North Fort Myers High School
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| North Fort Myers High School | |
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| 5000 Orange Grove Blvd North Fort Myers, Florida USA |
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| School district | Lee County School District |
| Principal | Kimberly Lunger |
| Students | 2146 |
| Faculty | 190 |
| Type | Public Secondary School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Red Knight |
| Nickname | Red Knights |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Established | 1962 |
| Homepage | North High |
North Fort Myers High School (commonly called "North" or "North High") is an American 9-12 high school located in North Fort Myers, Florida. It is the official center for the arts and media for the West Zone in Lee County's School Choice Program, is part of the Lee County School District, currently serves over 2100 students. The official school colors are red and white and the athletic teams are known as "The Red Knights".
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[edit] Alma mater
Our North Fort Myers We Honor Thee,
For Memories We Hold So Dear,
Ideals we've learned and friends We Made,
Oh, May They guide us on our way,
So Foward Ever Be our aim
Our Alma Mater hail to thee!
[edit] Center for Arts & Media
North High is the official Arts Center in the West Zone. The Arts Center offers a variety of courses in visual, performing, and media arts. Students who are currently enrolled in high school or who are currently enrolled in eighth grade are eligible to audition and participate in the arts program.
[edit] Courses offered
- Art
- Band
- Business
- Drama
- English
- Family & Consumer Science
- Foreign Language ( French, German, and Spanish )
- Fashion Merchandising & Marketing
- Health
- Math
- Music
- P.E.
- Science
- Social Studies
- Technology Education
- T.V. Production
- Web Design
In addition to the classes listed above there are several advanced placement and duel enrollment classes offered at the school. Examples would be, but not limited to: advanced placement world history, advanced placement American history, advanced placement biology and advanced placement English three.
[edit] Clubs & after school activities
- A-Team
- Art Club
- Band
- Conscience Alliance
- DECA
- Executive Class Council
- FBLA
- FEA
- Forensics
- French Club
- German Club
- Interact Club
- International Club
- JROTC
- Knowledge Bowl
- Key Club
- Mu Alpha Theta (aka Math Club)
- MUN (Model United Nations)
- National Honor Society (National Honor Society)
- OotM(Odyssey of the Mind)
- SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving)
- Scholars Club
- Student's Union (Student Government Association)
- Science Club
- Spanish Club
- Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors
- Thespians
- Work Skills
- Yearbook
[edit] Rivals
Fort Myers High School is an International Baccalaureate high school in Lee County, Florida, and is North's biggest rival. The annual football game between Fort Myers and North is a much-anticipated event, often with packed crowds.[citation needed]
The varsity football game between North Fort Myers and Fort Myers, on October 27, 2006, was covered live by ESPN on their sports channel ESPNU, due to the fact that North High running back Noel Devine was one of the top high school football prospects in the 2007 recruiting class. The Red Knights defeated the Green Wave in that game by a score of 24 to 6. The win marked the North's first victory over Fort Myers since 1994. In the game, Noel Devine rushed for 164 yards on 26 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 13 and 34 yards.
[edit] Notable alumni
North High has produced several notable alumni:
- Craig Leon-Composer and record producer(Ramones,Blondie,Luciano Pavarotti, Joshua Bell, Sir James Galway,Andreas Scholl).
- Jeff Bowen - Obie Award-winning composer, lyricist and actor.
- Noel Devine - Class of 2007, started in US Army All American Bowl,Freshmen running back at West Virginia
- Mike Greenwell - Former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox
- Jevon Kearse - American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League
- Deion Sanders - Former American National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball player, and Former CBS Sports commentator
- Chad Senior - 2000 Modern Pentathlon World Championships, 15th (individual); relay, team event, 1st
- Warren Williams - American football player who played for the University of Miami and then the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
- Richard Fain, NFL DB for the Chicago Bears, and other teams. Played College football at University of Florida. (former)
- Marquis Cunningham, top twenty of show, "so you think you can dance?"
[edit] 4/20 Threat/Rumor
On April 20, 2007 an anonymous tip called into the local Crime Stoppers Agency said if anyone was wearing Virginia Tech colors at North Fort Myers High School they were going to be shot. By the time students arrived at school, there was a helicopter circling campus and extra police present which sparked concern for parents and students. Rumors were around campus all day and several students called their parents to be withdrawn from school early. Although the school was not on lockdown, the extra police present most likely made the school one of the safest places in Lee County to be at on that particular day. By the school day's end at 1:45 P.M, there was roughly only five hundred students remaining out of the school's approximate 2100 students, as most students went home early or were picked up by Hopkin Green Frogs.
[edit] External links
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