Lawrence North High School
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| Lawrence North High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | |
| Information | |
| Locale | Large city |
| Principal | Steven Goeglein |
| Students | 2,853 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Established | 1976 |
| Snapshot | LNHS |
| Homepage | LNHS |
Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is located at 7802 N. Hague Road on the Northeast side of the city. It is one of two high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The 2006-07 enrollment was 2,853.
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[edit] History
Lawrence North opened its doors in the fall of 1976.
The school colors are scarlet and forest green. The school mascot is the Wildcat.
[edit] Athletics
Lawrence North High School has 18 varsity sports teams, as well as several club and intramural teams. In recent years LN has regained its fame by winning multiple state titles in track and wrestling (led by three-time State Champion Reece Humphrey). Greg Oden and Mike Conley, class of 2006, also played for the school. During the 2004-2005 basketball season, two Lawrence North basketball games were nationally televised: one on INHD and another on ESPN.
Members of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC).
[edit] Athletic department
- Grant Nesbit, Athletic Director
- Jim Zeller, Assistant Athletic Director
- Jeff Heefer, Head Coach
[edit] Academics
Lawrence North is recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a Four-Star School, the highest honor that body can confer. Lawrence North is also a North Central Association accredited school.
In July of 2003, LN was accepted into the International Baccalaureate Program and 15 students entered the program during its initial offering in the fall of 2004.
From the class of 2005, 10 of the 588 students in the class received the honor of becoming National Merit Semifinalists, while 7 of these advanced to Finalist Status with the National Merit Corporation.
[edit] Freshman school
In the fall of 2001, the Freshman School was opened to the 650 incoming students of the class of 2005. The goal of the Freshman school was to serve as a "school within a school" and to facilitate the transition between middle school and high school by decreasing class sizes and localizing nearly all freshman-level courses on the second floor of the building.
[edit] Extracurriculars
Lawrence North has extracurricular clubs and activities to go along with academics and athletics.
