Fargo North High School

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Fargo North High School
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Information
Principal Andy Dahlen
Students about 1,400
Type public
Grades 9-12
Mascot The Spartans
Established 1967
District Fargo Public Schools
Fargo North High, as viewed from the south entrance
Fargo North High, as viewed from the south entrance

Fargo North High School is an American high school located in Fargo, North Dakota. It currently serves about 1,400 students and is a part of the Fargo Public Schools system. The official school colors are blue and gold and the athletic teams are known as "The Spartans".

North is the oldest existing high school in the city, after Central High burned down in 1966.[citation needed] The school building has been expanded several times over its history with the most recent project having been completed in the summer of 2006. Until the fall of 2006, Fargo North contained grades 10-12 and served about 1,000 students, but now also includes 9th grade.

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[edit] Extracurricular Activities

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  • Activity Leadership Council (ALC)
  • Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)
  • Art Club
  • Club International (Club I)
  • Cheerleading
  • Chess Club
  • Computer Club
  • Danceline (Spartacas)
  • Debate
  • Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
  • Drama
  • Drumline
  • Environmental Club
  • French Club (started 2005)
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  • German Club
  • History Club
  • Improv Club
  • International Thespian Society (ITS)
  • Junior Classical League (JCL)
  • Key Club
  • Knowledge Bowl
  • Music
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Newspaper (Spartan Scroll)
  • Psychology Club
  • Socratic Society
  • Spanish Club
  • Speech and Debate
  • Student Congress
  • Student Council
  • Yearbook (Laconian)

[edit] Athletics

Sports offered at Fargo North High School:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Ping Pong
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

[edit] Championships

  • State Boys' Swimming: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996
  • State Girls' Tennis: 2000

[edit] Music

The music department of Fargo North consists of three concert bands, two jazz bands, two concert choirs, one jazz choir, two concert orchestras, and one symphony. Many students in the music program are in two or more of these groups. The jazz groups are pulled almost entirely out of the concert groups.

Choir There are three choirs at Fargo North: Girls' Choir, Concert Choir, and 19th Ave. Jazz. The Concert Choir and Jazz Choir are joined by audition, and the Girls' Choir is freely open to anyone. All choirs take part in several concerts throughout the school year, and the Jazz Choir sings in many public venues.

Band The Band program consists of a freshman band, a sophomore band and a junior-senior band. The three concert bands, play at several concerts each school year. The two jazz bands, also split by grade, sometimes play at these concerts as well, and often partake in jazz competitions and festivals. In addition to these bands, many of the students volunteer to play for the school's sporting events in Pep Band. On a few occasions, there have been 'stands bands,' or smaller versions of pep band set up for football games, to play in downtime during the game itself.

Orchestra There are two string orchestras - the freshman orchestra and the 'High School Orchestra', which consists of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The freshman orchestra consists of primarily bowed string instruments (violins, violas, violincelli, and double basses.) Occasionally, there are woodwind, brass or percussion additions.

The High School Orchestra also consists of bowed string instruments, but is much larger than the freshman group. They are also regularly joined by woodwind, brass, percussion, and sometimes voice accompaniment. In addition to the two orchestras, there is also a smaller group called Northern Gold Chamber Orchestra, which is joined by audition. It consists of around twenty people, much less than the full orchestras. The NGCO does more visitation performances or exhibitions rather than full concerts, but it also usually plays with the full groups at concerts as well.

[edit] Theatre

Fargo North Theatre consists of three different levels of Performing Arts - the Fargo North branch of the International Thespian Society, an independent tech crew, and the Performing Arts class. There are four main shows a year: a straight[clarify] show, or non-musical three-act; a two act musical; and a one act play, which is shown at the North Dakota One-act Festival.

Performing Arts Performing Arts teaches many different forms of theatre, such as commedia del arte, pantomime, and many others.

International Thespian Society Thespian Society is an international organization of high school students involved in theatre.[clarify]

Shows The four shows performed every year are all cast by audition, therefore providing the best cast possible. Each year, students produce a full-length musical, a one-act play, and a three-act play. Also at the school are various student projects, most notably the "Chomp and Stomp" and a set of twenty-four hour plays. The musical includes a full pit orchestra.

Tech Crew Fargo North High Technical Theatre provides all the technical needs for the theatre, from shows to assemblies.

[edit] References

  1. ^ North High (9-12) - Clubs & Organizations

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