North High School

A great day for a Track meet! Congrats to all who placed & all who have advanced to state! Below is what we’ve got so far according to Coach Hill. Thank you to all who traveled & cheered! 🎉💙🏃🏾‍♀️
For Medals we have Saamaj (3rd) & Anerse (7th) in Shot Put; Ahmod (8th) & Reese (8th) in the 400; Rylee (7th) in the 200; Girls 4x100 (4th); Boys 4x200 (4th)! 💪🏽👟🔥
For STATE we have Ant & Cordae (Triple Jump); AP @ 1st place & meet record (Shot Put); AP @ 2nd place in Discus; Nunu @ 3rd place (Long Jump) & 2nd place (Triple Jump); Dominic & Daniel (Long Jump); and Saye @ 1st place (100m Dash) and 2nd place (200); and Boys 4x100 (FIRST)! 🏅 🏆🏃🏾‍➡️

The trajectory is amazing! 🎓💙

North High set to exceed state standards in graduation rates — North News By Azhae’la Hanson , Reporter In 2023, North High School's graduation rate was 68%, more than 20 points below the state average. Within two years, North High had sharply narrowed the gap. As of April 2025, its graduation rate had risen to 81%, just 4 percentage points below the state average.

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Last week the North High Journalism Team got to visit the New York Times and NBC News in New York. Students got to have in-depth Q&As with reporters and broadcasters in two of the most prestigious news rooms in the country! They were able to see first-hand how breaking news makes its way on to the air and in print. Students also go to build their photography portfolios by taking pictures in Times Square, Washing Square Park, Dumbo Park, Korea Town, and the Empire State Building. Journalism is alive and well at North High and North News!

Keeping the important things the important things this Memorial Day.
PURPOSE. Memorial Day is a day to remember the men & women who lost their lives while serving in our military. Though honoring veterans is always worthy, this is not Veterans Day. Memorial Day can be a very personal day for those who’ve lost loved ones in active duty. And though it also marks the unofficial start of summer & filled with food, fun & family - many pause at 3pm for a moment of silence for those who paid the ultimate price.
HISTORY. The first known & documented May Memorial Day was May 1, 1865 when ten thousand, mostly African American, South Carolinians held a parade, heard speeches & dedicated graves in Charleston. 267 Union Soldiers had died in a Confederate jail there & buried in a mass grave. It was on that day, they were placed in individual graves.
RELEVANCE. No war has lost more soldiers than the war America had with itself. Losing the day to a celebration of summer has come under scrutiny from observers for decades who argue the seriousness of the day has been lost. But it is okay to celebrate life this Memorial Day. Both joy & sorrow can coexist. Without one, the other loses its potency.