John L. Miller Great Neck North High School
| Great Neck North High School | |
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Great Neck North High School as it appeared in 1931. | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Principal | Bernard Kaplan |
| Assistant Principals | Patty Hugo Scott Bersin |
| Website | www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/index.htm |
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Great Neck, New York, United States, as part of the Great Neck School District.
Great Neck North was rated the 43rd best school in Newsweek Magazine's recent listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue[2].
Great Neck North (originally just Great Neck High School) was designed by the noted Newark, New Jersey architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle. It was featured in the December, 1931 issue of The Architectural Forum.
Demographics
The student body in the school year of 2004-2005 consists of:[3]
- 81.4% Caucasian
- 10.1% Asian American/Pacific Islander
- 6.9% Hispanic
- 1.6% African American
Information
- Grade levels: 9-12
- Year-round schedule: No
- Magnet school: No
- Charter school: No
- Coeducational: Yes
- Mascot: Blazer the goat (formerly an American Indian; changed in the mid 90's)
- School colors: Orange and blue
- School district: Great Neck Union Free School District
- Newspaper name: GuidePost
- Yearbook name: Arista
- Student Body President name: Joshua Mogil (2006-2007)
- Student Body Vice President name: Aaron Bours (2006-2007)
- Motto : Carpe Diem
"Let us remember that we are building for a future we can hardly envision but which will hold us accountable."
-- John L. Miller, Superintendent of Schools, Great Neck, 1964
Famous Firsts
Vaccination Program-1896
Chemistry Course and Installation of Electricity-1898
Kindergarten Program and Installation of Telephones-1904
The First Science Lab-1905
Installation of Indoor Plumbing-1906
Annual Events
Spirit Week
Homecoming Carnival/Parade
Battle of the Classes
Halloween Parade
Reach Out Day
Junior and Senior Prom
S.O. BBQ
Community School Lemonade Stand
Notable Alumni
- Nikki Blonsky, actress who will star as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film version of Hairspray
- David Baltimore, winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
- Kenneth Cole, clothing designer
- Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
- Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago School of Law
- Sarah Hughes, gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Andy Kaufman, comedian / actor, known for his role as Latka Gravas in Taxi
- Ed Myerson, Film / Television Producer, A Producer of Director Peter Brook's Emmy Award winning The Mahabharata
Notable Students
- Emily Hughes (12th grader), figure skater and member of the U.S. Figure Skating Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
- Ben Dover A co-producer of The Sopranos, a HBO television show.
References
Barry Dynkin- a very smart individual.