North_High_School_(Phoenix,_Arizona)
North High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
Public secondary school
North High School (Formerly known as North Phoenix High School[4]) is a high school that forms part of the Phoenix Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona.
| North High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1101 East Thomas Road Phoenix , Arizona 85014 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°28′47″N 112°03′29″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | Empowering all students to be global citizens as they pursue success. |
| Established | 1939 (Initial)[1] 1983 (reopening)[1] |
| Status | Operational |
| Closed | 1981 (Initial)[1] |
| School district | Phoenix Union High School District |
| NCES District ID | 0406330 |
| NCES School ID | 040633001244 |
| Principal | Vanessa Casillas[2] |
| Staff | 136.00 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,637 (2018-19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.67[3] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Red |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Website | www.phxhs.k12.az.us/north |
North Phoenix High School opened its doors in 1939,[1] becoming the first high school built after George Washington Carver High School, a school that was built for segregation purposes.[5]
Closure
By 1981, the school's enrollment had fallen to 814.[6] As a result, North High was closed in 1981,[1] and would become one of four schools to close during the 1980s.[1] As a result of the closures, two lawsuits were filed, accusing the Phoenix Union High School District of discriminating against ethnic minorities and low-income students by closing schools in their neighborhoods, in addition to unfair resource allocations.[7] The lawsuits were later consolidated into the Castro v. Phoenix Union High School District lawsuit,[7] in which a federal judge ruled against the school district.[4] That ruling resulted in the reopening of North High, as well as, among other measures, the establishment of magnet programs across the district.[7]
Phoenix Union High School District's website makes no reference to the controversy surrounding the school's closure and eventual reopening, merely stating that the school closed, due to declining enrollment, and later reopened.[1]
Reopening
The school reopened in 1983, and in 1984, 875 students were enrolled at the school.[6]
The school's campus was built using funds from the Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration, both established as part of the New Deal.[4]
The school is noted for having built-in lockers in the hallways, at a time when every other school within the Phoenix Union High School District has removed theirs.[4] Film and commercial producers have said the school reminds people of a traditional high school.[4]
The school's football field contains lattice tower light poles and a concrete grandstand.[4]
The 1996 movie No One Would Tell was filmed on the school's campus.
Charles Barkley filmed his "I am not a role model" commercial for Nike at the school's gymnasium.[4]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2017) |
- Rebecca White Berch - Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
- Evelyne Bradley – Former Navajo Nation district judge[8]
- Michael Bruce - Alice Cooper band member, inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2010
- Ed Buck – Democratic political activist and fundraiser[9]
- Samuel Burke - CNN Correspondent
- Eldridge Wayne Coleman - Professional Wrestling Champion "Superstar" Billy Graham [citation needed]
- Joan Ganz Cooney - creator/producer, Sesame Street
- George Flint - football player
- Abdihamid Nur - World Championships distance runner & NCAA Record holder
- Patrick O. Ford - military war hero
- Beverly Garland - actress[10][11]
- John Howard Lindauer - Republican candidate for governor of Alaska in 1998
- Dallas Long, Jr. - Olympic Shot Putter
- Wayne Newton - entertainer
- Terry Peder Rasmussen - serial killer[12]
- Meg Sneed - LGBT / Civil Rights Activist
- Alan Williams - NBA basketball player
- "District Information / History". Phoenix Union High School District. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "Administrative Team / Campus". Phoenix Union High School District. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- "North High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- Creno, Cathryn (July 1, 2014). "17 historic schools in metro Phoenix". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- Arroyo Rodriguez, Nadine (October 18, 2013). "Did You Know: George Washington Carver High School Has Rich History". KJZZ-FM. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- "Arizona High School Enrollment Figures (1912-2005)" (PDF). aiaonline.org.
- "Phoenix Union High School District Desegregation Funding: History and Impact" (PDF). Morrison Institute for Public Policy. November 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- "Retired Navajo Nation district judge dies". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. May 24, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- "Who Is Ed Buck?". August 16, 2017.
- "Hoofbeats "Beverly Fessenden" (North High School, Phoenix, Arizona)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1944. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "Hoofbeats "Beverly Fessenden" (North High School, Phoenix, Arizona)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1945. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- Duckler, Ray (November 2, 2017). "Authorities piece together a N.H. cold case in an attempt to ID victims". Concord Monitor. Retrieved August 28, 2020.