Fargo North High School

Fargo North High School
View from the south entrance
Address
801 North 17th Avenue Fargo, North Dakota United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Strive for exellence"
Established	1966
School district	Fargo Public Schools
Principal	Andy Dahlen
Faculty	70
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,002 (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.

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.

Fargo North is a part of the North Dakota High School Activities Association and has won championships in a number of sports:

The music department of Fargo North consists of three concert bands, one jazz band, two concert choirs, one jazz choir, two concert orchestras, and one symphony orchestra.

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.

The band program is for all grades, with a mixed junior-senior band. There is one jazz band split by grade. Band students frequently participate in pep band during sporting events. The bands are conducted by Kelsey Wilhelm.

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.

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.