Northview High School (Duluth, Georgia)

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Northview High School is located in Duluth/John's Creek, Georgia, USA. Its most notable achievement is earning the Governor's Cup in 2004, 2005,and 2006 which was presented by Sonny Perdue for the largest numerical improvement in SAT scores.

Northview is a School of Excellence and holds 2nd place behind Walton High School for being the best high school in the state of Georgia.

**Northview High School**

Contact information	10625 Parsons Road Duluth, Georgia 30097 770.497.3828
Principal	Peter F. Zervakos

Academic term	Semester
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Charter school	No
Coeducational	Yes
Enrollment	2,551 (2006-2007 school year)
Established	August 2002
Grade levels	9-12
Magnet school	No
Mascot	Titan
Motto	Ever upward and onward!
TV Station	WNHS-The Bolt	'
Nickname	Titans, NHS
Religious affiliation	None
School colors	Navy Blue and Silver
School district	Fulton County District
School type	Public
Year-round schedule	No
Yearbook	Mnemosyne
Literary Magazine	The Muse

Athletic achievements include the 2003 Boys Golf State Champions, 2005 Ice Hockey State Champions, Roller Hockey State Champions, Volleyball State Champions, and the 2006 Girls Golf, Boys Tennis State.Northview's girls swim team also won State championship in 2007. Northview's Colors are Navy Blue and Silver. Peter Zervakos has been Northview's principal since it opened its doors in 2001. While it may seem that their mascot the Titan was designated by Zervakos because of his Greek heritage, it was in fact voted upon by the incoming freshman class, as were the school colors of blue and silver. (The fact that the school's mascot is the Titan and the school's symbol is the thunderbolt is contradictory; in Greek Mythology, Zeus slaughtered the Titans with the thunderbolt.) Northview's "Titan Stadium" currently holds the record for having the biggest jumbotron among High schools in the United States. They also have an excellent orchestra, known to be the best in the state.

The student body has two "inside jokes," both of which originated from Principal Zervakos's choice vocabulary. A "Titan First" is any event which has not been accomplished by any other pupil or team in the school's outstanding six year history (e.g. "This Wikipedia entry is a 'Titan First'"). Principal Zervakos's frustrations with the students' inability to clean up after themselves has given birth to the other, equally notorious phrase - "good home training." After countless lunch periods, Mr. Zervakos has interrupted classes with a lecture over the announcements, reminding students to "Use your good home training and clean up after yourselves!"

The school is a part of the Fulton County Schools system.