John W. North High School
| John W. North High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 1550 3rd St. Riverside, California 92507 California USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965 |
| Principal | Dr. Mshana |
| Enrollment | Approximately 2,600 |
| Color(s) |
Blue Gold |
| Athletics conference |
CIF Southern Section Inland Valley League |
| Mascot | Huskies |
| Website | http://www.jwnorth.org/ |
John W. North High School is a public high school in Riverside, California, part of the Riverside Unified School District, and the home of the Huskies. It is an International Baccalaureate school, and takes pride in its athletic teams that compete in CIF.
John Wesley North High School was established in 1965 and named after the founder of Riverside, John W. North. In 2010, the California Court of Appeals Fourth District, Division 2 visited the school in an educational experience and as an outreach to young people. The Court heard two appeals in the school's theater.
North has a diverse student body: 18% Caucasian, 61% Latino, 13% black, 5% Asian, and 3% all other races. Many second languages are also spoken here, including Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Tagalog, and Urdu. Average class size is 30+ students.
In 1987, John W. North High School became the nineteenth California high school admitted into the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Though less than 10% of its students achieve the IB Diploma, North High is one of the few schools in California that awards the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and Certificate to students.
North has the 2nd best IB programme in the city of Riverside right behind Norte Vista
North is host to many Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
In the 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) Statewide Rank, on a scale of 1 to 10, North ranked 7. The same year, in the API Similar Schools Rank, North ranked 10. As of 2010, the school is rated 7 out of 10 overall.
North is home to many clubs and activities. This includes the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" (AVID) program which is designed to help motivate financially disadvantaged kids into college. North also has a number of academies: the Education and Human Services Academy, the Law and Protective Services Academy, and the Global Business Information and Technology Academy. It is also home to the Blue Star Regiment (BSR), North's marching band.
North's award-winning yearbook, the Aurora, received the National Yearbook Pacemaker Award in 2005, the highest honor given to a high school yearbook by NSPA. They won tenth place at the Spring 2008 JEA Conference in Anaheim. Also, North's newspaper, The North Star, has won numerous national awards for the quality of its competitive issues and website. The North Star won third place in the 2006 Spring JEA/NSPA conference and won tenth place in 2007.
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