Public secondary school in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
North High School is a public secondary school located in Des Moines , Iowa . It is one of five secondary schools in the Des Moines Independent Community School District .[ 2]
North High School was originally founded as Forest Home School in 1875 and became a high school in 1889.[ 3] [ 4] The school was incorporated into the Des Moines School District in 1907.[ 4] The school moved to a new location in 1896.[ 3] [ 4] In 1957, the school moved again.[ 3] [ 5] [ 6] The school was renovated in 2011.[ 6] A student was injured in a drive-by shooting in 2014.[ 7] [ 8] Another student was injured in a shooting connected to a confrontation at the school in 2021.[ 9]
On December 17th, 1965, John Tinker was kicked out of the school for wearing a black armband in protest of the Vietnam War.[ 10] His parents sued in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District , which went to the Supreme Court and set a legal standard for free expression in American schools.[ 10] [ 11]
North High School is ranked 212th to 317th within the state of Iowa and 3rd to 5th in the Des Moines Independent Community School District by US News .[ 12]
North High School was a member of the Central Iowa Metro League until its exit in 2021[ 13] when it formed the Iowa Alliance Conference with 10 other schools.[ 14] It is also a part of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union . It participates in football, volleyball, cross country, golf, swimming, basketball, bowling, wrestling, track and field, soccer, tennis, baseball and softball in the school year.[ 15] The high school's football team was featured in an ESPN documentary in 2016.[ 16]
6-time State Cross Country Champions (1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953)[ 17]
2-time State Boys' Swimming Champions (1938, 1942)[ 18]
Boys' 7-time State Track and Field Champions (1917, 1919, 1934, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1959)[ 19]
3-time State Champions (1931, 1934, 1936)[ 20] North High School's Academic Decathlon team placed 4th in the state in 2011.[ 21] The Academic Decathlon team placed 5th in the state[ 22] and 7th in the Medium School e-Nationals in 2012.[ 23] In 2024, the school also has the first team to enter a NASA competition from Iowa.[ 24] [ 25] The NASA competition team advanced to the interview phase of the competition.[ 24]
^ a b c "North High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2021 .
^ "High Schools - Des Moines Public Schools" . www.dmschools.org . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ a b c "History of North - North High School" .
^ a b c Denny, Robert R. (1976). Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976 . Des Moines Public Schools. p. 15.
^ Denny, Robert R (1976). Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976 . Des Moines Public Schools. p. 90.
^ a b "Des Moines North High School" . OPN Architects . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ Des Moines Register Staff (2024-01-04). "A history of Iowa school shootings" . Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2024-03-30 .
^ S., D. E. (2014-02-01). "Witness to North High shooting: 'It takes you a second to realize if it's real or not' " . Des Moines Register .
^ "Police: Two metro shootings stemmed from confrontation at North High School" . KCCI . 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ a b Shackelford, Kelly (2014-11-02). "Mary Beth and John Tinker and Tinker v. Des Moines : Opening the schoolhouse gates to first amendment freedom: TINKER (1969) AND STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH" . Journal of Supreme Court History . 39 (3): 375–377. doi :10.1111/j.1540-5818.2014.12054.x .
^ "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)" . The Free Speech Center . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ "North High School" . US News . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ "Change on the horizon: Marshalltown, others reveal CIML departure plans" . Times Republican . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ Mollenbeck, Andrew (2021-11-19). "11 schools join new Iowa athletic conference" . KCCI .
^ "Central Iowa Metro League" . Central Iowa Metro League. Retrieved 2020-08-14 .
^ #FTTTP Polar Bear Way: ESPN Outside The Lines Football Forever? , retrieved 2024-02-11
^ Record Book Cross Country 2023 . Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2023-10-14. p. 3.((cite book ))
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^ Record Book Swimming 2023-2024 Complete Edition . Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2024-01-01. p. 3.
^ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF) . Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-14 .
^ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF) . Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-14 .
^ "State/Iowa/2011 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center" . acadecscores.gilslotd.com . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ "State/Iowa/2012 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center" . acadecscores.gilslotd.com . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ "E-Nationals/Medium/2012 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center" . acadecscores.gilslotd.com . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ a b "Mentored North High School Team Advances in NASA Challenge – Marshall Science Research and Projects Division" . science.msfc.nasa.gov . Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ Werner, Kyle (2023-12-08). "North High School students shoot for the moon in NASA's App Development Challenge" . Des Moines Register .
^ Armstrong, Herbert W. (1957). Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong (1st ed.). p. 12.
^ McGrane, Bert (March 25, 1951). "Ed Beisser, Des Moines, 1951; Chuck McConnell, Mason City, 1951; Murray Wier, Muscatine, 1951" . The Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2010 .
^ Naughton, John (2016-09-08). "North's football revival: Coach offered a promise, kids believed" . Des Moines Register .
^ "yearclass1968.html" . 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Resolution . Iowa State House. 2000.