History
After a false start to construction in 1922 located at North 31st and Ames Avenues, the present North High was completed in 1924. The building's first principal, Edward E. McMillan, was later honored as the namesake of the nearby middle school called McMillan Magnet Center. North opened as an eighth through twelfth grade school, and the school began winning district and state awards in academic and athletic competitions in 1926. In 1932 the school earned the top place at a national debate competition. 1,711 North graduates served during World War II.
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