Great Neck North High School

Infobox School
name = Great Neck North High School


established = 1929 [ [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/history.html History] ; URL accessed August 24, 2006.]
type = Senior high school [ [http://www.nysed.gov/admin/280407/030015.html Type of school] ; URL accessed October 23, 2007.]
principal = Bernard Kaplan
asst principal = Scott Bersin, Esq.(Former)
Dianne Edgerton
Patricia Hugo
Helen Kramer
enrollment = 943 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 81.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.6
address = 35 Polo Road
city = Great Neck
state = NY
zipcode = 11023
country = USA
mascot = Blazer the goat
colors = Orange and blue
newspaper = "Guide Post"
yearbook = "Arista"
information = 516-773-1513
website = [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/index.htm School website]

John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High School" is a public high school a public high school, comprising grades 9 through 12, in Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 943 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=361251001016&ID=361251001016 Great Neck North High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2008.]

The school building was designed by the noted architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle.

According to "Newsweek" magazine's 2006 list of "America's Best High Schools", Great Neck North High School is ranked 23rd. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/ "America's Best High Schools"] , "Newsweek", May 8, 2006.]

Notable alumni

* Jon Avnet (born 1949), movie director/producer [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/gnps/pages/famous/famous60.html Famous Great Neck Alumni from the 1960s] , Great Neck School District. Accessed July 21, 2007.]
* David Baltimore (born 1938), Nobel Prize winner. [Kerr, Kathleen. [http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-century_of_science_dissons,0,7662594.story "They Began Here"] , "Newsday". Accessed October 23, 2007. "David Baltimore, 1975 Nobel laureate and one of the nation's best-known scientists, is a good case in point. The 60-year-old Baltimore, who graduated from Great Neck High School in 1956..."]
* Nikki Blonsky (born 1988), actress who starred as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film version of "Hairspray" attended North for her freshman year. [Fischler, Marcelle S. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08mainli.html?ref=theater "For ‘Hairspray’ Star, ‘My Darn Dream Come True’"] , "The New York Times", July 8, 2007. Accessed July 11, 2007. "In her sophomore year, unable to find her niche, she switched from the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School to the Village School, the district’s alternative high school, with 50 students. After class, she joined the theater program at the William A. Shine Great Neck South High School..."]
* Steven A. Cohen, manager of 'SAC' hedge fund.
* Mary L. Cleave, Astronaut, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Missions.
* Kenneth Cole (born 1954), clothing designer
* Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), movie director
* Richard Epstein (born 1943), James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago
* Phil Hankinson (1951-1996), former NBA player for the Boston Celtics.Dempsey, Mike. [http://www.newsday.com/sports/highschool/ny-hsspotlight0515,0,333726.story?coll=ny-hsports-features "Great Neck North"] , "Newsday", May 15, 2007. Accessed September 18, 2008.]
* Ilan Hall (born 1982), winner of the second season of the Bravo television network's reality series "Top Chef".
* Emily Hughes (born 1989), figure skater, member of the U.S. Figure Skating Team 2006 Winter Olympics [ [http://www.newsdayinteractive.com/long-island-schools/seniors.php?id=280407030015] . Accessed July 30, 2007.]
* Sarah Hughes (born 1985), gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
* Michael Karlan, founded Professionals in the City networking group. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/30/AR2006123001017.html] ]
* Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), comedian / actor (played "Latka Gravas" in "Taxi).
* Minae Mizumura, novelist, essayist, critic
* Laurie Puhn (born 1977), TV host, author. [Fischler, Marcelle S. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E0DC163AF930A25751C0A9639C8B63 "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; A Psychic Channels Real Life Into a Novel"] , "The New York Times", February 13, 2005. Accessed October 5, 2008. "Laurie Puhn, a former cheerleader voted the most outstanding student in Great Neck North High School's class of 1995, is one of those A-list people."]
* Dan Raviv (born 1954), CBS News Correspondent and host of the "Weekend Roundup" on the CBS Radio Network
* Christine Wang (born 1967), architect, curator, artist

References

External links

* [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/index.htm Great Neck North High School]
* [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/36779/Sports/Great_Neck_NorthGarden_CityJVJunior_VarsityBasketballboys/ Junior Varsity] and [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/36832/Sports/Great_Neck_NorthGarden_CityBoysbasketballVarsity/ Varsity] - varsity basketball photo links
* [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/profiles/nhsprofile07.pdf Assistant principals and principals]