North Country Union High School
Encyclopedia
North Country Union High School (NCUHS), commonly known as North Country or NCU, is a secondary school
located in Newport, Vermont
. The school is operated by the North Country Supervisory Union
school district .
These towns include Newport City, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield and Lowell. The student population ranges between 1100 and 1200. NCU is affiliated with the North Country Career Center, a regional technical center that shares the NCU building. School colors are maroon and blue, and the school mascot is the Falcon.
post donated the land to the school district. The park had been used for carnivals, horse races, and baseball games.
Until 2010, the school played hockey across the border in Stanstead, Quebec
.
, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Flag Corps
, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
(JROTC), National Honor Society
, Philosophy
Club, SkillsUSA
, Snowboarding
Team, and Student Council
.
Instrumental:
Vocal:
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Newport, Vermont
Newport (city), Vermont
Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area....
. The school is operated by the North Country Supervisory Union
North Country Supervisory Union
The North Country Supervisory Union is a school district responsible for the education of students in the Vermont towns of the city of Newport, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Coventry, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield, and Lowell...
school district .
These towns include Newport City, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield and Lowell. The student population ranges between 1100 and 1200. NCU is affiliated with the North Country Career Center, a regional technical center that shares the NCU building. School colors are maroon and blue, and the school mascot is the Falcon.
History
The school stands on what was once "Veterans Park." The local American LegionAmerican Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
post donated the land to the school district. The park had been used for carnivals, horse races, and baseball games.
Until 2010, the school played hockey across the border in Stanstead, Quebec
Stanstead, Quebec
Stanstead is a town of about 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec. Stanstead is located on the Canada-United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont....
.
Buildings
The North Country Career Center was completed in 2008. It cost $18.7 million, financed by bond.Activities
NCUHS has the following clubs: Computer Gaming Club, DramaDrama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Flag Corps
Pep flags
Pep Flags, also known as flaggies, short flags, small flags, or twirl flags is the performing art of twirling one or two flag as part of a choreographed routine. In recent years, some schools have implemented a third and even fourth flag in routines. This performing art is mainly prominent in...
, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...
(JROTC), National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
Club, SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Since 2010, SkillsUSA has had Thomas...
, Snowboarding
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
Team, and Student Council
Student council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
.
Music
Dance:- Dance Company
- Dance Team
Instrumental:
- NCUHS music ensemble BandMusical ensembleA musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
- North Country Jazz EnsembleJazz bandA jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
Vocal:
- Chorus
- Men's Ensemble
- Select Choir
- Women's Ensemble
Recognition
State championships have been won by the school in the following sports:- Champions 2007, Metro Division, Girls Golf
- Ice Hockey Division II 1990
- Football Division III 1995
- Football Division II 1992, 1996 and 1997, State Runner-Up 2004
- Boys Division I soccer 1974, 1975, 1998 (National Top 25 Ranking Among High School Boys Soccer Teams