Omaha North High School
| Omaha North High Magnet School | |
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| Address | |
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4410 N. 36th Street Omaha, Nebraska, Douglas County 68111 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′52″N 95°58′03″W / 41.2979°N 95.9674°WCoordinates: 41°17′52″N 95°58′03″W / 41.2979°N 95.9674°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Omaha Public Schools |
| Principal | Gene Haynes |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,974 (2014) |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Song | All hail, the golden Vikings! |
| Sports | Football, wrestling, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, cross country, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, and volleyball |
| Mascot | Golden Viking |
| Nickname | North, Omaha North, NHS |
| Team name | Omaha North High School Vikings |
| Rival | Omaha Central High School |
| Newspaper | North Star |
| Website | http://north.ops.org/ |
Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N. 36th Street in the city of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of America "Magnet School of Excellence".
After a false start to construction in 1922 located at North 31st and Ames Avenues, the present North High was completed in 1924. The building's first principal, Edward E. McMillan, was later honored as the namesake of the nearby middle school, McMillan Magnet Center.
North opened as an eighth through twelfth grade school, and the school began winning district and state awards in academic and athletic competitions in 1926. In 1932 the school earned the top place at a national debate competition.
1,711 North graduates served during World War II.
North has won many state and national awards for curriculum innovation. Currently, the school day is extended by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. North offers higher-level mathematics courses in Omaha Public Schools and is articulating for accreditation in career and technology education. The school has over 1200 networked computers, and technology is pervasive in all curriculum areas. A wide variety of programming languages are offered, including C++, HTML, Visual Basic and JAVA. All students and staff are issued email accounts. North's Academic Decathlon placed third in the state during the 2005-2006 season.
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