Council Rock High School North is a

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located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the

Council Rock School District The Council Rock School District, also known as CRSD, is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. The district's administrative offices are located in one of the original school district buildings in the Borough of Newtown. ...

. The school is located across from Newtown Middle School and Tyler State Park, and near

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. The current student population is 1,588 for grades 9–12. The school is three stories tall and is divided into an East wing and a West wing. Until 2006, there was no direct connection between the third floors on each wing, so students and staff had to use hallways on the first or second floor to cross between wings. When originally constructed, the school was the only high school in the district and was known simply as "Council Rock High School". As the local population continued to grow, a new high school (

Council Rock High School South Council Rock High School South is a public high school located in Holland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Council Rock School District. The school was built in 2002 in order to address the overpopulation at what was then the d ...

) was built in Holland, Pennsylvania, which opened in the fall of 2002, and "North" was added to the original school's name. When the new school was opened, middle schools were re-districted as follows: Holland Middle School students attend Council Rock South, Newtown Middle School students and the now closed Richboro Middle School students attend Council Rock North. The school colors are navy blue, white, and silver, and the school sports teams are known as the Council Rock Indians. After the split in 2002, silver was given to North and gold given to South to distinguish them while still maintaining the two traditional colors of the original high school. The school and the school district are named for Council Rock (also known as Indian Rock), a rock outcropping that forms a cliff in Tyler State Park. This rock was once a council rock for

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Indians living in the area.

Academics

In 2021 '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Council Rock High School North 33rd within Pennsylvania and 1,030th nationally among high schools. Council Rock High School North offers 19 Advanced Placement courses. The Advanced Placement participation rate at the school is 48%. Council Rock North is known as one of the top tier public schools in the Bucks County Region. Of the 2009 graduates, ten were named valedictorians, 17 were named National Merit Semi-Finalists (outscoring 99.5% of all PSAT test-takers), 20 were named National Merit Commended students, and all 17 semi-finalists attained finalist status. In the 2008–09 school year, 45 students were named

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Scholars. SAT scores routinely exceed the national and state averages; Critical Reading, Writing and Math average scores were 550, 546 and 568, respectively. The difference, for all three sections combined, in national average SAT scores and Council Rock North student average SAT scores is 163 points. ''Philadelphia'' magazine recognized Council Rock High School North as one of the top schools in the

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Metropolitan Area; Council Rock High Schools were the only high schools in Bucks County named to the "50 Best Schools List" (2004). Council Rock High School North ranked as the top public school in Bucks County in 2005, 2006, and 2008. ''

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'' ranked Council Rock High School North as one of America's top schools in 2007. ''Mid-Atlantic Construction'' magazine recognized Council Rock North's renovations as the "Project of the Year" in the K–12 category.

Extra Curricular Activities

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- 10th largest chapter of PA FBLA in the 2021-2022 school year * Speech and Debate- ranked a top 100 team in the nation *

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- school also has other Honor Societies like French Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa, Tri-M, National Business Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, and more * Rock Ambassadors- organization that tours and mentors freshmen and new students * Indianite- school newspaper * Asian Student Association * Black Student Union * Ski and Snowboard club * E3- club that encourages young girls to participate in STEM * Sock and Buskin- theatre group * Orchestra * Marching Band * Mindful Living

Athletics

Council Rock High School North sports teams have won multiple local and state championships. Rivalries include sister school Council Rock South. *

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The 2007 and 2009 Baseball varsity team made it to the quarterfinals of the PA state tournament. *

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The Men's Basketball team has won 12 Conference Championships. The 2010-11 team won a school record 27 games and finished the season ranked regionally by ESPN and ''USA Today''. *

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* Cross Country: The 2008 women's team went undefeated. The Varsity team took 7th at the PIAA State Championships, and the Junior Varsity team won both the league and district. The Varsity men's team took 6th at the PIAA State Championships. The men's Cross Country team has won 11 state titles. *

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: The 2006 varsity football team had an undefeated regular season. The team has beaten their rivals, Council Rock South 2 years and a row *

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: Council Rock North Men's Soccer was ranked 3rd in the nation on espnrise.com during the 2009 season for over three weeks. In 2006, the Men's Varsity Soccer team won the PIAA championship. *

* Swimming: As of 2020, the women's team has been undefeated in the SOL Championships for 12 consecutive years, whereas the men's team has been undefeated for 4 years. *

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: Men's (spring) and Women's (fall) *

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Notable alumni

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- Major League Baseball Player 1996–2005. Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies * Brandon Cottom - professional football player *

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- 2000

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- former federal Congressman representing 8th District of Pennsylvania, which includes entire Council Rock School District * Anthony Green - lead singer of band

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; also involved with many bands originating in Philadelphia area * Paul Guenther - former defensive coordinator of NFL's Las Vegas Raiders and

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* Ro Khanna - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from

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(born 1976) - American-Israeli basketball player * Shwa Losben - singer/songwriter * Laura Owen - businesswoman and former Kansas Secretary of Commerce *

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- singer/songwriter *

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; former

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* Jay Wright - former basketball head coach, Villanova

References

External links

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