| Madisonville-North Hopkins High School | |
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| Address | |
| 4515 Hanson Road Madisonville, KY 42431 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | Excellence by Choice |
| Founded | 1968 |
| School district | Hopkins County Schools |
| Principal | DeDe Ashby |
| Vice principal | Tommy Ransom and Scotty Martin |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | c. 1070 (2007) |
| Campus | Small city |
| Color(s) | Maroon , White , Black |
| Mascot | Maroon |
| Team name | Maroons and Lady Maroons |
| Feeder schools | James Madison Middle School, Browning Springs Middle School, Christ the King School, West Hopkins School |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball |
| Newspaper | The North Star (defunct) |
| Website | hopkins.kyschools.us/mnhhs |
Madisonville-North Hopkins High School (MNHHS) opened in Madisonville, Kentucky in fall 1968. The school, located on Hanson Road, replaced the old Madisonville High School. Classes had graduated from the Spring Street facility from 1939-1968. The building now houses Browning Springs Middle School. MNHHS is one of two high schools in the Hopkins County school district, the other being Hopkins County Central High School, with which MNHHS has a "heated" rivalry.
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North has a curriculum of several Advanced Placement classes, including: English, World History, U.S. History, Government and Politics: United States, French, Spanish, Statistics, "Biology", and Chemistry. The school day at MNHHS consists of 5 periods, with each period lasting 70 minutes. 26 credits are required to graduate.
The Madisonville North Hopkins Marching Maroon Band regularly competes in the Kentucky State Marching Band Championships and were finalists in 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and are the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, 2011 state AAAA champions. They are currently the longest reigning state champion band in the state of Kentucky.
The Madisonville North Hopkins Maroon "powerlifting" team has won the AAA state championship for 4 years, however, it is not a KHSAA sponsored sport.
The Future Problem Solving team won the international championship in 2006 and 2007. The Academic Team has won District 5 and Region 2 for the past 6 years, placed 2nd at State in 2006, and placed 3rd at state in 2007.
The Madisonville North Hopkins Maroon cheerleaders were the 2009 KAPOS Small Varsity State Champions.
MNHHS has a wide variety of clubs available to the student body, including: Art Club, Beta Club, Bridge Club, Chess Club, Drama, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, French Club, HOSA, Outdoor Club, Spanish Club, Key Club, Leadership, Leo Club, Pep Club, NJROTC, Student Y, Youth Crime Watch, and 4H. Extracurricular activities include Academic Team, Dance Team, and so on.