Niles North High School

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Niles North High School
9800 N. Lawler Avenue

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60077

Coordinates 42°03′35″N87°45′17″W / 42.0596°N 87.7546°W / 42.0596; -87.7546
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School type Public, Secondary
Opened1964
StatusOpen
School district Niles Twp. Community H.S. 219
NCES District ID1728530 [1]
SuperintendentThomas Moore
NCES School ID172853002986 [1]
PrincipalJames Edwards
Teaching staff153.62 (FTE)) [1]
Grades 9-12 [1]
Gender coed [1]
Enrollment2,068 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.46 [1]
Campus typeCity: small [1]
Color(s)  purple
  white [3]
Athletics conferenceCentral Suburban League North
MascotVikings
NewspaperNorth Star News
YearbookSAGA [4]
Website official website
Niles North High School (2023).jpg
Niles North High School in 2023

Niles North High School, officially Niles Township High School North, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles West High School. Its feeder middle schools are Old Orchard Junior High, Oliver McCracken Middle School, East Prairie School, and Golf Middle School. Before being moved to a separate facility in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the Bridges Adult Transition program was hosted at the school.

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Athletics

Niles North competes in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Viking. Niles North's rival is Niles West High School. The crosstown rivalry is referenced as the "Skokie Skirmish." [5]

Activities

The Niles North chess team has won the Illinois High School Association State Championship in 2006, 2010, and 2012. [6] [7]

The Niles North Robotics Team (333) won the Illinois State Tournament In their 2013-14 inaugural season,. [8] In the 2014–15, all 8 of the Niles North Teams qualified for the Illinois State Competition, with one of the teams, 333M, being crowned the Illinois State Tournament Champions and competing at VEX Worlds. [8] In 2015-16, eight of the nine Niles North teams qualified for the Illinois State Competition. Three teams qualified and competed at the U.S. Robotics Competition; one team was crowned the Illinois State Tournament Champion; one team was crowned the Illinois State Design Award Champions & the Illinois State Robot Skills Champions; three teams competed at VEX Worlds, with one being a Semifinalist in their division. [8]

Notable alumni

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