North High School (North St. Paul, Minnesota)

For schools of a similar name, see North High School (disambiguation).

North High School (North St. Paul, Minnesota)
Location
2416 11th Avenue East North Saint Paul, MN 55109  United States
Coordinates	45°00′54″N 92°59′54″W / 45.0150°N 92.9983°W / 45.0150; -92.9983Coordinates: 45°00′54″N 92°59′54″W / 45.0150°N 92.9983°W / 45.0150; -92.9983
Information
Type	Public
Established	1905
Principal	Greg Nelson
Assistant principals	Gena Abrahamson, Mary Shake, Joseph Richter
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,925
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	The Polars
Website	Official web site

North High School is a public 9-12 high school located in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of two high schools in the ISD 622 District. The other high school in ISD 622 is Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minnesota.

History

Founded in 1905, North High School has been forced to rebuild on five different occasions due to growing enrollment. In 2005 North High celebrated its centennial.

Demographics

The school has a racial makeup of

White 50% Black/African American 10.2% Asian 7% Other 1.2%

The School is located in North St. Paul, just on the other side of Minnesota state Highway 36 outside downtown North St. Paul. The School has a second campus that is located inside of the school district 622 education building which is located at the east end of the schools parking lot. The school is on the north side of HWY 36, but can no longer be seen from the HWY 36 as highway 36 in 2008 bypasses North Saint Paul town.

Sports

North offers many athletic options such as football, boys and girls soccer, swim and dive, baseball, softball, boys and girls hockey, and many others.

Curriculum

North offers many higher-level classes, including multiple AP courses, PSEO enrollment at multiple colleges, as well as a participant in University of Minnesota's "College in the Schools" program.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Ira Dean (1987) Professional musician, Song writer and member of Trick Pony
• Bret Hedican (1988) Professional Hockey Player; Husband of Figure Skater Kristi Yamaguchi
• Nate Richert (1996) Actor (Harvey on Sabrina the Teenage Witch); Musician
• Teresa Burks Radio City Rockette
• Clark Shaughnessy, College Football Hall of Fame coach
• Tom Halden Fox 9 News Anchor/Reporter
• Derek "Jim" "James" Johnson Debutante

References

1. ^ College in the Schools - Participating Schools University of Minnesota