Niles North High School

Niles North High School
Niles North High School in 2023
Location
9800 N. Lawler Avenue

Skokie
,
Illinois
60077

United States

42°03′35″N 87°45′17″W / 42.0596°N 87.7546°W / 42.0596; -87.7546
Information
School typePublic, Secondary
Opened1964
StatusOpen
School district
Niles Township High School District 219
NCES District ID
1728530[1]
SuperintendentThomas Moore
NCES School ID
172853002986[1]
Principal
Marlon Felton
Teaching staff
160.35 (FTE))[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Gendercoed[1]
Enrollment2,015 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
12.57[1]
Campus type
City: small[1]
Colors  purple
  white[3]
Athletics conference
Central Suburban League North
MascotVikings
NewspaperNorth Star News
YearbookSAGA[4]
Websiteofficial website

Niles North High School (NNHS), officially Niles Township High School North, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is part of Niles Township 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 Elementary 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.

History

Rapid population growth in Skokie and surrounding communities during the 1950s led District 219 to plan a third high school. On February 6, 1960, township voters approved funds to construct the school on Lawler Avenue, west of Old Orchard Shopping Center.[5]

Niles North opened in 1964 as the third high school in District 219, joining Niles East and Niles West. The new campus was formally dedicated on November 1, 1964.[5]

During the late 1970s amid declining enrollment, District 219 considered the future of both Niles North and Niles East. In 1978, a proposed sale of the Niles North campus to Oakton Community College generated controversy and legal challenges. The district ultimately retained Niles North, while Niles East closed in 1980. Students from Niles East were subsequently absorbed into Niles North and Niles West.[6]

The future of Niles North was once again reconsidered in 1990, when District 219 studied a proposal to close the school and construct a 53-classroom expansion at Niles West. An administrative report estimated that the plan could save the district approximately $23 million over five years. The proposal was not implemented and Niles North remained open.[7]

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."[8]

Activities

The Niles North chess team has won the Illinois High School Association State Championship in 2006, 2010, and 2012.[9][10]

The Niles North Robotics Team (333) won the Illinois State Tournament In their 2013-14 inaugural season,.[11] 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.[11] 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.[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Niles North High School". Statistical abstract. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Niles North High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Skokie (NIles North)". School information. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). August 21, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Clubs". Directory. Niles North High School. 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Chronology 1960-1969 · Skokie Historical Society Publications · Skokie History Digital Collections". skokiehistory.omeka.net. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ Feder, Robert (November 9, 1978). "Public hearing draws residents' ire: Judge extends ban on Northi sale talks". Life – Skokie edition. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Montague, Jim (January 25, 1990). "Dist. 219 mulls closing Niles North". Life – Skokie edition. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Niles North Holds off West to Win 'Skokie Skirmish' | Journal & Topics Media Group". January 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Records and History". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Skokie(Niles North) Season Summaries". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Niles North Robotics 333 - Previous Seasons". sites.google.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Pisarcik, Kristin (September 7, 2007). "Mikes Math". ABC News. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Niles North Saga High School Yearbooks, 1965-1989". Skokie Public Library. Retrieved May 1, 2024. Jonathan Carroll, Illinois House of Representatives Democrat
  14. ↑ Lefkowitz, David (September 25, 2001). "PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Gregg Edelman". Playbill Online. Retrieved July 6, 2011. GE: I never really thought about performing at all. But when I was a freshman at Niles North High School ...
  15. ↑ Stone, Andrew C. "Erin Heatherton Is No Average Bombshell". Michigan Avenue Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2011. "I didn't even know who Kate Moss was," laughs Heatherton, who has been with the Marilyn agency since her senior year at Niles North High School.
  16. ↑ Patch Staff (March 10, 2011), "Skokie Native Makes Forbes Rich List", Skokie Patch (Skokie, IL, USA), retrieved July 6, 2011, Former Niles North alum Michael Krasny made Forbes' "Richest People in America" list again in 2011. Krasny is founder and chief executive officer of the CDW Corporation, which mainly sells computers and computer related products.
  17. ↑ "Brent Novoselsky". statistics and biographical information. Football Database.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011. High School: Niles North (Skokie, IL)
  18. ↑ Temkin, Barry (September 1, 1989), "Head of the class: Friday night is the beginning of the...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved July 6, 2011, The Packers waived tight end Brent Novoselsky of Niles North and Penn ...
  19. ↑ "Niles North's Eric Rosen Receives 9th at World Chess Championship". December 23, 2011.
  20. ↑ "So What's a Nice Jewish Boy from Skokie Doing with Tea Partiers? – Chicago Magazine".
  21. ↑ "Classmates - Find your school, yearbooks and alumni online".
  22. ↑ "MTV Buys Pilot from Skokie Native". June 25, 2012.
  23. ↑ Zalusky, Steve (July 9, 2004), "No short cuts this time for local filmmaker.", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), archived from the original on March 9, 2016, retrieved July 6, 2011, Former Arlington Heights resident Marc Selz, who filmed his debut feature, "Short Cut Road," in Long Grove ... Now, with the DVD out in stores, Selz, who attended Skokie's Niles North High School, has upped the stakes ...
  24. ↑ Hersh, Paul (February 17, 1991). "Thirty Really Something for Skokie Pairs Skater". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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