North High School (North St. Paul, Minnesota)


North High School is a public 9-12 high school in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two high schools in the ISD 622 District. The other is Tartan Senior High School, in Oakdale, Minnesota.
WWW north.isd622.org

History

Founded in 1905, North High School has rebuilt five times due to growing enrollment. In 2005, it celebrated its centennial.
In 2010, Newsweek named North High one of the nation's top 1,300 schools.

Geography

The school is in North St. Paul, across Minnesota State Highway 36 from downtown. Due to the setback in construction of the new building, it has a second campus in the School District 622 Education Building, at the east end of the school's parking lot.

Curriculum

North offers many higher-level classes, including multiple AP courses and PSEO enrollment at multiple colleges. It also participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.

Extracurricular activities

North High offers various extracurricular activities. Athletics include volleyball, football, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' track, boys' and girls' swim and dive, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' golf, wrestling, baseball, boy's and girls' lacrosse, softball, boys' and girls' bowling, and boys' and girls' hockey. The boys' soccer team won the state championship in 2013. The volleyball program has also had success, making it to the section finals two years in a row.

Incidents

On June 1, 2012, someone released smoke bombs on the last day of school, which resulted in the evacuation of the entire school for about 90 minutes. Five students were treated by medics but none were hospitalized.

Notable alumni