North High School (commonly North, North High, or NHS) is a

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located in

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with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. The school is a part of the Sioux City School District and is one of three public high schools in Sioux City. The school mascot is Stars, and their colors are red and blue.

Athletics

The Stars compete in the

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in the following sports: *Baseball ** 2009 Class 4A State Champions *Basketball ** Girls' 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2007, 2009) *Bowling *Cross Country *Football *Golf *Soccer *Softball *Swimming *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball ** 1982 Class 2A State Champions *Wrestling

Jacqui Kalin Jacqui Kalin (born January 27, 1989) is an American-Israeli former college and professional basketball 5-foot-8 point guard. In college at the University of Northern Iowa, she set the free throw percentage NCAA Division 1 career record, and was ...

led the school basketball team to a Class 4A Iowa State Championship in 2007. She holds the school records for assists in a season (146) and career (324), and for

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s in a career (245), and holds the school and city record in the

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Bus service

The school is serviced by Sioux City Transit, which is open to all fare-paying passengers Monday to Friday during the school year.

Notable alumni

* John Arnaud, safety for Michigan Panthers (USFL) * Brittni Donaldson, current assistant coach of the

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(born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player *

Ted Waitt Theodore William "Ted" Waitt (born January 18, 1963) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Waitt is a co-founder of Gateway, Inc.

, co-founder of

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* Daniel Tillo, pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization *

Matt Chatham Matthew L. Chatham (born June 28, 1977) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at South Dakota. He played for the New England Patriots and New York Jets. High school years Chatham attended Sioux City North High S ...

, former Linebacker for

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and

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Lori Petty Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is noted for her roles in the films ''Point Break'' (1991), ''A League of Their Own'' (1992), ''Free Willy '' (1993), and the title role in ''Tank Girl'' ...

, American actress and director, noted for her roles in the films ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993).
Steve Warnstadt
former Iowa state senator.

References

External links

* Public high schools in Iowa Schools in Sioux City, Iowa 1972 establishments in Iowa Educational institutions established in 1972 {{Iowa-school-stub

Athletics

Bus service

Notable alumni

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