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Grosse Pointe North High School is a public high school in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. North is a four-year comprehensive high school with an enrollment of around 1,400 and expected 2016 graduating class of 350. Classes are in session for 182 days per year and the school day is from 8:00 AM to 3:05 PM.
| Grosse Pointe North High School | |
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| Address | |
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707 Vernier Road , 48236-1527 | |
| Coordinates | 42°26′11″N 82°53′18″W / 42.436386°N 82.888350°W |
| Information | |
| Other names | North, Grosse Pointe North, GPN, GPNHS |
| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Status | Currently operational |
| School district | Grosse Pointe Public School System |
| NCES District ID | 2625740[1] |
| Superintendent | Jon Dean |
| CEEB code | 231-801[2] |
| NCES School ID | 262574006230[3] |
| Principal | Kate Murray |
| Teaching staff | 67.96 FTE[3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,081[3] (2022-2023) |
| • Grade 9 | 257[3] |
| • Grade 10 | 255[3] |
| • Grade 11 | 281[3] |
| • Grade 12 | 277[3] |
| • Ungraded | 10[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.91[3] |
| Schedule type | Semester |
| Schedule | 7 50-minute periods |
| Area | 342,148 square feet[4] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Song | "Grosse Pointe North Alma Mater" |
| Athletics conference | Macomb Area Conference - White division |
| Mascot | Norseman  |
| Nickname | Norsemen |
| Rival | Grosse Pointe South High School Blue Devils |
| Accreditation | Cognia |
| ACT average | 22.5[2] |
| Publication | Harbinger (art and literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | North Pointe (print) North Pointe Now (online) |
| Yearbook | Valhalla |
| Communities served | Grosse Pointe Harper Woods |
| Feeder schools | Parcells Middle School
Brownell Middle School
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| Website | www |
| Last updated: March 31, 2022 | |
| Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year[6] Change vs. prior year[6] | |
| M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
| Advanced % | 20.9 / 15.4 |
| Proficient % | 28.9 / 31.6 |
| PR. Proficient % | 12.1 / 41.5 |
| Not Proficient % | 38.1 / 11.5 |
| Average test scores | |
| SAT Total | 1029.7 (  −44.7) |
The principal is Kate Murray; she won the 2015 Educators Voice Award.[7] The assistant principals are Katy Vernier, Michelle Davis, and Geoffrey Harris Young. Davis is also the school's athletic director.[8]
North consistently ranks among the nation's best high schools.
- North is ranked the 11th best public high school in Michigan on the 2017 Niche rankings.[9]
- On The Washington Post's list of most challenging high schools, North is #14 in Michigan.[10]
- Newsweek's list of top high schools places North #487 nationally.[11]
The school opened in 1968 after Grosse Pointe High School was split into two schools, and Grosse Pointe North took the northern side of Grosse Pointe's students and Northeastern Harper Woods' students. It is a member of the Grosse Pointe Public School System.
Communities served and feeder patterns
editThe school serves the following communities:[12] all of Grosse Pointe Woods,[13] the GPPSS section of Harper Woods,[14] a small northwest section of Grosse Pointe Farms,[15] and the Wayne County section of Grosse Pointe Shores.[16]
Three elementary schools, Ferry, Mason, and Monteith, feed into GPNHS. All of the attendance boundary of Parcells Middle School and a section of the boundary of Brownell Middle School coincides with that of GPNHS.[12]
Athletics
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Boys' sports include: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Girls sports include: basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, dance team, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Grosse Pointe North has won numerous state championship titles: Baseball (1980, 2006), Girls' Basketball (2008), Boys' Cross Country (1973, 1975, 1976, 1982), Boys' Hockey (2001, 2002), Girls' Lacrosse (1999), Girls' Swimming & Diving (1999), and Girls’ Soccer (2023). [17]
Extracurricular clubs
editGrosse Pointe North's Radio Astronomy Team, the "RATz", under Ardis Herrold, are credited as being the first high school group to build its own radio telescope from scratch in the United States.[18]
The Quiz Bowl team won the Class A Michigan High School State Championship in 2010[19] and participates in many NAQT tournaments. The team has attended the NAQT National High School Championship tournament (HSNCT).[20]
Notable alumni
edit- Gregg Alexander — Frontman of alternative rock band New Radicals
- Michael Bramos — Lega Basket Serie A basketball player with Reyer Venezia
- Robert Brooks Brown — Commanding general U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)
- Jared Lee Gosselin — Latin Grammy Award-winning producer
- David Legwand — Former NHL center with the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres
- Andy Miele — NHL center with the Arizona Coyotes
- Mark Osler — Law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law
- Carly Piper — Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Corey Tropp — AHL right winger with the San Diego Gulls. Formerly with the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.
- Zach Werenski — NHL defenseman with the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Meg White — Drummer and singer of the White Stripes
- Brooke Castile - Figure Skater, 2007 U.S. Nationals Pairs Champion
- Karen Dionne - Author, The Marsh King's Daughter
References
edit- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Grosse Pointe Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "school profile 2015". Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search for Public Schools - Grosse Pointe North High School (262574006230)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "North - building map". Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "GPPSS-DistrictMap" (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Desjarlais, Ishmael. "Educators Voice Awards 2015". www.bammyawards.org.
- ^ "Administration / Administrators". gpschools.schoolwires.net.
- ^ "Explore Grosse Pointe North High School". Niche. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan Schools - The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "America's Top High Schools 2016". Newsweek. August 11, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "District Map." Grosse Pointe Public School System. Retrieved on January 8, 2017.
- ^ "Current Zoning Map." Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Zoning Map." Harper Woods, Michigan. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Zoning Map Archived January 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." City of Grosse Pointe Farms. Retrieved on January 8, 2017.
- ^ "Amendments to Zoning Ordinance Archived December 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine." Grosse Pointe Shores. Retrieved on January 9, 2017. See "Zoning Map" on PDF p. 24/25
- ^ "Michigan High School Athletic Association". www.mhsaa.com.
- ^ "RATS". Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ "Michigan High School Quiz Bowl State Championship". www.honorscollege.msu.edu. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007.
- ^ "National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC". www.naqt.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008.