Northville High School
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| Type | Public secondary |
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| Principal | Robert Watson |
| Faculty | 131 |
| Students | approx. 2300 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 45700 Six Mile Road, Northville, Michigan, USA |
| District | Northville Public Schools |
| Colors | Black and orange |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Yearbook | 'Palladium' |
| Website | www.northville.k12.mi.us/nhs/ |
Northville High School is the public high school of Northville Public Schools that serves the city of Northville, Michigan, the larger Northville Township, and the southern part of the city of Novi, Michigan. As the school district population has grown throughout the years, so has the high school. 2,124 students were enrolled at the beginning of the 2006-07 school year.
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[edit] Academics
Northville High School is noted for its high-achieving students. Northville students consistently perform above the average on state standardized exams[1], and the school reported that the class of 2005 had a 99.7% graduation rate and a 90.4% college enrollment rate[2].
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
Northville High School has teams in the following sports: football, cross country, soccer, golf, basketball, wrestling, swimming, hockey, baseball, track, tennis, lacrosse, cheerleading, pom pon, volleyball, gymnastics, and softball.
The football teams have their own website, www.northvillemustangs.com, sponsored by the Northville Football Parents Association.
Northville High School also offers club sports teams in hockey, rugby, bowling, figure skating, and equestrianism.
[edit] Clubs and performing arts
Northville offers many extracurricular activities, including National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, German club, band, choir, Science Olympiad, drama club, recycling club, and SADD.
[edit] Band Program
Under the direction of Mike Rumbell and assistant director Johanne Ray-Hepp, Northville High School's band program has been recognized both in state competitions and various festivals. Though the marching band does not compete against other schools, Northville's concert bands have frequently received high marks at state festivals. The school also offers two jazz bands, and the Northville High School Jazz Ensemble I has won "Best of Show" in the MSBOA State Jazz Festival numerous times and is frequently invited to perform at such venues as the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival.
[edit] Choir program
There are three choir directors at Northville: Mary-Kay Pryce, Mark Krempski, and Matthew Laura. Northville High School has boasted one of the largest high school choir programs in Michigan. About 1 out of 4 students in school is estimated to be part of the choir program. Northville is part of District 12. Mark Krempski currently serves as District 12's District Manager.
[edit] Theatre program
There are two faculty members in charge of the theatre department, Kurt Kinde, who teaches the Drama classes in school during the day, and Daniel Dobrovich, who directs the school's public performances. The school currently does three productions a year: a fall play production, a one-act festival, and a spring musical.
[edit] Publications
The yearbook Palladium is produced through a course. The school currently does not have a newspaper. Up until the 2005-2006 school year, a journalism class had produced a newspaper called The Mustanger, but the class was discontinued because of low interest.
[edit] Recent population growth
The high school used to be located in the city of Northville itself. With the substantial growth of the surrounding community, the district constructed a larger facility in Northville Township, south of the city. The previous building became Hillside Middle School. Two years after construction of the new building, an extension to the east wing of the building was added.
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