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Appleton North High School is a comprehensive Secondary School in Appleton, Wisconsin . It is part of the Appleton Area School District . Opened in August 1995, it is the most recently built of the three four-year public schools in the district. The school has roughly 1800 enrolled students. The school colors are gold, silver and navy blue. The school's nickname is the Appleton North Lightning. North is led by Principal Barry O'Connor, with Associate Principals David Pynenberg and David Mueller. Students at North and other Appleton Area schools typically perform above the Wisconsin state average on standardized tests.http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/About/documents/report_to_comunityforweb.pdf NORTH THEATRE DEPARTMENT The theater department is well-known in the Fox Valley for the musicals that they produce. Some of the musicals the department has done are '' Aida '', '' Les Misérables '', and '' The Secret Garden ''. For 2007-2008, the department will perform '' Miss Saigon ''. The school was the first to introduce two weekends of shows and double casting to the Valley. The One Act Team has won the prestigious Critics Choice Award eight years in a row at the Wisconsin High School Theater Festival. For the 2006 Festival, the school did a One Act of '' Hamlet ''. The spring drama for the 2006-2007 school year was '' The Arabian Nights '' and will be the 2007-2008 One Act. The head of the department is Ron Parker. APPLETON NORTH BAND DEPARTMENT The Appleton North High School Band, under the direction of Mr. Jim Thaldorf, is one of the best high school bands in the state. The students are separated into five bands (increasing in experience and talent of members): Lightning Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, and Honors Band. The music department contains approximately 280 band members that participate in multiple Parades , pep band at the home sporting events, the half time show for the homecoming football game, and three concerts a year. Mr. Thaldorf also directs two Jazz ensembles. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS During the 2006-2007 season, the Appleton North Math Team won the Fox Valley Math League competition for the first time in school history. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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