Sheboygan North High School

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Location
Sheboygan North High School
1042 School Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53083. USA
Information
School district	Sheboygan Area School District
Principal	Rick Schultz
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics conference	Fox River Classic Conference
Mascot	Raider
Color(s)	Blue,Gold,White
Established	1938
Homepage	North Website

Early 2000s addition

Original building

Sheboygan North High School, is a high school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is operated by the Sheboygan Area School District. The school opened in 1938 in what is now Urban Middle School on the city's north side, with the current building opening just northeast of Urban in 1961.

The school's rival is Sheboygan South High School, located about four miles straight south. The current North building has undergone many expansions, with the newest one in 2006 adding on a new cafeteria, commons area, and expanded facilities for indoor athletics. The weight room is the second largest in the state of Wisconsin, the first is the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The mascot for North High is the Golden Raiders, represented by a Viking symbol similar to that of the Minnesota Vikings, with the school colors being royal blue and gold. The school's newspaper goes by the name The Wind, while the yearbook is called Polaris.

[edit] Athletics

The school formerly participated in the Fox River Valley Conference from the school's opening until the 2007-08 school year, when the WIAA realigned the state's athletic conferences, placing North in the Fox River Classic Conference. The school is known for their strong baskeball programs, with the boy's varsity team coached by Tom Desotell, the third coach in WIAA Division 1 to exceed 500 wins in his career, all with the Golden Raiders The current athletic director is Dan Stengel