North High School (Sioux City, Iowa)

North High School
Address
4200 Cheyenne Sioux City , Iowa 51104 United States
Coordinates	42°32′36″N96°23′30″W / 42.54333°N 96.39167°W / 42.54333; -96.39167
Information
School type	Public, Secondary
Established	1972 [1]
School district	Sioux City School District
Superintendent	Rod Earleywine [2]
Principal	Open Until Filled
Teaching staff	75.72 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,660 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	21.92 [3]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, White and Blue
Mascot	Star
Website	https://north-high.siouxcityschools.org/

North High School (commonly North, North High, or NHS) is a public high school located in Sioux City, Iowa with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. The school is a part of the Sioux City School District and is one of three public high schools in Sioux City.

The school mascot is Stars, and their colors are red and blue.

Athletics

The Stars compete in the Missouri River Conference in the following sports: ^[4]

• Baseball
  • 2009 Class 4A State Champions ^[5]
• Basketball
  • Girls' 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2007, 2009) ^[6]
• Bowling
  • Boys' Class AA State Champions (1990)
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
  • 1982 Class 2A State Champions^{[ citation needed ]}
• Wrestling

Jacqui Kalin led the school basketball team to a Class 4A Iowa State Championship in 2007. ^[7] She holds the school records for assists in a season (146) and career (324), and for free throws in a career (245), and holds the school and city record in the 400-meter hurdles. ^[7]

Bus service

The school is serviced by Sioux City Transit, which is open to all fare-paying passengers Monday to Friday during the school year.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

• Brittni Donaldson, current assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors ^[8]
• Jacqui Kalin (born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player
• Ted Waitt, co-founder of Gateway Computers ^[9]
• Daniel Tillo, pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization
• Matt Chatham, former Linebacker for New England Patriots and New York Jets
• Lori Petty, American actress and director, noted for her roles in the films Point Break (1991), A League of Their Own (1992), Free Willy (1993)
• Kyle Thousand, sports agent ^[10]
• Steve Warnstadt, former Iowa state senator

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Sioux City Community Schools - History of Our Schools". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
2. "Superintendent". Sioux City Community Schools. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
3. "North High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
4. "Missouri River Conference". Missouri River Conference. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
5. 2020 Baseball Stat Book
6. "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
7. "Jacqui Kalin - 2012-13 - Women's Basketball". UNI Athletics.
8. Lowe, Zach (September 9, 2019). "The unusual path of new Raptors assistant coach Brittni Donaldson". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
9. "Gateway: One awesome ride". siouxcityjournal.com. December 16, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
10. "Sioux City North graduate Kyle Thousand leads Roc Nation's baseball department". July 11, 2020.

External links

• Official website