 credits are required to graduate.

Activities

The Madisonville North Hopkins Maroon Marching Band was a state finalist in 1990 and 1993 and is the 2005, 2006, and 2007 state AAAA champion.The Future Problem Solving team won the international championship in 2006 and 2007. The Academic Team has won District 5 and Region 2 for the past 6 years, placed 2nd at State in 2006, and placed 3rd at state in 2007. The Madisonville North Hopkins Maroon powerlifting team has won the AAA state championship for the past 4 years.

Clubs and organizations

MNHHS has a wide variety of clubs available to the student body, including: Art Club, Beta Club, Bridge Club, Chess Club, Drama, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, French Club, HOSA, Outdoor Club, Spanish Club, Key Club, Leadership, Leo Club, Pep Club, NJROTC, Student Y, Youth Crime Watch, and 4H. Extracurricular activies include Academic Team, Dance Team, and so on.

Notable alumni

*Travis Ford, head basketball coach at Oklahoma State University
*Charmaine Hunt, graduate 1996, was on Season 5 of "The Apprentice"
*Doc Hamilton, graduate 1986, JEOPARDY! champion in 2006

Links

* [http://hopkins.kyschools.us/mnhhs School website]
* [http://www.maroontube.com MaroonTube]
* [http://www.marchingmaroons.com Marching Maroons website]
* [http://www.madisonvillemaroonsfootball.com Maroons Football]