North Kingstown High School
North Kingstown Senior High School (North Kingstown High School) is a public secondary school located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The school, which serves grades 9–12, is attended by residents of both North Kingstown and Jamestown.[3] As of 2014–15, there were 1,407 students enrolled, and the faculty consisted of approximately 100 teachers.
North Kingstown Senior High School | |
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Location | |
150 Fairway Drive North Kingstown , , , 02852 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°33′21″N 71°26′55″W |
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School type | Public high school |
Founded | 1901 |
School board | North Kingstown School Board |
School district | North Kingstown School District |
Superintendent | Phil Auger |
CEEB code | 400088 |
Principal | Barbara Morse |
Faculty | 96.64 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-Ed |
Enrollment | 1,383 (2015-16)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.35:1 [1] |
Color(s) | Black, Vegas Gold and White |
Song | Alma Mater |
Athletics conference | Rhode Island Interscholastic League |
Mascot | Skipper |
Rival | South Kingstown High School |
Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
Test average | Keep in 100 |
Newspaper | The Current Wave |
Yearbook | Skippers' Log |
Communities served | North Kingstown, Jamestown |
Feeder schools | Davisville Middle School, Wickford Middle School, Jamestown Lawn School |
Website | nksd.net |
History
In 1901 the State Board of Education in Rhode Island approved the establishment of the Wickford Academy (now known as the North Kingstown Senior High School). Four years later, in 1905, the first graduates received their diplomas. 2005 marked the school's 100th anniversary [4]
Elizabeth Beisel, a 2010 graduate of North Kingstown Senior High School, is a former international swimmer who won two Olympic medals. Beisel graduated from University of Florida in 2014 after competing in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. She retired from swimming in 2018 and competed in Survivor: Island of the Idols. [5]
Notable People
- Elizabeth Beisel, Olympic swimmer
Achievements
In 2013, U.S. News & World Report rated North Kingstown High School as the third best high school in the state of Rhode Island, awarding it a Silver Medal on a national scale. [6] The school is accredited by the State of Rhode Island and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Principals
- 1989 – 2010 Gerald K. Foley
- 2010 – 2014 Thomas W. Kenworthy
- 2014 – 2019 Denise Mancieri
- 2019 - present Barbara Morse
References
- North Kingstown Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics, retrieved 16 April 2016
- "North Kingstown Sr. High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- http://www.jamestownri.net/school.html
- http://www.nksd.net/NK100/index.htm
- Changing The Game: Olympian, NK native Beisel takes on ‘Survivor’, The Independent, retrieved 30 October 2019
- https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/rhode-island