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John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High," or "North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District. As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 980 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.6.〔(Great Neck North High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2008.〕 The school building was designed by the noted architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle. According to ''Newsweek'' magazine's 2006 list of "America's Best High Schools," Great Neck North High School was ranked 23rd. The school is near the center of the main shopping area in Great Neck.〔Saslow, Linda. "(Schools Split on 'Open Campus' )." ''The New York Times''. October 23, 1988. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.〕 == History == Great Neck High School was established in 1895, in a wood frame building on Arrandale Avenue at Middle Neck Road that also housed elementary school students.〔Spear, Devah and Gil. ''The Book of Great Neck'', 1936. The Great Neck Library has provided this (download ) to view scanned images of the book. It is a 29.6 MiB PDF file. It contains a chapter on the history of Great Neck High School written by its principal at the time, Leon C. High.〕 The wood building was expanded in 1900 but then destroyed by fire and replaced by a brick building in 1921.〔Match, Richard. ''Lucky Seven: A History of the Great Neck Public Schools, Union Free School District No. 7'', Great Neck Public Schools 150th Anniversary Committee, 1964. The Great Neck Library has provided this (download ) to view scanned images of the book. It is a 7.2 MiB PDF file.〕 By this time high school students had moved into their own building, just to the west of the original Arrandale building. The site of the east Arrandale building is now a park and an apartment building for senior citizens.〔(The Village of Great Neck Housing Authority ) retrieved 2009-09-28. Pictures of the site where Great Neck High School was established.〕 The first building named Great Neck High School opened in 1914. Its location was between the original Arrandale school and the original Great Neck Library (now (Great Neck House )). This school building, also built of brick, was demolished in 1976.〔(Great Neck School District History ) retrieved on 2009-05-19.〕 The site of the west Arrandale building is now a parking lot for Great Neck House. The main section of the present building on Polo Road opened in 1929. The school was still known as Great Neck High School, as engraved above the building's main entrance. As the student population grew, the school became known as Great Neck Junior-Senior High School and served grades 7–12. By 1936, there were 1228 pupils, only grades 8–12 of which could fit in the Polo Road building. Grade 7 was housed in the west Arrandale building. After World War II ended, the school district's student population grew quickly. The Polo Road building was expanded in 1947, in general accordance with its architect's original plan.〔(James Betelle, Where Are You? ) retrieved 2009-09-24. Architecture of Great Neck High School as originally built.〕 As the population explosion continued, the district built new buildings. In January 1952, Great Neck Junior High School was opened to serve grades 7–9, and the existing school was renamed Great Neck Senior High School, serving only grades 10–12.〔"This is Great Neck", The League of Women Voters of Great Neck (2003)〕 In 1958, a South campus including another high school and junior high school was opened. As a result, the existing high school was renamed Great Neck North Senior High School. In 1970, the school was renamed to honor Dr. John L. Miller upon his retirement after 28 years as superintendent of the school district.〔("John L. Miller, 93, School Superintendent" ), ''The New York Times'', January 5, 1998.〕 The new name was John L. Miller–Great Neck North Senior High School, though the full name was rarely used except for official documents. The student population shrank after the Baby Boom generation graduated in the 1970s, and grade 9 was moved back to the high school building. The current name of the school was then adopted: John L. Miller–Great Neck North High School. Also called "North". As of 1988, Great Neck North has an "open campus" policy. Students in grades 9 through 12 may go in and out of campus. Rona Telsey, a spokesperson for the district, said in 1988 that "open campus" had not been a controversy for the school.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John L. Miller Great Neck North High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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