North High School, or Evansville North High School, is a

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now located on the north side of

Vanderburgh County, Indiana Vanderburgh County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 179,703. The county seat is in Evansville, Indiana, Evansville. While Vanderburgh County was the seventh-largest county in 2010 p ...

, approximately 9.5 miles north of

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History

In the early 1950s the Evansville and Vanderburgh County population was increasing and pushing in a northern direction. It was decided that a new high school was needed to relieve the burden on the existing public high schools ( Central High School in its original location,

FJ Reitz High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School (FJ Reitz High School, FJ Reitz, or simply Reitz) is a public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918 following a donation from local philanthropist and banker Francis Joseph ...

and

Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School, referred to as Evansville Bosse High School by the IHSAA, is a public high school of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Bosse is the third smallest high school by enrollm ...

). The location of the school on property near the Mechanic Arts Trades and Industry High School on the north side was chosen. Mechanic Arts' curriculum (and its building) was incorporated into the new high school, which would allow students from the other high schools to come as shared time students. In fall 1956, the new North High School opened, serving students from the seventh through 12th grades (the two lowest grades were removed shortly afterward). The first graduating class consisted of only 18 girls and 149 boys because students in the district were allowed to choose to remain at their present high school or to transfer to the new school. After the city/county merger in 1958, this district included Vogel, Delaware, Scott, Evans, and Oak Hill Schools, as well as some students from Howard Roosa and Stringtown Schools. This huge district stayed relatively stable through desegregation and a middle school reorganization. The high school, located on Diamond Avenue on the northern side of the city, was almost closed due to low enrollment in 1983. Since the community's successful effort to save the school, the northeastern part of the county has experienced massive population growth. A sixth feeder school was added in 2019 in McCutchanville, replacing the original McCutchanville School that was consolidated into Oak Hill School in 1965. On November 4, 2008, Vanderburgh County voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the EVSC. A long list of projects included a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000 students and an adjacent $27 million junior high school for 1,000 students. In late November 2008, the EVSC purchased around near U.S. 41 and Baseline Road, nine miles north of Evansville, for the new campus. The new North High School building opened in January 2012, complete with its first football stadium.

North principals

*1956 - 1967: Adrian Meadows *1967 - 1981: Harold Buck *1981 - 1999: James Sharp *1999 - 2009: Brenda Weber *2009–Present: John Skinner

School District

Elementary Schools (K-6)

*Scott Elementary School *Oak Hill Elementary School *Vogel Elementary School *Evans Elementary School *Delaware Elementary School *McCutchanville Elementary School

Middle Schools (7-8)

*North Junior High School

Sports

''Also see:

Sports in Evansville Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, t ...

'' * Baseball title was won before IHSAA State Tournament was initiated. North High School competes in the

Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School ...

, which is a part of the

Indiana High School Athletic Association The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana ...

Old North High School

The old North High School facility is now used as the Academy for Innovative studies Diamond Branch, though AIS only takes up a small percentage of the school. The auditorium is still host to numerous musicals and plays, such as a 2014 production of Les Misèrables.

Notable alumni

Chuck Bundrant Charles Hardin Bundrant (January 31, 1942October 17, 2021) was an American billionaire businessman and the co-founder, chairman, and majority owner of Trident Seafoods. At his death, his net worth was estimated at US$1.3 billion. Early life Cha ...

, billionaire businessman, founder, chairman and majority owner of

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Namesake of Bundrant Stadium on the current campus *

Deke Cooper John Delvicchio "Deke" Cooper (born October 18, 1977) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Notre Dame. Early years Cooper attended Nort ...

, NFL player * Bob Ford, ABA player and television executive * John C. Martin, former CEO and executive chairman of the board Gilead Sciences *

Brian Merriweather Brian Merriweather (born March 13, 1978) is an American former basketball player. He played professionally for Basket Rimini in Italy, but he is best known for his collegiate career at the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) between 1998– ...

, professional basketball player *

Jeff Overton Jeffrey Laurence Overton (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional golfer. Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana; he graduated from Evansville North High School, leading the Huskies to two State Golf Finals; he finished as State Runner ...

, PGA Tour player *

Josh Tudela Joshua Tudela (born March 13, 1984) is a former professional soccer player and manager. He is also the founder and owner of Comfort by the Cross-Eyed Cricket located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. Life and career Early life and youth care ...

, MLS player *

Dave Schellhase David Gene Schellhase Jr. (born October 14, 1944) is a retired American collegiate basketball coach and former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school career Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, Schellhase a ...

, All-American basketball player, NBA player, longtime college basketball coach

References

External links

Evansville North High School
{{Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) High schools in Southwestern Indiana Schools in Evansville, Indiana Public high schools in Indiana Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in Indiana