Northern University High School
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Northern University High School, or Price Lab, is a small public high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...

, United States
United States
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, that is run by the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...

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Athletics

The school is well known for winning the 2008 IHSAA
Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, is an associate member...

 Boy's Class 1A Basketball Championship Tournament, the 2008 IHSAA
Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, is an associate member...

 Boy's class 1A golf tournament, the 2010 IHSAA
Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, is an associate member...

 Boy's Class 1A Cross Country Championship, and winning two Iowa School of Character awards (2007 and 2008). The high school has also won multiple IT-Olympics competitions in the Cyber Defense category. In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 the school won first place in the Cyber Defense category of the IT-Olympics held at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...

.https://www.iac.iastate.edu/wiki/index.php/Cyber_Defense_Competitions#Spring_2008_IT-Adventures In 2009 and 2011, the school also won second place in the Cyber Defense category. Also known for their runner up, 3rd place and 4th place finishes in state basketball spanning from 09-11.

Fine arts

Despite its small size, students from Northern University High School have been consistently accepted into the Iowa All State Orchestra, Band and Choir.

Scandal

The school became a subject of controversy in July 2009 after local media agencies reported that nine families had defrauded the school in order to receive discounted tuition. One person implicated in this scandal is Iowa State Representative Kerry Burt
Kerry Burt
Kerry Burt is a Democratic politician, representing the 21st District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008. He is not seeking re-election in 2010.-External links:* official Iowa General Assembly site* official constituency site...

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Notable alumni

  • Annabeth Gish
    Annabeth Gish
    Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal...

    (actress)
  • Trev Alberts (NFL, ESPN)
  • Gary Kroeger (Saturday Night Live)
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