Newton North High School
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Newton North High School, formerly Newton High School, is the larger and longer-established of two public high schools in Newton, Massachusetts
, with about 2,000 students, the other being Newton South High School
. It is located in the village of Newtonville
. The school recently underwent controversial reconstruction of its facility, making it one of the largest and most expensive high schools ever built in Massachusetts
, with a price tag of nearly US$200 million. The new building opened for classes in September 2010.
s in the villages of Newton Centre, West Newton
, Upper Falls
, and Newton Corner
. In 1859, Newton's population topped 8,000 residents for the first time, a threshold that required the town under Massachusetts state law to construct a separate high school. Newton High School's first principal was Mr J.N. Beals, for whom the current Beals House was named. Beals also served as one of new school's two teachers along with Miss Amy Breck. Beals left the job for health reasons after only one year and was replaced by Mr. E. D. Adams, for whom the current Adams House was named.
The first Newton High School building, located on Walnut Street in Newtonville, opened in September 1859, and modified in 1875. In 1898, the original building was replaced with a new building, also on Walnut Street. This building, The Classical Newton High School, eventually became known as Building I. The next building (Building II, circa 1906) was the Vocational High School
and the third building of the Newton High School complex (Building III) opened in 1926 on Walnut Street. A field house/gym
nasium building (also known as “the drill shed”) adjacent to Building I, was also part of the complex, as were the athletic fields. Buildings I, II, and III were connected to each other via a series of maintenance tunnels. Newton High School was Newton’s only public high school
for more than 100 years until 1960 when Newton South High School opened.
Newton High School was renamed Newton North High School in 1973 when a new building opened on Lowell Avenue. The first graduating class as "Newton North High School" was in the spring of 1974. After Newton North was built, all of the former “Newton High School” buildings were demolished.
, vocational technology education program, and culinary arts facilities.
At a public hearing in June 2006, community residents criticized the plan for its cost and for creating a new four-way intersection at Walnut Street and Trowbridge Avenue. Others claimed the proposed north-south orientation and lack of a basement level would waste energy as compared to the current structure. Nonetheless, after a public referendum
and vote in January 2007, Newton residents approved the current plan for a new building. A May 2008 petition drive to repeal the school's funding, started by Alan J. Mayer and Scott Buquor, gathered over 1,500 signatures but failed to reach the level necessary to make funding repeal a citywide ballot initiative.
Gund Partnership designed the new building, and Dore and Whittier Architects was the Architect of Record. Dimeo Construction Company were the construction manager and general contractor for the project. The removal of the asbestos, laden throughout the existing building, was priced at $10 Million.
The new building, which opened in fall 2010, is oriented on a north-south axis on the eastern side of the current lot with athletic fields to the west and a soccer field on the east side. The main entrance has returned to Walnut Street, as was the case 1859–1973. The new building places the school office in a more accessible location – it was on the third floor in the old building – and ensures that most classrooms have natural light and windows to the outside.
The 413000 square feet (38,369 m²) school incorporates many environmentally conscious features that improve energy efficiency, and will be among the first LEED-certified schools in the state. Green features include rooftop solar panels, systems to reuse rainwater, interior materials with low emission of volatile organic compounds, and occupancy motion sensors. Unlike the previous school building, where 50 percent of the classrooms did not have windows or access to daylight, classrooms in the new school are flooded with natural light; light fixtures are dimmed based on the amount of daylight to conserve energy.
to architecture to automobile repair and even biodiesel production
. Newton North holds the sixth position in Boston Magazine's 2010 rankings of public high schools.
, make fused plastic bags, and grow algae
that will be processed later into fuel
. The biodiesel is sold to a recycling company as well as the community at large. This program is the first of its kind in both Massachusetts and the United States of America. Greengineering was renewed for the academic year of 2010/2011 with additions to curriculum for Greengineering 101 and a new Greengineering 201 course.
, the oldest exchange of public secondary school students between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The city of Newton hosts students and teachers for four months each fall and sends students and teachers to Beijing each spring.
Team, Debate
Team, Model United Nations
, Mathematics
Team, and Science Team. Newton North's Science Team has entered National and Regional competitions. The team's Science Bowl
division won the state championship and placed 3rd nationally in 1993. In recent years, they have won the Science Olympiad State competition in 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009, which has allowed them to go to the national competition, representing Massachusetts.
The school also plays host to an active Quidditch
team.
Tiger Magazine is Newton North's video production class' bi-annual cable television program. The show – created by Lynn Rossman, former Newton North's Video Production teacher – airs on Newton's NewTV
local cable station. The content of the program is generally a mixture of comedy pieces, news and community based documentary, as well as experimental and dramatic video works. Several Tiger Magazine alumni have gone on to pursue careers in the film industry, and numerous pieces originally aired on Tiger Magazine have won awards in local and national video contests.
public schools. Since 1894, the Boys' Football
team has played rival Brookline High School
in the traditional Thanksgiving
Day Game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts. Newton North currently leads the series, 55–53–6.
in the high school distance medley championship, which was the first relay victory by a Massachusetts high school in almost 50 years. In 2011, the Newton North sprint medley relay team and its four members were named All-American by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation. Newton High/Newton North athletes have won a high school national title (Warren Wittens in the 1936 intermediate hurdles) an NCAA title (Carl Shine in the 1959 shotput) and run a four-minute mile equivalent (Tom Carleo ran 3:41 for 1500 and competed at the 1988 Olympic
trials).
Not to be outdone, the Newton North girls track teams have had their share of championships as well, winning Division I / Class A titles in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2010. Their top scoring athlete at state competition, Tanya Jones, won eleven individual Division I championships in the 300, 400, high jump, and long jump, and is the only athlete from either Newton North or Newton South high schools to score over 100 points at the state division / class meet level. Post-high-school, distance star Liz Natale finished 2nd at the 1986 NCAA Division I championship in the 3000m and was an All-American six times for University of Texas.
team won three state championships from the years 1992–1996, ranking as one of the top teams in the country. In 2005–06, the boys' football
team won the Bay State league championship and went on to the division 1A state championship super bowl. In 2007 the Boys volleyball team won the sectional title and went on to the Division 1 State Championship.
Note: Alumni who graduated prior to 1974 are graduates of Newton High School.
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, with about 2,000 students, the other being Newton South High School
Newton South High School
Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, the other being Newton North.-Mission statement:Newton South High School, a community of students, parents, faculty, and staff,...
. It is located in the village of Newtonville
Newtonville, Massachusetts
Newtonville is a village of Newton, Massachusetts.Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School, one of the city's two high schools. Also located in Newtonville is the MBTA Commuter Rail train station, which is serviced by the buses 59, 553, 554, and 556....
. The school recently underwent controversial reconstruction of its facility, making it one of the largest and most expensive high schools ever built in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, with a price tag of nearly US$200 million. The new building opened for classes in September 2010.
History
In the 1850s, high school classes in Newton were conducted in buildings shared with grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
s in the villages of Newton Centre, West Newton
West Newton, Massachusetts
West Newton is a village of the City of Newton, Massachusetts and is one of the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages. The postal code 02465 roughly matches the village limits.-Location:...
, Upper Falls
Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
Newton Upper Falls is a village situated on the east bank of the Charles River in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States.The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the south/southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme...
, and Newton Corner
Newton Corner, Massachusetts
Newton Corner is a village of Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Newton Corner borders Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, as well as the city of Watertown, Massachusetts...
. In 1859, Newton's population topped 8,000 residents for the first time, a threshold that required the town under Massachusetts state law to construct a separate high school. Newton High School's first principal was Mr J.N. Beals, for whom the current Beals House was named. Beals also served as one of new school's two teachers along with Miss Amy Breck. Beals left the job for health reasons after only one year and was replaced by Mr. E. D. Adams, for whom the current Adams House was named.
The first Newton High School building, located on Walnut Street in Newtonville, opened in September 1859, and modified in 1875. In 1898, the original building was replaced with a new building, also on Walnut Street. This building, The Classical Newton High School, eventually became known as Building I. The next building (Building II, circa 1906) was the Vocational High School
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
and the third building of the Newton High School complex (Building III) opened in 1926 on Walnut Street. A field house/gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium building (also known as “the drill shed”) adjacent to Building I, was also part of the complex, as were the athletic fields. Buildings I, II, and III were connected to each other via a series of maintenance tunnels. Newton High School was Newton’s only public high school
Public education
State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,In much of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the terms 'public education', 'public school' and 'independent school' are used for private schools, that is, schools...
for more than 100 years until 1960 when Newton South High School opened.
Newton High School was renamed Newton North High School in 1973 when a new building opened on Lowell Avenue. The first graduating class as "Newton North High School" was in the spring of 1974. After Newton North was built, all of the former “Newton High School” buildings were demolished.
Reconstruction
By 2003, the 'old' Newton North building was 30 years old and aging poorly, with leaks, poor ventilation and crumbling stairs. After extensive community debate and a citizen review panel, a decision was reached to construct a replacement high school, with the final cost ultimately totaling $197.5 million, making it one of the largest and the most expensive high schools ever built in the state. A project consultant explained that the project's relatively high cost is partly due to demolition of the existing 450000 square feet (41,806.4 m²) building, hazardous material abatement in the existing building, and the new school's complex program, which includes a natatoriumNatatorium
A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...
, vocational technology education program, and culinary arts facilities.
At a public hearing in June 2006, community residents criticized the plan for its cost and for creating a new four-way intersection at Walnut Street and Trowbridge Avenue. Others claimed the proposed north-south orientation and lack of a basement level would waste energy as compared to the current structure. Nonetheless, after a public referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
and vote in January 2007, Newton residents approved the current plan for a new building. A May 2008 petition drive to repeal the school's funding, started by Alan J. Mayer and Scott Buquor, gathered over 1,500 signatures but failed to reach the level necessary to make funding repeal a citywide ballot initiative.
Gund Partnership designed the new building, and Dore and Whittier Architects was the Architect of Record. Dimeo Construction Company were the construction manager and general contractor for the project. The removal of the asbestos, laden throughout the existing building, was priced at $10 Million.
The new building, which opened in fall 2010, is oriented on a north-south axis on the eastern side of the current lot with athletic fields to the west and a soccer field on the east side. The main entrance has returned to Walnut Street, as was the case 1859–1973. The new building places the school office in a more accessible location – it was on the third floor in the old building – and ensures that most classrooms have natural light and windows to the outside.
The 413000 square feet (38,369 m²) school incorporates many environmentally conscious features that improve energy efficiency, and will be among the first LEED-certified schools in the state. Green features include rooftop solar panels, systems to reuse rainwater, interior materials with low emission of volatile organic compounds, and occupancy motion sensors. Unlike the previous school building, where 50 percent of the classrooms did not have windows or access to daylight, classrooms in the new school are flooded with natural light; light fixtures are dimmed based on the amount of daylight to conserve energy.
House system
The school has long been divided into administrative units called 'Houses'. Each house its own office, staff, and Housemaster, who deals with administrative and disciplinary matters for house students. The House system was designed to provide better communication, distributed administration, more personal attention to individuals, a smaller peer group for students, more practical social events, and even intra-house athletic teams. These are Adams, Barry, Beals and Riley, with each year group occupying one house. In the period of its largest population (~3000 students in the 1960s and later), there were six houses – the two additional houses being Bacon and Palmer – which also contained student common rooms and teachers' lounges. Originally, students in the same class were broken up into different houses; at present, the four houses correspond to the four grade levels. Students remain in the same house throughout their four years at Newton North. Houses are named for notable former principals, such as J.N. Beals and E.D. Adams.Academics
Newton North offers both traditional college-preparatory academic courses along with technical and vocational training. Traditional courses in the humanities and the sciences are streamed, often with Curriculum II, Curriculum I, Honors and Advanced Placement options. Non-standard courses range from video productionVideo production
Video production is videography, the process of capturing moving images on electronic media even streaming media. The term includes methods of production and post-production...
to architecture to automobile repair and even biodiesel production
Biodiesel production
Biodiesel production is the process of producing the biofuel, biodiesel, through either transesterification or alcoholysis. It involves reacting vegetable oils or animal fats catalytically with a short-chain aliphatic alcohols ....
. Newton North holds the sixth position in Boston Magazine's 2010 rankings of public high schools.
Greengineering
During the academic year of 2009/2010 a Greengineering course was added in the Career and Tech. Ed. Department at Newton North High School. The course teaches students how to produce biodieselBiodiesel
Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....
, make fused plastic bags, and grow algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
that will be processed later into fuel
Algae fuel
Algae fuel might be an alternative to fossil fuel and uses algae as its source of natural deposits. Several companies and government agencies are funding efforts to reduce capital and operating costs and make algae fuel production commercially viable...
. The biodiesel is sold to a recycling company as well as the community at large. This program is the first of its kind in both Massachusetts and the United States of America. Greengineering was renewed for the academic year of 2010/2011 with additions to curriculum for Greengineering 101 and a new Greengineering 201 course.
Partnerships and exchanges
Students studying foreign languages have the opportunity to participate in one of several international exchange programs, including exchanges with French, Italian, and Mexican secondary schools. In addition, Newton North participates in the Newton-Beijing Jingshan School Exchange ProgramNewton-Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program
The Newton-Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program is the oldest student exchange of public secondary school students between the United States and the People's Republic of China...
, the oldest exchange of public secondary school students between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The city of Newton hosts students and teachers for four months each fall and sends students and teachers to Beijing each spring.
Clubs and societies
Newton North students participate in a wide range of self-run extracurricular clubs and societies. Competitive clubs include its Mock TrialMock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
Team, Debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
Team, Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
Team, and Science Team. Newton North's Science Team has entered National and Regional competitions. The team's Science Bowl
Science Bowl
Science Bowl is a high school and middle school academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl, held in the United States. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system is...
division won the state championship and placed 3rd nationally in 1993. In recent years, they have won the Science Olympiad State competition in 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009, which has allowed them to go to the national competition, representing Massachusetts.
The school also plays host to an active Quidditch
Quidditch
Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by British author J. K. Rowling for the Harry Potter series of novels. It is described as an extremely rough, but very popular, semi-contact sport, played by wizards and witches around the world...
team.
Student publications
Newton North publishes a monthly student newspaper, The Newtonite, founded in 1922. The paper has a circulation of 2500 issues and includes timely articles on news in Newton and around the school, arts, sports and on-campus events, as well as features. Students contribute to The Newtonite through credited Journalism courses; The Newtonite has won crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association – the Gold Crown in 2001, and the Silver Crown in 2002 – among other scholastic journalism awards. In March 2011, The Newtonite was voted by the SFA (Student Faculty Administration)as a quality newspaper, unanimously. The Newtonite is produced in room 273 of the new building, and features a large editorial board and staff. Students also design and publish The Newtonian, the school's yearbook, which is currently in its 101st Volume for 2011. The Newtonian includes sections on student life, academics, clubs, athletics, and performing arts, along with a community ads section and a photo of each student and staff member in the school. Thoughtprints, published once a year, is the school's student-run literary magazine, featuring only student submissions. In 2010, the magazine included a CD of student-written music for the first time.Tiger Magazine is Newton North's video production class' bi-annual cable television program. The show – created by Lynn Rossman, former Newton North's Video Production teacher – airs on Newton's NewTV
NewTV
NewTV is a non-profit Newton-based organization dedicated to providing the diverse Newton community with a platform for opinions, news and local information not generally available from commercial or public media...
local cable station. The content of the program is generally a mixture of comedy pieces, news and community based documentary, as well as experimental and dramatic video works. Several Tiger Magazine alumni have gone on to pursue careers in the film industry, and numerous pieces originally aired on Tiger Magazine have won awards in local and national video contests.
Athletics
Newton North competes in the Bay State League with other suburban BostonGreater Boston
Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston and that of the city's combined statistical area which includes...
public schools. Since 1894, the Boys' Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has played rival Brookline High School
Brookline High School
Brookline High School is a four-year public high school in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, in the United States.As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,826 students and 136 teachers , for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 teacher.-Education:Almost every senior in...
in the traditional Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
Day Game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts. Newton North currently leads the series, 55–53–6.
Track and Field
The track teams at Newton North have remained consistently one of the top teams in the state since the inception of state-level competition. Beginning with Newton High School's first state title in 1922, the boys track teams have won the Division I / Class A state championship twenty-four times outdoors and fifteen times indoors, including Newton High School's record streak of eight in a row (1952–1959). Massachusetts added an additional all-state meet including all divisions in the 1960s outdoors and 1980's indoors; Newton North has subsequently won all-state titles in 1977, 2002, 2004, and 2005. The 2004/2005 season featured both Division I and All-State titles in cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track which completed a “Triple Crown” of championships. That year also featured a victory at the Penn RelaysPenn Relays
The Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
in the high school distance medley championship, which was the first relay victory by a Massachusetts high school in almost 50 years. In 2011, the Newton North sprint medley relay team and its four members were named All-American by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation. Newton High/Newton North athletes have won a high school national title (Warren Wittens in the 1936 intermediate hurdles) an NCAA title (Carl Shine in the 1959 shotput) and run a four-minute mile equivalent (Tom Carleo ran 3:41 for 1500 and competed at the 1988 Olympic
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
trials).
Not to be outdone, the Newton North girls track teams have had their share of championships as well, winning Division I / Class A titles in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2010. Their top scoring athlete at state competition, Tanya Jones, won eleven individual Division I championships in the 300, 400, high jump, and long jump, and is the only athlete from either Newton North or Newton South high schools to score over 100 points at the state division / class meet level. Post-high-school, distance star Liz Natale finished 2nd at the 1986 NCAA Division I championship in the 3000m and was an All-American six times for University of Texas.
Other sports
The boys' basketball team won the 2005 and 2006 Division 1 State Championships, and are considered one of the state's top basketball programs. They have won the Bay State Championship five years in a row since 2004. The Newton North's boys gymnastics team won four consecutive state championships from 1997 to 2000. The boy's tennis team won the Division 1 State Championship in 2002. In the spring of 2007, tennis doubles team Dan Razulis and Mike Greene won the MIAA State Doubles tournament. The boys' lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team won three state championships from the years 1992–1996, ranking as one of the top teams in the country. In 2005–06, the boys' football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team won the Bay State league championship and went on to the division 1A state championship super bowl. In 2007 the Boys volleyball team won the sectional title and went on to the Division 1 State Championship.
Notable alumni
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(1987) – artist, builderGeneral contractorA general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...
, and subject of documentary So Much So FastSo Much So FastSo Much So Fast is a documentary written and directed by Academy Award nominees Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan. This film premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Audience Award at the Boston Independent Film Festival.... - Larissa KellyLarissa KellyLarissa Kelly is a Jeopardy! contestant who resides in El Cerrito, California. During her regular run on Jeopardy!, she won a total of $222,597 over six games and $1,000 3rd place consolation prize in her seventh, with her last appearance airing May 28, 2008...
, (1998) – fourth all-time Jeopardy!Jeopardy!Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
winner, author of science fiction. - Matt LeBlancMatt LeBlancMatthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcoms Friends and its spin-off Joey....
(1985) – actor, notably in FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and JoeyJoey (TV series)Joey is an American sitcom, which stars Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, in the former time slot of its parent series, Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m...
. - Florencia LozanoFlorencia LozanoFlorencia Lozano is an American actress. She has starred as character Téa Delgado on the daytime series One Life to Live, often receiving praise for the portrayal, as the character emerged as one of the genre's most prominent....
(1987), actress, One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. - Elizabeth McCrackenElizabeth McCrackenElizabeth McCracken is an American author.McCracken, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts, earned a B.A. and M.A. in English from Boston University, an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa, and...
(1984) – author, Here's Your Hat What's Your HurryHere's Your Hat What's Your Hurry: StoriesHere's Your Hat What's Your Hurry is a collection of short stories by Elizabeth McCracken first published in 1993 by Random House. It was included on the American Library Association's "List of Notable Books for 1994." It contains the following nine pieces:...
, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination. - Seth MnookinSeth MnookinSeth Mnookin is an American writer and journalist.As of 2006, he is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair ; before that, he was a senior writer for Newsweek. He wrote the 2004 book Hard News : The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media...
(1990) – contributing editor, Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, author, Hard News : The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media. - Seth PutnamSeth PutnamSeth Edward Putnam was the founder of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his brutal screaming and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor...
(1985) – musician, vocalist of grindcoreGrindcoreGrindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band Anal CuntAnal CuntAnal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...
. - James RemarJames RemarJames Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982...
(1971) – actor, notably in Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationMortal Kombat: AnnihilationMortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts action film that was the sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat, and was directed by John R. Leonetti, who had served as the cinematographer for the previous film...
and DexterDexter (TV series)Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
. - Dana Adam ShapiroDana Adam ShapiroDana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball.-Career:...
(1991) – co-director, Murderball, writer for Icon, Spin and New York Times magazines, author, The Every BoyThe Every BoyThe Every Boy is the debut novel by American author and filmmaker Dana Adam Shapiro.The author Dana Adam Shapiro produced and co-directed Murderball, the Academy Award nominated documentary about quadriplegic rugby players. He is a former senior editor at Spin and a contributor to The New York...
. - Julie TaymorJulie TaymorJulie Taymor is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song...
(1970) – theater director, The Lion KingThe Lion King (musical)The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...
on Broadway, film director, notably of Across the UniverseAcross the Universe (film)Across the Universe is a musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's plot is centered around songs by The Beatles. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original...
, FridaFridaFrida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera....
. - George T. WhitesidesGeorge T. WhitesidesGeorge Thomas Whitesides is CEO and President of Virgin Galactic, a firm developing commercial space vehicles. He was previously Chief of Staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a position to which he was named after serving on the NASA transition team for the incoming Obama...
(1992) – CEO of Virgin GalacticVirgin GalacticVirgin Galactic is a company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public, along with suborbital space science missions and orbital launches of small satellites...
and former chief of staff at NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and former director of the National Space SocietyNational Space SocietyThe National Space Society is an international nonprofit 501, educational, and scientific organization specializing in space advocacy...
Note: Alumni who graduated prior to 1974 are graduates of Newton High School.
External links
- Newton North High School Official Website
- State Department of Education "Adequate Yearly Progress"
- Newton North's Main Page at Great Schools
- Newton North High School Building Project
- Theatre Ink Homepage
- The Newton North Greengineering Website
- Newton-Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program
- Photos of the new school on the Boston Globe website