New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school, with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration. Founded in 1901, the school is known for its large spending per student, academic excellence, and its athletic, drama, visual arts, and music programs. New Trier's primary campus in Winnetka is used by sophomores, juniors, and seniors, while the freshmen attend classes at the Northfield campus. The school serves Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe most of Northfield, part of Glenview and part of Northbrook.
The school is named after the city of Trier, Germany, and New Trier's logo depicts the Porta Nigra, symbol of that city; the athletic teams are known as the Trevians, which comes from the Treves, the French name for Trier.
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