Northern High School

Northern High School is a public secondary school located in northern Durham, North Carolina. Northern's current principal is Dan Gilfort. 1455 students are currently enrolled at Northern. Northern is one of Durham's seven public high schools. Students take four classes each day as a block schedule is currently in place. Northern's mascot for their male teams is the Knights and for the female teams, it is the Ladies.Northern High School offers Advanced Placement classes in English, American History, European History, Psychology, Statistics, Calculus AB and BC, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Studio Art, Music Theory (Independent Study), and US Government & Politics.Northern High School employs over 150 staff members including four assistant principals. Students in the 2005-2006 school year received an average SAT score of 983.In 2007, Northern High School was ranked as the 928th best high school in America by Newsweek. The school continues to rank in the top five percent of public high schools nationwide. Northern High School is currently recognized as a School of Progress, with over 60 percent of students at or above achievement standards.HistoryThe citizens of Durham County approved a bond issue in 1952 to build a new high school in northern Durham County, consolidating Mangum High School and Bragtown High School. The land for the school was an airfield and apple orchard. Northern High School was made by George Watts Carr the same architect that made the Hill BuildingUntil the early 1990s, Durham County had two public school systems: the Durham City Schools System and the Durham County Schools System.