Great Neck North Middle School

Infobox School2
name = Great Neck North Middle School


established = 1952 [ [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/history.html History] ; URL accessed March 13, 2007.]
type = Public Middle school
head_name = Principal
head = Denise Nolan
head_name2 = Assistant Principal
head2 = Ron Levine
city = Great Neck
state = New York
country = USA
website = [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NMS/index.htm www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NMS/index.htm]

Richard S. Sherman Great Neck North Middle School or simply "North Middle School" is a junior high school, comprising grades 6 through 8. It is located in Great Neck as part of the Great Neck School District.

Demographics

The student body in the school year of 2004-2005 consists of: [ [http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2005/cir/280407030012.pdf School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF)] ; URL accessed March 7, 2007.]
* 84.9% Caucasian
* 6.8% Asian American/Pacific Islander
* 7.7% Hispanic
* 0.6% African American

Information

* Address: 77 Polo Road Great Neck, New York 11023
* Year-round schedule: No
* Magnet school: No
* Charter school: No
* Coeducational: Yes
* Mascot:
* School colors: Blue and Orange
* School district: Great Neck Union Free School District
* Newspaper name: The Northern Light
* Yearbook name: Polaris

Great Neck North has been considered as one of the hundred top schools in the nation for the past several years. Not only are the classes educational and even enjoyable, but the school offers several after school extra curricular activities, such as sports, involvement in the school One Acts and musical, various different culture clubs, music clubs (e.g. Chamber Music, Pop Jazz, etc.), several science and math clubs, yoga club, involvement in the school literary magazine and newspaper, yearbook, etc.

Students from surrounding elementary schools such as Baker, JFK, Saddle Rock and others typically enter this school for their three years in middle school (grades six through eight), before advancing to the high school, North High, which is located immediately next to the middle school.

Due to the wide range of activities provdided for student involvement, students such as former alumni Nikki Blonsky, actress in the upcoming movie "Hair Spray," get to try their hand at a bit of everything, eventually discovering their own passions, whether it is writing, or acting, or mathematics or humanitarian work as is provided by groups such as SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).

In brief, the school offers a great many opportunities to a great many number of people/students.

Notable alumni

* Nikki Blonsky, actress who will star as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film version of "Hairspray"
* Andy Kaufman, comedian / actor, known for his role as Latka Gravas in Taxi
* Minae Mizumura, novelist, essayist, critic, based in Tokyo, Japan. Author of "A Real Novel."

References