| Port Huron Northern High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1799 Krafft Road Port Huron, Michigan 48060 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1964 |
| School district | Port Huron Area School District |
| Principal | Mr. Charles Mossett |
| Vice principal | Mr. Ben Brock, Mrs. Heidi Bartle, Mrs. Lisa Duman |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1435 (Fall 2011) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Suburban Rural |
| Color(s) | Gold, Blue |
| Mascot | Siberian Husky |
| Team name | Huskies |
| Website | http://www.phasd.us/ourschools/highschools/phn/ |
Port Huron Northern High School (also PHN or Northern) is a high school located in Port Huron, Michigan. The school's colors are blue and gold, and the mascot is the Siberian Husky. The school is host to a store (the Paw Pad) as well as a radio station (WORW), and was recently added onto with the Performing Arts Center (PAC).
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Northern hosts a traditional curriculum on a 6-period day with one principal, two assistant principals, and an athletic director/assistant principal. The school has well-developed AP and arts programs, offers many athletic teams and co-curricular clubs and activities, and houses a radio station as well as a store that runs a snack bar and sells logo wear.
The school operates a radio station WORW, nicknamed "The Wave" which broadcasts on the 91.9 FM frequency. The station's format is Top 40 with occasional off-format specialty shows run by students. It began broadcasting in 1972, and in 2005 faculty advisor Carrie Maggs implemented updates which allowed it to broadcast constantly. The station is student operated during their 6 school hours and lunch periods.
Open before school and during the 3 lunches, the Paw Pad is Northern's school store. The store sells snacks, drinks, apparel, and various supplies. Recently, the school had begun to sell treats and baked goods from Tim Hortons. The name of the store references the school's mascot, the Siberian Husky, and the room is decorated with the school's colors.
The school offers several years of 4 different languages. The languages are French, Spanish, German, and Japanese. The French, Spanish, and German courses each have 4 years available for students, where-as Japanese only offers 2 years. However, the Japanese class is long-distance but based in Northern, meaning students from other schools in the district can take it as a class. The day before Spring Break is 'Foreign Food Day', where students from each class cook a traditional dish from their language's country and bring it.
Port Huron Northern was given a large addition in 2005, the PHN Performing Arts Center. The PAC can seat about 650 and is wheelchair-accessible. The architecture features large amounts of glass and light, a full fly, a large proscenium, and a full pit. The school hosts plays, concerts, presentations, as well as special events for students.
Many individuals and organizations utilize the Performing Arts Center at PHN. Presentations include: drama club productions; concerts by the high school concert bands, jazz bands, chamber ensembles, the marching band and choirs; performing arts class productions; professional speakers. The PAC has also played host to many guest artists of national and international renown including: Blue Jupiter, Boston Brass, Jeff Coffin, several university ensembles and professors.
The acoustics in the Northern PAC are adjustable for many different kinds of performances. A movable, fully enclosed acoustical shell and acoustical cloud system provides good projection, balance, and mix for audiences, regardless of their seat in the auditorium. The a light and sound suite at the back of the PAC allows for broad control over the lighting and some acoustical properties within the theater. The light and sound suite also includes a large projection bay which is used to project onto a retractable 40x20 foot screen.
Individual lights, while controlled from the box, can are reached and adjusted from two catwalks, two Juliettes and a second-story spotlight nest.
Student can apply for additional classes at the St. Clair County Technical Education Center (TEC). To get to TEC, students take a bus during the school day from PHN. The TEC offers various classes that students take to earn college credits while still in high school. As of 2008, quite a few students are currently enrolled in the program.