Naperville North High School
Address
899 N. Mill St. Naperville, Illinois, 60563 United States
Coordinates	41°47′01″N 88°09′26″W / 41.7835°N 88.1573°W / 41.7835; -88.1573
Information
School type	public secondary
Opened	1970
School district	Naperville Comm. Unit S.D. 203
Superintendent	Dr. Alan Leis[1]
Principal	Kevin Pobst[2]
Staff	273[3]
Faculty	240[4]
Grades	9–12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	3,086[5]
Average class size	22.9[5]
Campus	suburban
School Colour(s)	blue      orange[6]
Athletics conference	DuPage Valley Conference
Nickname	Huskies [6]
Average ACT scores	25.4[5]
Publication	Chrysalis[7]
Newspaper	The North Star[7]
Website	http://schools.naperville203.org/north/

Naperville North High School (also called Naperville North) is a public four-year comprehensive high school located at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Mill Street in the northern-central part of Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the counterpart to Naperville Central High School of Naperville Community Unit School District 203.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 Activities 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The building was constructed in 1970 comprising 152,347 square feet (14,000 m²). Additions to the building were made in 1974, 1986 and 1992, increasing the size to the current (as of 2005) 449,665 square feet (42,000 m²). From the time of its construction until the 1992-1993 academic year, Naperville North was the only high school in its district to have a swimming pool. Thus Naperville Central High School students who took Physical Education courses in swimming or desired to compete in swimming and/or diving would be bussed from Naperville Central to Naperville North. The pool and the stadium will undergo major renovations and are to be completed before the start of the 2009-2010 school year.

[edit] Academics

In 2008, Naperville North had an average composite ACT score of 25.4, and graduated 100.0% of its senior class. Naperville North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which with the ACT, are the assessment tools used in Illinois to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act. One student subgroup failed to meet expectations in reading and mathematics.^[5]

In 2009, Newsweek ranked Naperville North #1331 in their annual list of the top 1500 American public high schools, based upon the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests given at a school, divided by the number of seniors graduating that year. In 2005, the school was ranked #1008, in 2007, #1082, and in 2008, #926.^[8]

Naperville North is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Illinois State Department of Education.

[edit] Athletics

Naperville North competes in the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC). Naperville North is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. The school's teams are stylized as the Huskies.

The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, and softball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors lacrosse teams for young men and women, as well as an ice hockey team for young men.^[9]

The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:^[10]

• Basketball (girls): 4th place (1987–88)
• Cross Country (boys): 4th place (1990–91); 3rd place (1980–81, 2004–05); State Champions (2008–09)
• Cross Country (girls): 4th place (2008–09); 3rd place (1994–95, 99–2000, 03–04, 07–08); 2nd place (1998–99, 2000–01); State Champions (1993–94, 2001–02, 04–05, 05–06)
• Football: Semifinalists (1987–88, 88–89, 98–99, 2000–01); 2nd place (1994–95); State Champions (1992–93, 2007–08)
• Golf (boys): 4th place (1976–77, 91–92, 98–99); 3rd place (1979–80, 81–82); 2nd place (1980–81); State Champions (1989–90, 94–95)
• Golf (girls): 4th place (1994–95); 3rd place (1984–85, 88–89, 90–91, 91–92); 2nd place (1985–86)
• Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1991–92, 93–94, 98–99, 99–2000); 2nd place (1992–93); State Champions (2000–01)
• Gymnastics (girls): 4th place (1987–88, 93–94, 95–96); 2nd place (1976–77, 94–95)
• Soccer (boys): 4th place (1987–88, 2002–03); State Champions (1998–99)
• Soccer (girls): 4th place (1998–99, 2003–04); 3rd place (2000–01); 2nd place (1997–98); State Champions (1987–88)
• Swimming & Diving (boys): 4th place (1979–80, 81–82, 84–85, 2000–01); 3rd place (1990–91, 94–95, 2006–07); 2nd place (1982–83, 83–84); State Champions (1995–96)
• Swimming & Diving (girls): 4th place (1976–77, 91–92, 2003–04); 3rd place (1987–88, 97–98, 98–99); 2nd place (1986–87, 90–91)
• Tennis (boys): 4th place (1992–93); 3rd place (1994–95); State Champions (1993–94)
• Track & Field (boys): 4th place (1996–97); 3rd place (1986–87)
• Volleyball (boys): 3rd place (1998–99, 2002–03); 2nd place (2005–06); State Champions (1996–97)
• Water Polo (boys): 2nd place (2006–07)
• Water Polo (girls): 4th place (2003–04)
• Wrestling: 2nd place (1986–87, 91–92)

From 1975–87, Naperville North played its home football games at Naperville Central.^[11] In 1988, Naperville North opened Harshbarger/Wlezel Stadium as its new home field.^[11]

[edit] Activities

The school is also host to a Certamen; a quizbowl-like team, placing first in the 2004 state Latin convention; the Northern Lights, a nationally competitive winter guard; the Marching Huskies marching band, who tied for second in the state championship in 2005 and took third at the Lincoln Way Marching Band Invitational in 2006; and a drama department that contributes regularly to the Illinois High School Theatre Fest. Notable recent IHSTF productions with North students in the cast or crew began with The Kentucky Cycle in 1999, ending a decade-long absence from the festival, and have since included West Side Story, Pirates of Penzance and Macbeth. In 2000, a Naperville North adaptation of 12 Angry Men (presented as Twelve Angry Jurors), was selected to perform as a showcase at the IHS Theatre Festival.^[12] More recent selections taken to state include The Laramie Project, Angel's Fall and Wings. The Naperville North theatre recently received a technical over-haul, allowing for better lighting and control mechanisms. North's newspaper, the North Star, has won numerous local and state-wide awards.

The Math Team at Naperville North has been the DuPage Valley Conference champions for 28 consecutive years and were Illinois state champions 14 of the last 16 years, and won four consecutive Math Team state championships (1998-2001). Naperville North also participates in the North Suburban Math League. In 2008, the math team competed at the ICTM Regional competition at the College of DuPage and placed 1st overall. During the ICTM State competition at the University of Illinois in 2008, Naperville North lost to IMSA, which prevented North from winning their 11th consecutive state championship. They received 2nd place overall.^[13] In 2009, Naperville North regained the state title, their fourteenth in sixteen years.^[13][14] The WYSE team won the state championship from 1999 to 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Naperville North has a Junior State of America (JSA) chapter. Naperville North's JSA chapter is well known, and has one of the highest chapter memberships in the Midwest state. They are skilled debaters and are a tight knit group highly involved in the state structure of JSA. Naperville North also has a stellar DECA Chapter. Recently, Naperville North's DECA chapter has been reformed the past five years, and recently members have been able to compete at the state as well as national level. Last year, members won individual awards of 3rd, 2nd, and even 1st place at the state level, which qualified them for the national level.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Chris Brown is an NFL running back (2003–present), currently playing for the Houston Texans.^[15][11]
• Levelle Brown was a professional football player who played for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.^[11][16]
• Henry Domercant was a professional basketball player who has played for several teams in Europe.^[11][17]
• Glenn Earl was an NFL safety (2004–2009), who last played for the Chicago Bears.^[15][11]
• Emily Giffin is the bestselling author of Something Borrowed, and its sequel Something Blue. At least one former Naperville North teacher inspired a character in one of her novels.^[11][18][19]
• Jerry Hairston, Jr. is a Major League Baseball second baseman (1998–present), currently playing with the New York Yankees.^[11][20][21]
• Scott Hairston is a Major League Baseball player (2004–present), currently playing for the Oakland Athletics.^[11][22][23]
• Will Johnson is a professional soccer player with Real Salt Lake. He was the winner of the 2008 MLS Goal of the Year Award.^[11]
• Justin McCareins is an NFL wide receiver (2001–present), curretly playing with the Tennessee Titans.^[11][24][25]
• Marisol Nichols is an actress (Nadia Yassir in 24)^[11][26]
• Bob Odenkirk is a comedian, actor, writer, director and producer (Mr. Show).^[11]
• Brian Plotkin is a professional soccer player.^[11][27]
• Jeri Kehn Thompson works in talk radio, is a Republican consultant and wife of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson.^[11][28]

Jerry Hairston, Jr.

Scott Hairston

Justin McCareins

Jeri Kehn Thompson

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Naperville North High School
• Naperville North High School Alternate Website
• Naperville Community Unit School District 203

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