Fargo North High School
| Fargo North High School | |
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 View from the south entrance "Strive for exellence" | |
| Address | |
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801 North 17th Avenue Fargo, North Dakota United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Fargo Public Schools |
| Principal | Andy Dahlen |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,002[1] (October 2012) |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Mascot | The Spartans |
Fargo North High School, more commonly known in the district as Fargo North or North High, is a public high school located in Fargo, North Dakota. It currently serves 1,002 students in grades 9–12 and is a part of the Fargo Public Schools system. The official school colors are blue and gold, and its teams are The Spartans.
History
North High is the oldest existing high school in Fargo after its predecessor, Fargo Central High School, was destroyed in a fire in 1966. Over the following decades, the building was expanded several times. The most recent expansion was completed in 2006, when a new wing was added to the southeast part of the building to accommodate freshmen after Fargo Public Schools relocated them from the nearby Ben Franklin Jr. High School.
Athletics
Fargo North is a part of the North Dakota High School Activities Association and has won championships in a number of sports:
- State Class 'A' Boys' Basketball: 1977, 1985, 2002, 2006
- State Class 'A' Girls' Basketball: 1979, 2001, 2011
- State Class 'AAA' Football: 1995, 2000
- State Boys' Hockey: 1981, 1982, 1986, 2012
- State Girls' Hockey: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011
- State Boys' Swimming: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2012
- State Boys' Soccer: 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004
- State Girls' Soccer: 1996, 2006, 2015
- State Class 'A' Volleyball: 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999
- State Class 'A' Boys' Track and Field: 1967
- State Class 'A' Baseball: 2002
- State Girls' Tennis: 2000
- State Boys' Tennis: 1977, 1978
- State Class 'A' Boys' Cross Country: 1970, 1971
Music
The music department of Fargo North consists of three concert bands, two jazz bands, two concert choirs, one jazz choir, two concert orchestras, and one symphony orchestra.
Choir
There are four choirs offered at Fargo North: a girls' choir, a mixed choir, a concert choir, and the 19th Avenue Jazz Choir. Both the concert and jazz choir are joined by audition. Female freshmen can take part in girls' choir. The mixed choir features freshman boys and all sophomore students.
Band
The band program is for all grades, with a mixed junior-senior band. There are two jazz bands split by grade. Band students frequently participate in pep band during sporting events. The bands are conducted by Kelsey Wilhelm.
Orchestra
There are two string orchestras: one featuring freshman and the other for students in grades 10–12, the High School Orchestra. Occasionally, the orchestra is joined by band students playing woodwind, brass, percussion, and sometimes, although seldom, voice accompaniment from the choir. In addition to the two orchestras, there is also a smaller group, the Northern Gold Chamber Orchestra, for visitation performances or exhibitions rather than full concerts. The orchestras are conducted by Greg Schultz.
Theatre
Fargo North Theatre consists of three different levels of performing arts: the International Thespian Society, an independent tech crew, and the Performing Arts class. There are four main shows a year - a straight show in the fall, a one-act play in the winter in competition for the North Dakota One-Act Festival, and a musical in May. Since 2004, the theatre department has been directed by Thomas Gillen.
Productions
The following is a history of past productions:
Fargo Central
- 1940-41: I'll Leave It to You, The Tin Hero, Tish, Wild Stars
- 1943-44: She Stoops to Conquer, Letters to Lucerne
- 1944-45: The Admirable Crichton, The Imaginary Invalid, Shruberry Hill
- 1945-46: Listen Professor, Dust of the Road, Little Women, Ladies in Retirement
- 1947-48: Double Door, Junior Miss, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
- 1961-62: Ladies of the Mop, Fog on the Valley, Man in the Bowler Hat, Red Carnations, Twelve Pound Look, Trifles
North High
- 1972-73: Little Mary Sunshine, Dark of the Moon, The Tower
- 1973-74: Man of La Mancha, Our Town
- 1974-75: Carnival!, I Remember Mama
- 1975-76: The Stage Is a Circle
- 1976-77: Godspell, The Skin of Our Teeth
- 1977-78: Fiddler on the Roof, Paul Sills' Story Theatre
- 1978-79: Guys and Dolls, A Thousand Clowns
- 1979-80: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Taming of the Shrew
- 1980-81: You Can't Take It with You, Equus (1981 One-Act Festival: 1st Place)
- 1981-82: The Boy Friend, Poison, Passion, and Petrifaction
- 1982-83: Grease, The Subject was Roses (1983 One-Act Festival: 1st Place)
- 1983-84: George M!, The Importance of Being Earnest
- 1984-85: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Murder Room
- 1985-86: Anything Goes, Ordinary People
- 1986-87: Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera, Little Mary Sunshine
- 1987-88: Preppies
- 1988-89: Little Shop of Horrors, Leader of the Pack
- 1990-91: Beowulf: A Musical Epic, Starmites, Something's Afoot
- 1991-92: Brigadoon
- 1992-93: Me and My Girl
- 1994-95: The Crucible, The Fantasticks
- 1995-96: Annie
- 1996-97: Oliver!, Paul Sills' Story Theatre
- 1997-98: Grease
- 1998-99: Oklahoma!, Our Town
- 1999-00: Into the Woods, Godspell
- 2000-01: The King and I, Noises Off
- 2001-02: Red, Hot & Cole, Teach Me How to Cry
- 2002-03: Jekyll and Hyde, The Odd Couple
- 2003-04: South Pacific, Waiting For Godot, M*A*S*H
- 2004-05: Little Shop of Horrors, The Wooden Box, Arsenic and Old Lace
- 2005-06: Pippin, The Ugly Duckling, It Runs in the Family
- 2006-07: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Much Ado About Nothing
- 2007-08: The Secret Garden, Hands Across the Sea, Dracula
- 2008-09: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Actor's Nightmare, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- 2009-10: Urinetown, All in the Timing, You Can't Take It with You
- 2010-11: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Trifles, Richard III
- 2011-12: Godspell, Noises Off
- 2012-13: The Wedding Singer, The Farnsworth Invention
- 2013-14: The Pirates of Penzance, All My Sons
- 2014-15: West Side Story, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged], King Lear
- 2015-16: The Drowsy Chaperone, The Kentucky Cycle "Tall Tales", Hayfever
Notable alumni
- Bruce Eidem – musician[2]
- Valerie Gebert – Broadway touring production musical director and conductor [2]
- Nick Kelsh – photographer[2]
- S.D. Nelson – children's author and illustrator [2]
- Kristin Rudrüd – actress[2]
- Roxana Saberi – freelance journalist; former Miss North Dakota 1997; accused of spying in Iran; Hall of Fame inductee, 2007[3]
- Jule Selbo – television writer[2]
- Timm Sharp – television actor
References
- ↑ "U.S. News & World Report". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fargo North Hall of Fame Inductees".
- ↑ "2007 Hall of Fame". Fargo North High School. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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