Public high school in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Interior of Bloomington High School North.
Bloomington High School North (often referred to as BHSN or simply North ) opened in the fall of 1972, is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the northern part of
Bloomington ,
Indiana ,
United States . It is part of the
Monroe County Community School Corporation . The school is accredited by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Athletics
The Cougars compete in the
Conference Indiana , with their main rival being the cross-town
Bloomington High School South Panthers. They have won a total of 3
IHSAA Championships.
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State Championships
Sport
Year(s)
Boys Basketball
1997
Boys Cross Country
1980
Wrestling
1977
National Championships
Sport
Year(s)
Cheerleading
2010
Notes: 1st Indiana team to win a UCA National title in cheerleading. Coached by Shannon Ritz.
Music
North's Symphonic Band is among the most prestigious in the state, having placed in the ISSMA concert band state finalists 34 times since the championship's inception in 1985. The band has had 2 first-place victories, in 1986 and 1987.
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Along with
Bloomington South 's string orchestra, North's band forms the Hoosier Youth Philharmonic (HYP). HYP has performed nationally and internationally, including at
Carnegie Hall .
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Notable alumni
Joshua Bell – Professional violinist
[5]
[6]
Daniel Biss –
Illinois House of Representatives member from the 9th district
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Jonathan Biss – Professional Pianist
[8] [
circular reference ]
Kueth Duany – Former professional basketball player, most recently playing for the
Buffalo Silverbacks of the
ABA . Duany also played for several other professional teams including the
Fayetteville Patriots of the
NBA Development League ,
Braunschweig and
Telekom Baskets Bonnof the German
Basketball Bundesliga and the
Tampereen Pyrintö of the Finnish
Korisliiga .
[9]
Jared Jeffries – Former
NBA player for the
Washington Wizards ,
New York Knicks ,
Houston Rockets and
Portland Trail Blazers
[10]
Djibril Kante - Former professional basketball player (Europe, South America); led
Indiana State to 2x NCAA tournaments.
Pat Knight – Current
scout for the
Indiana Pacers . Former head coach of the
Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team (2011–2014), the
Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team (2008–2011), the
Columbus Cagerz of the
United States Basketball League (1998) and the
Wisconsin Blast of the
International Basketball Association . Knight is the son of
Basketball Hall of Fame member and long time
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coach
Bob Knight
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Michael Koryta – New York Times best-selling and award-winning suspense novelist
Sean May – Current assistant to the director of player development for the
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. May previously played for the
Charlotte Hornets and
Sacramento Kings of the NBA. May also played for several other professional teams including the
Fenerbahçe Ülker of the
Turkish Basketball Federation , the
KK Zagreb of the
Euroleague , the
Sutor Basket jMontegranaro formerly of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A , as well the
Paris-Levallois Basket ,
SPO Rouen Basket and
Orléans Loiret Basket of the French
Ligue Nationale de Basket .
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Terry Stotts – Former head coach of the NBA's
Atlanta Hawks (2002–2004),
Milwaukee Bucks (2005–2007) and
Portland Trail Blazers (2012-2021).
[13]
Mario Wuysang – Former professional basketball player. Considered a legend in Indonesian Basketball, he has 3
IBL Championships with the
Aspac Jakarta and
CLS Knights , and he also won the
IHSAA Boys Basketball back in 1997
See also
References
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b
c
"Bloomington High School North" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
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"State Championship History" (PDF) . IHAA .
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"Concert Organization State Finals Results" . Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) . Retrieved 4 April 2024 .
^ April Toler, "MCCSC Musicians to Play at Carnegie Hall," The Herald-Times (February 24, 2012), pp. A1 and A6.
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"Violinist Joshua Bell returns to Bloomington to perform with pianist Jeremy Denk: IU News Room: Indiana University" .
Indiana University News . January 14, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ Kauffman, Nicole (November 26, 2006).
"North to induct 10 graduates to its Wall of Fame" .
The Herald-Times . Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
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"Illinois State Bio – Daniel Bliss" . Archived from
the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"Jonathan Biss" . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"Eurobasket Bio – Kueth Kuany" . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"Basketball Reference Bio – Jared Jeffries" . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"Texas Tech Reference Bio – Pat Knight" . Archived from
the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"Basketball Reference Bio – Sean May" . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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"NBA Coaching Bio – Terry Stotts" .
NBA.com . Archived from
the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
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