North High School (North St. Paul, Minnesota)
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North High School is a public 9-12 high school located in North Saint Paul, Minnesota
. It is one of two high schools in the ISD 622 District. The other high school in ISD 622 is Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minnesota
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The School is located in North St. Paul, just on the other side of Minnesota state Highway 36 outside downtown North St. Paul. The School has a second campus that is located inside of the school district 622 education building which is located at the east end of the schools parking lot. The school is on the north side of HWY 36, but can no longer be seen from the HWY 36 as highway 36 in 2008 bypasses North Saint Paul town.
's "College in the Schools
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Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. It is one of two high schools in the ISD 622 District. The other high school in ISD 622 is Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minnesota
Oakdale, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,653 people, 10,243 households, and 7,129 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,408.4 people per square mile . There were 10,394 housing units at an average density of 939.2 per square mile...
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History
Founded in 1905, North High School has been forced to rebuild on five different occasions due to growing enrollment. In 2005 North High celebrated its centennial.Demographics
The school has a racial makeup of 50% White, 10.2% Black/African American, 7% Asian, 1.2% Other.The School is located in North St. Paul, just on the other side of Minnesota state Highway 36 outside downtown North St. Paul. The School has a second campus that is located inside of the school district 622 education building which is located at the east end of the schools parking lot. The school is on the north side of HWY 36, but can no longer be seen from the HWY 36 as highway 36 in 2008 bypasses North Saint Paul town.
Curriculum
North offers many higher-level classes, including multiple AP courses, PSEO enrollment at multiple colleges, as well as a participant in University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
's "College in the Schools
College in the Schools
College in the Schools is an educational program for high school students run by the University of Minnesota. It allows students to take college level classes in their high school and, as a result, earn college and high school credit for free. The classes are taught by high school teachers who...
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Sports
North offers many athletic options such as football, boys and girls soccer, swim and dive, baseball, softball, boys and girls hockey, and many others.Notable alumni
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