Council Rock High School North
| Council Rock High School North | |
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| Address | |
| 62 Swamp Road Newtown, PA 18940 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Council Rock School District |
| Principal | Susan McCarthy |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2275 |
| School color(s) | Blue, White, Silver |
| Rival | Council Rock South |
| Yearbook | Polaris |
| Website | CR High School North |
Council Rock High School North is a high school located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Council Rock School District. The school is located across from Newtown Middle School (formerly Newtown Junior High) and Tyler State Park, and near Bucks County Community College. The current student population is 2259 for grades 9-12.
The school is three stories tall and is divided into an East wing and a West wing. Until 2002, there was no direct connection between the third floors on each wing, students and staff having to use hallways on the first or second floor to cross between wings.
When originally constructed, the school was the only high school in the district and known simply as "Council Rock High School". As the local population continued to grow, a new high school (Council Rock High School South) was built in Holland, Pennsylvania, which opened in the fall of 2002, and "North" was added to the original school's name. When the new school was opened, middle schools were re-districted as follows: Newtown Middle School students attend Council Rock North, Holland Middle School students and Richboro Middle School students attend Council Rock South.
The school colors are blue, white, and silver, and the school sports teams are known as the Council Rock Indians. Prior to the 2002 split, the school colors were just blue and white. Silver was given to North and gold given to South to distinguish them while still maintaining the two traditional colors of the original high school.
The school and the school district are named for Council Rock (also known as Indian Rock), a rock outcropping that forms a cliff in Tyler State Park. This rock was once a council rock for Lenape Indians living in the area. A large rock located near the school's parking lot's main entrance on Swamp Road is a reminder of this, and it is tradition for students of the school to paint the rock in anticipation of major events such as sporting events or proms.
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