Great Neck North High School | |
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Great Neck North High School as it appeared in 1931. | |
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Type | Senior high school |
Established | 1929[1] |
Principal | Bernard Kaplan |
Assistant Principals | Scott Bersin Dianne Edgerton Patricia Hugo |
Website | www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/index.htm |
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High School" is a high school, comprising grades 9 through 12. It is located in Great Neck as part of the Great Neck School District.
Great Neck North was rated the 23rd best school in Newsweek magazine's 2006 listing of "America's Best High Schools".[2]
Great Neck North (originally just Great Neck High School) was designed by the noted Newark, New Jersey architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle. It was featured in the December, 1931 issue of The Architectural Forum.
The student body in the school year of 2004-2005 consists of:[3]
"Let us remember that we are building for a future we can hardly envision but which will hold us accountable." -- John L. Miller, Superintendent of Schools, Great Neck, 1964
The Student Government (Student Organization) is dedicated to the pursuit of student unity and spirit. Its main function is to get students involved in school activities and to create a socially active and academically nurturing environment. The government consists of an Executive Board whose responsibility is to legislate, Board delegates who act as intermediaries between the student body and the Board of Education, and the S.O. Council which voices student opinions to ensure a responsible and active student body.