North High School (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
Public secondary school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin , United States
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North High School is one of two public high schools in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the other being Memorial High School. It was founded in 1962.
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1801 Piedmont Road , Wisconsin 54703 United States | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1962 |
School district | Eau Claire Area School District |
| Staff | 98.60 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,572 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.94[1] |
| Colors | Columbia blue and white [2] |
| Fight song | Minnesota Rouser |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Website | northhs |
Academics
Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered in English, art, music, science, social sciences, and math. Just under half of North students take AP classes.[3]
Athletics
North High School has teams in football, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, dance, baseball, softball, and track and field. North competes as a Division One school within the Big Rivers Conference. The boys' baseball team won the WIAA state championship in 2011 and 2019.,[4] and the girls' hockey team won the 2018 state title.[5]
Athletic conference affiliation history
- Big Rivers Conference (1963–present)
Music
The music department at North High School offers band, orchestra, and choir, with groups available at all skill levels. The school's competitive show choir is nicknamed "Northernaires".[6] North's Jazz 1 made it in to the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York in 2012.
Notable alumni
- Eric Gardow - basketball coach[7]
- Zach Halmstad - entrepreneur and founder of JAMF Software
- Mark Kosower - principal cello of the Cleveland Orchestra
- Jeff Smith - member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[8]