Niles North High School
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Niles North High School, or NNHS, is a public four-year high school
located in Skokie, Illinois
, a North Shore
suburb of Chicago
, Illinois
, in the United States
. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219
, which also includes Niles West High School
. It is also home to several Special Education programs, including the Anchor, Bridges, & SAILS programs. The current enrollment for this school is around 2,300 students.
The school was used for some scenes in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles
(along with Niles East High School
).http://imdb.com/title/tt0088128/locations Web page titled "Filming locations for Sixteen Candles (1984)" at the Internet Movie DataBase Web site. See also the information cited under Sixteen Candles
.
The school appeared on WGN Channel 9
news in 2004 when some senior students listed this school on eBay
as a prank. The prank was also reported on the front page of the June 9, 2004 issue of the Chicago Tribune
.Chicago Tribune
, June 9, 2004. Page 1.
Niles North has hosted the Suburban Regional History Fair for seven years.
score of 21.9, and graduated 91.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 16.1. Niles North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress
on the Prairie State Achievement Examination(PSAE), a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
. A campaign, "Head North" has been started near the end of 2006 that is intended to improve the school's ACT score before the PSAE testing along with other resource such as test-taking workshops to assisting sophomores who have struggled on the pre-ACT examination called the PLAN test.
Niles North High School currently enrolls 2,600 student a year, which is 400 students less than its sister-school Niles West High School
.
The 2010–2011 school year began on August 24, 2010, and will end on June 9, 2011, if no emergency days are used.
and Illinois High School Association
. Its mascot is the Viking. Recently the legality of the Viking mascot and its depiction on school grounds and articles has come under dispute due to the image's extreme similarity to that of the NFL team Minnesota Vikings
. In the summer of 2007 the school's football field was updated with synthetic turf.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Skokie, Illinois
Skokie, Illinois
Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
, a North Shore
North Shore (Chicago)
The North Shore is a term that refers to the generally affluent suburbs north of Chicago, Illinois bordering the shore of Lake Michigan.- History :Europeans settled the area sparsely after an 1833 treaty with local Native Americans...
suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219
Niles Township Community High School District 219
Niles Township Community High School District 219 is a public secondary school district in Illinois.The district serves Lincolnwood and parts of Morton Grove, Niles, and Skokie in Niles Township, which is located in Northern Cook County, Illinois....
, which also includes Niles West High School
Niles West High School
Niles West High School, or NWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles North High School. Its school teams were originally the Indians, but...
. It is also home to several Special Education programs, including the Anchor, Bridges, & SAILS programs. The current enrollment for this school is around 2,300 students.
The school was used for some scenes in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
(along with Niles East High School
Niles East High School
Niles East High School was a public secondary school operated by Niles Township High Schools District 219 in Skokie, Illinois between 1938 and 1980. Its sister schools Niles West High School and Niles North High School remain open....
).http://imdb.com/title/tt0088128/locations Web page titled "Filming locations for Sixteen Candles (1984)" at the Internet Movie DataBase Web site. See also the information cited under Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
.
The school appeared on WGN Channel 9
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
news in 2004 when some senior students listed this school on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
as a prank. The prank was also reported on the front page of the June 9, 2004 issue of the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
.Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, June 9, 2004. Page 1.
Niles North has hosted the Suburban Regional History Fair for seven years.
Academics
In 2005, Niles North High School had an average composite ACTACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
score of 21.9, and graduated 91.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 16.1. Niles North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
on the Prairie State Achievement Examination(PSAE), a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
. A campaign, "Head North" has been started near the end of 2006 that is intended to improve the school's ACT score before the PSAE testing along with other resource such as test-taking workshops to assisting sophomores who have struggled on the pre-ACT examination called the PLAN test.
Niles North High School currently enrolls 2,600 student a year, which is 400 students less than its sister-school Niles West High School
Niles West High School
Niles West High School, or NWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles North High School. Its school teams were originally the Indians, but...
.
The 2010–2011 school year began on August 24, 2010, and will end on June 9, 2011, if no emergency days are used.
Athletics
Niles North competes in the Central Suburban LeagueCentral Suburban League
The Central Suburban League is an IHSA-recognized high school extracurricular conference comprising 12 public schools located in the northern suburbs of Chicago...
and Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
. Its mascot is the Viking. Recently the legality of the Viking mascot and its depiction on school grounds and articles has come under dispute due to the image's extreme similarity to that of the NFL team Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
. In the summer of 2007 the school's football field was updated with synthetic turf.
Extra-curricular awards and recognition
- For the fifth year in a row, the student newspaper, The North Star, won the "International First Place award from Quill and ScrollQuill and ScrollQuill and Scroll is an international high school journalism honor society that recognizes and encourages both individual and group achievements in scholastic journalism. According to the Quill and Scroll website, over 14,104 high schools in all 50 U.S. states and 44 countries have established local...
" (for the 2005–2006 school year). - Niles North High School was named "National History Day Illinois School of the Year" at the annual Illinois History Expo held May 3, 2006, in Springfield.
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
recently chose District 219 for the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association award. - Niles North's Theatre Department is internationally recognized, having been invited to the American High School Theatre Festival three times, in 2003 for their production of HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, in 2006 for an original production entitled Dysfunction, and in 2011 for their production of a Mask Showcase called "Hide and Seek". Locally, the department is frequently invited to perform productions at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival. - During the 2003–2004 school year, Professor Shozo SatoShozo SatoShozo Sato, an internationally renowned Japanese master of Zen arts and visionary theatre director, most known for adapting Western classics to Japanese Kabuki theatre....
guest directed a kabuki production at Niles North entitled The Monstrous Spider. - In 2007, Niles North won an "Outstanding High School Environmental Club" Award from the Illinois Recycling Association.
Activities
- Engineering Club
- Model UN
- Cricket
- Thespian Troupe #113
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Academic Bowl
- Baseball
- Football
- Wrestling
- Volleyball
- Track
- Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Chess (State Champs 2006, 2010)
- Music-Instrumental
- Music-Vocal
- Newspaper Production (North Star)
- Pom Pom (Vikettes)
- Student Council
- Hockey
- Gymnastic
- Yearbook Production (SAGA)
- Theatre
- Percussion Ensemble (Progressive Steps)
- W.H.O. Club/Dance Marathon Board (Various activities such as Dance Marathon)
- Swimming
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Take One (advanced vocal jazz ensemble)
- Sound Check (intermediate vocal jazz ensemble)
- Harmonic Motion AKA "HarMo" (beginner vocal jazz ensemble)
- DECA
- Creative Cooking Club
- Fashion Club
- International Club
- Israeli Club
- Japanese Club
- Korean Club
- Chinese Club
- Assyrian Club
- Indo-Pak Club
- Russian Club
- Booster Club
- Hellenic Club
- German Club
- Filipino Club
- Project Lead
- Recycling Club
- Green Squad (Environmental Club)
- Film Club
- Paintball Club
Notable alumni
- Gregg EdelmanGregg EdelmanGregg Edelman is an American movie, television and theatre actor.Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Lil' Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University...
is a Broadway and movie actor. - Nancy Lee GrahnNancy Lee GrahnNancy Lee Grahn is an American actress who has starred in such soap operas as Santa Barbara as Julia Wainwright Capwell from 1985 to 1993 and General Hospital as Alexis Davis since 1996.- Early life and career :...
is an actress, General Hospital, Santa Barbara - Erin HeathertonErin HeathertonErin Heatherton is an American fashion model from Skokie, Illinois.-Life and career:Erin Heatherton grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and attended Solomon Schechter Day School as well as Niles North High School. Heatherton was discovered vacationing on South Beach, Miami, and eventually signed with the...
is a fashion model. - Mike KrasnyMichael Krasny (businessman)Michael Krasny is an American businessman from Illinois. He is the founder and former chief executive officer of CDW Corporation, a direct seller of technical gadgets including computers and networking equipment...
is the founder and former CEO of CDWCDWCDW Corporation, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a reseller of computer hardware, software and supplies. Along with its warehouse-attached showroom in Illinois, CDW takes orders from its catalog via mail order, telephone and the Internet....
, Inc. - Ronnie KroellRonnie KroellRonnie Kroell is an American fashion model best known for appearing on the first season of the Bravo reality series Make Me a Supermodel.- Biography :...
, Model and 1st runner-up on Make Me a SupermodelMake Me a SupermodelMake Me a Supermodel may refer to:*Make Me a Supermodel , the original British version aired on Five*Make Me a Supermodel , the American version on Bravo **Make Me a Supermodel ...
. - Brent NovoselskyBrent NovoselskyBrent Howard Novoselsky , is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He is currently living in Buffalo Grove....
is a former NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
tight endTight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
. - Marc SelzMarc SelzMarc Selz is an American film director and producer who specializes in slasher films.- Biography :Selz is a 1988 graduate of Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois and studied film at Columbia College Chicago. He started shooting super 8 short movies when he was only eight years old...
(1998) is a film director and producer. - Calla UrbanskiCalla UrbanskiCalla V. Urbanski-Petka is an American pair skater. With partner Rocky Marval, she is the 1992-1993 U.S. National Champion. They finished 10th at the 1992 Winter Olympics. They were dubbed "The Waitress and the Truck Driver" by the media because of their former occupations. They split up in the...
(1974)Olympic figure skater.