Niles North High School

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Niles North High School
Established 1964
Type Public secondary
Principal Robert Freeman
Students 2,703[1]
Grades 9–12
Location 9800 N. Lawler Av.
Skokie, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban
Yearbook 'SAGA'
Newspaper 'North Star'
Website www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/north

Niles North High School, or NNHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles West High School. It is also home to several Special Education programs, including the Anchor, Bridges, & SAILS programs. The current enrollment for this school is around 2,700 students.

The school was used for some scenes in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles (along with Niles East High School).[2]

The school appeared on WGN Channel 9 news in 2004 when some senior students listed this school on eBay as a prank. The prank was also reported on the front page of the June 9, 2004 issue of the Chicago Tribune.[3]

Niles North has hosted the Suburban Regional History Fair for seven years.

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[edit] Academics

In 2007, Niles North had an average composite ACT score of 22.5. In 1995, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the school graduated 91.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 16.1. Niles North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination(PSAE), a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[4] A campaign, "Head North" has been started near the end of 2006 that is intended to improve the school's ACT score before the PSAE testing along with other resource such as test-taking workshops to assisting sophomores who have struggled on the pre-ACT examination called the PLAN test.

Niles North High School currently enrolls 2,600 student a year, which is 400 students less than its sister-school Niles West High School.

[edit] Athletics

Niles North competes in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Viking. Recently the legality of the Viking mascot and its depiction on school grounds and articles came under dispute due to the image's extreme similarity to that of the NFL team Minnesota Vikings. The logo was subsequently changed.

[edit] Extra-curricular awards and recognition

  • For the fifth year in a row, the student newspaper, The North Star, won the "International First Place award from Quill and Scroll" (for the 2005-2006 school year).[5]
  • The school chess team is ranked third in the state.[6]
  • Niles North High School was named "National History Day Illinois School of the Year" at the annual Illinois History Expo held May 3, 2006, in Springfield. In 2007, Niles North sent their representatives to compete in the National History Day Competition in Washington D.C. Competing in the Senior Group Documentary category, the winning group created a film about Musician's Union President James C. Petrillo.[7]
  • In 2007, Niles North won an "Outstanding High School Environmental Club" Award from the Illinois Recycling Association. [9]

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Nancy Lee Grahn, Daytime Emmy Winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Santa Barbara) Currently stars as Alexis Davis on General Hospital.
  • Marc Selz, 1988 graduate, film director and producer who specialises in slasher films.
  • Mike Krasny, Founder and former CEO of CDW, Inc.
  • Brent Novoselsky, Professional Football Player, Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings.
  • Beth Liebling, Hovercraft bassist And Ex-Wife Of Pearl Jam's Frontman Eddie Vedder
  • David Walton, One of the first candidates to be selected for the Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity and Internal Medicine. Currently, he is working with Partners in Health since 1997

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Viking Voice Newsletter
  2. ^ [2]Web page titled "Filming locations for Sixteen Candles (1984)" at the Internet Movie DataBase Web site. See also the information cited under Sixteen Candles.
  3. ^ Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2004. Page 1.
  4. ^ Illinois School Report Card
  5. ^ [3]"North Star Wins International First Place Award", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007
  6. ^ [4]"Chess Team Ranked Third in State", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007
  7. ^ [5]"Niles North Wins School of the Year at History Expo", news release at Niles North High School Web site, accessed February 19, 2007History Students Win First at State, Qualify for Nationalshttp://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/north/news.asp?NewsID=982
  8. ^ [6]"The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Announce Recipient of the 2007 Award", the official press released linked from the school's website, accessed April 18, 2007. (PDF File)
  9. ^ 2007 Outstanding High School Environmental Club - Niles Township Schools

[edit] External links

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Central Suburban League
North Division: Highland Park • Deerfield • Glenbrook North • Maine East • Maine West • Niles North
South Division: New Trier • Evanston • Waukegan • Maine South • Niles West • Glenbrook South

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