North High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
| North Community High School | |
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1500 James Ave North Minneapolis, Minnesota USA |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′39″N 93°18′03″W / 44.99418°N 93.3007°WCoordinates: 44°59′39″N 93°18′03″W / 44.99418°N 93.3007°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1888 |
| School district | Minneapolis Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Shawn Harris-Berry |
| Faculty | 103 |
| Teaching staff | 58 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 258 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Athletics | Minneapolis City Conference |
| Mascot | Polars |
| Nickname | Polars |
| Newspaper | Polaris |
| Yearbook | Polaris |
| Website | http://north.mpls.k12.mn.us/ |
North Community High School, or simply Minneapolis North, is a public, four-year high school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has existed for over 120 years in several buildings all located on the North Side of Minneapolis. North once had a predominately Jewish student body but by 1982, the school and the neighborhood it is located in had become mostly African-American. Desegregation efforts, such as magnet school programs, have attempted to attract students from throughout Minneapolis and nearby suburbs.
In recent years, the school has been known for its highly successful boys' and girls' basketball programs. Both teams have had numerous state tournament appearances and state championship titles. North offers several college preparatory classes and operates, Minneapolis Public Schools' radio station, KBEM-FM. The school has often struggled academically in terms of graduation rate and state standardized tests. and suggestions by a Minneapolis City Council member to burn the school down.
There have been four separate buildings in which North has operated. The first housed just three grades when North opened in 1888. Three years later the first class graduated in 1891. The building grew to be too small for the school and a new building was built, opening in 1896 at a new location. On June 18, 1913 a fire burned down most of the building, forcing a new building to be rebuilt. A new building was built over the destroyed one and was completed in 1914. Later additions were added in 1921, 1923 and 1939. In 1963 it was determined that for the building was "to be retained as a secondary educational facility over a long period of time by the Minneapolis Public School system, it needs extensive rehabilitation and modernization to meet present day health, safety and educational adequacy.". A new building was built on a new site and funded as part of a $18 million bond referendum in 1964, that funded improvements to North and several other Minneapolis public schools. The building was finished and opened in 1973. The building is described as "resembling a giant bunker with few windows, double doors that are often locked from outside during the day to keep out unwanted visitors and painted-over graffiti on outside walls." Another description calls it a "series of brick boxes arranged around a courtyard" that "doesn't allow it to connect well with the community". The building used to house adult education classes, a school for teenage mothers and a separate charter school, Dunwoody Academy. All of these programs have now relocated to other buildings.
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