Teacher Lisa Klein applauded for PE class

Imagine a teenager anxious to get up early in the morning and get to school so he can work out in gym class – in the middle of winter! That’s Jonathan Gonzalez, a sophomore at North High School. …

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ROTC Regional Champions

North’s Varsity and Jr. Varsity Rifles teams competed in the Eastern United States Regional Championships this past weekend in Camp Perry, Ohio. The Varsity squad pulled a 3-peat and won the Championships for the 3rd straight year, team …

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NHS Quartet perform for Art Exhibit

NHS Quartet performance Last night our NHS String Quartet was asked to provide background music for the DMPS Annual Art Exhibit. Members of the quartet last night were Jenna Jensen, Limmud Hill, Stephanie Ramos, and Shelby Sonderleiter. They …

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NHS student qualifies for State in Bowling

  North High’s Draven Wear has qualified for State individually, with an average score of 245.5. The State tournament is next Tuesday at Plaza Lanes here in Des Moines.The girls bowling teams from both Lincoln and Roosevelt high schools …

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JEAN SCHWENDAU IS AP TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!!

Jean Schwendau’s AP Biology class at North High School files in at 9:00 AM on a Friday morning. She is a veteran teacher in her 30th year, the last 13 of them at North. She grew up in Louisville, …

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Large Group Theater going to State

State Large Group contest is upon us for the theater arts program here at NHS.  The students did an amazing job at Districts and we are sending 10 groups to State!  That number of groups has only been …

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NHS Academic Decathlon-headed to State

NHS Academic Decathlon – As a team, we placed 3rd at the Central Iowa Regional Competition!  Our overall score has placed us in the top 12 large schools in the state.  We are qualified to go to the …

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North High Robotics – STATE BOUND!!

On Saturday the North High Robotics Team, the Polar Technics participated in the John Deere League Championship tournament in Johnston, Iowa.  They competed against 28 other teams from central Iowa, and went into the contest seeded sixth after …

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