| Niles North High School | |
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| Address | |
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9800 N. Lawler Avenue , Illinois 60077 | |
| Coordinates | 42°03′35″N 87°45′17″W / 42.0596°N 87.7546°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Secondary |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Niles Twp. Community H.S. 219 |
| NCES District ID | 1728530[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Steven Isoye |
| NCES School ID | 172853002986[1] |
| Principal | James Edwards |
| Teaching staff | 153.62 (FTE))[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Gender | coed[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,068 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.46[1] |
| Campus type | City: small[1] |
| Color(s) | purple white[3] |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League North |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Newspaper | North Star News |
| Yearbook | SAGA[4] |
| Website | official website |
Niles North High School, officially Niles Township High School North, 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. Its feeder middle schools are Old Orchard Junior High, Oliver McCracken Middle School, East Prairie School, and Golf Middle School. It is also home to several special education programs, including the Anchor, Bridges, & SAILS programs.
Athletics
Niles North competes in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Viking. Niles North's rival is Niles West High School. The crosstown rivalry is referenced as the "Skokie Skirmish."[5]
Activities
The Niles North chess team has won the Illinois High School Association State Championship in 2006, 2010, and 2012.[6][7]
The Niles North Robotics Team (333) won the Illinois State Tournament In their 2013-14 inaugural season,.[8] In the 2014–15, all 8 of the Niles North Teams qualified for the Illinois State Competition, with one of the teams, 333M, being crowned the Illinois State Tournament Champions and competing at VEX Worlds.[8] In 2015-16, eight of the nine Niles North teams qualified for the Illinois State Competition. Three teams qualified and competed at the U.S. Robotics Competition; one team was crowned the Illinois State Tournament Champion; one team was crowned the llinois State Design Award Champions & the Illinois State Robot Skills Champions; three teams competed at VEX Worlds, with one being a Semifinalist in their division.[8]
Notable alumni
- Jerry Avenaim (1979), fashion photographer
- Mike Byster (1977), mathematician[9]
- Jonathan Carroll, politician
- Gregg Edelman, Broadway and movie actor[10]
- Nancy Lee Grahn, actress
- Erin Heatherton, model.[11]
- Lynn Holly Johnson, ice skater and actress
- Demetria Kalodimos (1977), anchorperson on TV
- Jonathan Kite, actor
- Mike Krasny, businessperson[12]
- Ronnie Kroell, model and actor.
- Paul Lisnek (1976), attorney, author and TV personality
- Abdel Nader, forward for the Phoenix Suns
- Brent Novoselsky, former NFL player[13][14]
- Noam Pikelny, banjo player
- Joel Pollak (1995), journalist[15]
- Connor Price, actor
- Esther Povitsky, (2006)[16] comedian and actress.[17]
- Elaine Quijano, broadcast journalist
- Marc Selz (1998), film director and producer.[18]
- Calla Urbanski (1978), Olympic figure skater
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Niles North High School". Statistical abstract. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Niles North High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Skokie (NIles North)". School information. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Clubs". Directory. Niles North High School. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-north-holds-off-west-to-win-skokie-skirmish/
- ^ "Records and History". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Skokie(Niles North) Season Summaries". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Niles North Robotics 333 - Previous Seasons". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Pisarcik, Kristin (September 7, 2007). "Mikes Math". ABC News. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (25 September 2001). "PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Gregg Edelman". Playbill Online. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
GE: I never really thought about performing at all. But when I was a freshman at Niles North High School ...
- ^ Stone, Andrew C. "Erin Heatherton Is No Average Bombshell". Michigan Avenue Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
"I didn’t even know who Kate Moss was," laughs Heatherton, who has been with the Marilyn agency since her senior year at Niles North High School.
- ^ Patch Staff (10 March 2011), "Skokie Native Makes Forbes Rich List", Skokie Patch (Skokie, IL, USA), retrieved 6 July 2011,
Former Niles North alum Michael Krasny made Forbes' "Richest People in America" list again in 2011. Krasny is founder and chief executive officer of the CDW Corporation, which mainly sells computers and computer related products.
- ^ "Brent Novoselsky". statistics and biographical information. Football Database.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
High School: Niles North (Skokie, IL)
- ^ Temkin, Barry (1 September 1989), "Head of the class: Friday night is the beginning of the...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 6 July 2011,
The Packers waived tight end Brent Novoselsky of Niles North and Penn ...
- ^ http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/April-2010/Joel-Pollak-and-the-Tea-Party/
- ^ http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/4182847817?page=58
- ^ http://skokie.patch.com/groups/schools/p/mtv-picks-up-pilot-from-skokie-native
- ^ Zalusky, Steve (9 July 2004), "No short cuts this time for local filmmaker.", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), archived from the original on 9 March 2016, retrieved 6 July 2011,
Former Arlington Heights resident Marc Selz, who filmed his debut feature, "Short Cut Road," in Long Grove ... Now, with the DVD out in stores, Selz, who attended Skokie's Niles North High School, has upped the stakes ...