Omaha North High School

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Omaha North High Magnet School is located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is the Mathematics and Technology Magnet for the district, and uses an alternating block schedule to enhance school curriculum. North has won many state and national awards for curriculum innovation. Currently, the school day is extended by a 21st Century Community Learning Center. North offers the fullest complement of higher-level mathematics courses in the district and is articulating for accreditation in career and technology education. The staff is dedicated to preparing students for a highly technological, global society. The school has over 1200 networked computers and technology is pervasive in all curriculum areas. A wide variety of programming languages are offered including C++, HTML, Visual Basic and JAVA. All students and staff are issued email accounts. At Omaha North High School, students experience a unique curriculum that makes the school a leader in education.What up.

The current principal of Omaha North High School is Gene Haynes.

Famous Alumni of North include Preston Love and Omaha World Herald reporter Harold W. Andersen.

1 School Song
2 Student Accomplishments
3 Criticisms
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] School Song

All hail the golden Vikings
We're here one-hundred million strong
Our hearts are always with you
Our eyes upon you every golden one
Oh yes, we're here to cheer you
And put that gold pep in each play
So fight, fight Vikings
Fight, fight Vikings
Charge and fight your way to victory

[edit] Student Accomplishments

[edit] Soccer

Viking soccer experienced their most stellar seasons during the 1999 and 2001 campaigns. During what could perhaps be stated as North's "Golden Years," the Vikings consistently battled to earn hard fought respect. In the 1999 season, North soccer reached the state tourney for the first time, only to be defeated early in the tournament. 1999 also marked the Vikings' first winning regular season. North continued to build on this success during the 2000 season, but achieved mixed results, failing to reach the state tournament again. After this season, North only lost a few key starters and looked poised for a breakthrough during the 2001 campaign. North got a great preseason start for 2001 by competing in an indoor league in which the Vikings became the eventual champions. The trophy that the Vikings clinched was presented to then coach Curlee Alexander and now is proudly on display at North. In 2001, North captured a great accolade by winning the Benson Cup. North finished the regular season with .500 record and looked poised to go deep into the postseason. However, North's state tournament dreams were crushed early in 2001 with a District loss to Omaha Burke High School; but 1999 and 2001 will be remembered as the best years of North High soccer, which featured players like Tomek Sawan, Tim Walker, Rashad Dacus, and so forth. In 2005 Chad Kilpatrick tried to show individual success when he led the Vikings with 19 goals, tying the school record for goals in a season. He also tied the school record for goals in a game, with 5 against Omaha Benson High School, North's top rival.

[edit] Football

The Omaha North High School Vikings were the District champions in 2005. North has a long tradition of excellence in football reaching as far back as 1929, when the Vikings won their first State title. Besides during the 1929 season, North has been the State football champion in 1948, 1956, 1961, and 1967. Niles Paul and Phil Bates are the Vikings' star players, especially in 2006-2007. The first game of the season against Omaha Central High School was a victory, 22 to 19. Central had one yard to go for a touchdown with seconds remaining in the game when Nick Neneman sacked Central's quarterback to end the game in favor of the Vikings. In the 2007-2008 players to watch out for are Jarrell Williams, and James Davis, both are currently sophomores.

[edit] Academic Decathlon

The Omaha North High School Academic Decathlon recently placed third in the state during the 2005-2006 season.

[edit] Criticisms

Omaha North High School has long been a center of racial segregation within Omaha Public Schools. While founded by WASP residents in the 1920s (thus the Vikings mascot), with the White flight of the 1950s the school quickly became predominantly African-American. Through the systemic racial integration imposed on the district by the Supreme Court in the 1970s, the color line became less apparent. From the early 90s through present, the line has been blurred further with the structuring of North as a magnet school. However, analysis source of district records reveals a racial gap in enrollment in courses offered through the magnet program. Recent attempts to split the district will completely alter the attendance at North, further compounding racial issues within the city.However North High remains the best school in the district.