Millard North High School

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Millard North High School
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Address
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1010 S. 144th St.

Omaha
,
Nebraska
68154-2899

United States
Coordinates41°15′00″N 96°08′28″W / 41.250°N 96.141°W / 41.250; -96.141Coordinates: 41°15′00″N 96°08′28″W / 41.250°N 96.141°W / 41.250; -96.141
Information
TypePublic school
Established1981
School boardMillard Public Schools
PrincipalBrian Begley
Teaching staff143.00 (FTE)[1]
Number of students2,573 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.99[1]
Color(s)Blue and silver with green accent
MascotMustang
Websitehttp://mnhs.mpsomaha.org/

Millard North High School is a high school in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Millard Public Schools district. Millard North partially opened in 1978 for 9th and 10th grade students. In 1981, the second phase of the project was completed and the school began to serve students in grades 9-12; at that time, the school's name was changed to Millard North High School. The school completed an expansion in 2007. Millard North underwent a comprehensive renovation which was finished in 2016.[2]

Curriculum[]

International Baccalaureate[]

Millard North is one of three high schools in Omaha to carry the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and was the first in the state to offer it. Along with Millard North Middle School, Millard North High School offers the IB Middle Years Programme.[3] The only other schools in Nebraska that offer the Diploma Programme are Lincoln High School in Lincoln and Omaha Central in Omaha.

Academies[]

Millard North is part of the Millard Public Schools System, which offers the Academy program for those students aspiring to a particular career after graduation. Millard North was home to the Finance Academy which started in 2009, but was ended after the 2012-13 school year. Millard North sends students to the other three Millard high schools to participate in the other academies. Currently, there are four academies offered in the Millard district: Education at Millard West; Entrepreneurship at Millard South; and Health Sciences and Distribution and Logistics Management at Horizon. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, a STEM academy will be offered at Millard West. Academy students graduate with almost a full year of college credit (though this varies by academy) and partake in the program during the junior and senior years of high school.[4]

Mr.Begley vs. The Bat[]

Uploaded on Aug 23, 2008, "Mr.Begley vs. The Bat" is a youtube video in which the head principal used a wet floor sign to try to expel a common bat from the front entrance.[5]

Extracurricular activities[]

State championships[]

State championships[6]
Season Activity Number of championships Year
Fall Football 5 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015
Marching Band 2 2016, 2019
Softball 1 1993
Tennis, Boys' 2 1998, 2018
Volleyball 3 1987, 2016, 2018
Winter Basketball, Boys' 1 2021[7]
Wrestling 2 1991, 1996
Spring Baseball 2 1990, 2005
Golf, Boys' 1 2011
Soccer, Boys' 2 1995, 2007
Soccer, Girls' 7 1988, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2018
Speech 6 1993, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021[8]
Tennis, Girls' 3 1989, 2001, 2002
Track and field, Girls' 3 2005, 2006, 2008
Total 40

Journalism[]

Millard North has two official student publications. The Hoofbeat, the newspaper, is published every three weeks and maintains an online website. The publication received the Cornhusker Award in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2020.[9] The Stampede, the school yearbook, is published in May with a supplement published in August. The Millard North journalism program won first place overall in the 2011 Nebraska state competition and were co-State Champions in 2012.[10]

Nebraska Economics Challenge[]

Millard North operates an economics program, associated with the Advanced Placement Program, to compete in the Nebraska Economics Challenge.[11] Millard North won four straight championships from 2011-2012 to 2014-2015.[12]

National Personal Finance Challenge[]

The National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC) is a nationwide competition that provides high school students the opportunity to build and demonstrate their knowledge of money management. Teams showcase their expertise in the concepts of earning income, buying goods and services, saving, using credit, investing, and protecting. In 2021, the champion team was from Millard North.[13]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "School board OKs $9.75M contract for Millard North renovations — about $1M over estimated price tag". Omaha.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Find an IB World School". International Baccalaureate Organization. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  4. ^ "High School Career Academies". . Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0HIoVw-xuM
  6. ^ "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  7. ^ "Millard North wins its first boys basketball title" (English). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  8. ^ "NSAA Speech Championships Past Champions" (English). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  9. ^ "2011 Cornhusker Awards". Nebraska High School Press Association. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  10. ^ "2011 State Journalism Results". Nebraska High School Press Association. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  11. ^ "Millard North High School". Millard Public Schools. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  12. ^ "Bellevue East teams sweep Nebraska Economic Challenge titles". . Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  13. ^ "Millard North High School wins National Personal Finance Challenge". KMTV-TV. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  14. ^ FuneralNet. "FuneralNet: Custom Funeral Home Website Design - Obituaries". porterloring.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Pat Tyrance - 1990 - Football".
  16. ^ "Tyrance Earns Spot in Academic All-America Hall".

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