Principal William Rivard Number of students under 900 Color Maroon and blue | Grades 9-12 Phone +1 802-334-7921 Affiliation State school | |
Address 209 Veterans Ave, Newport, VT 05855, USA District North Country Senior Uhsd 22 School District Similar North Country Supervis, North Country Union Ju, Lake Region High Sch, Derby Elementary School, Newport City Elementa Profiles | ||
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North Country Union High School (NCUHS, North Country, or NCU) is a secondary school located in Newport, Vermont. It is operated by the North Country Supervisory Union school district.
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- North country union high school mock crash
- North country union high school dance concert 2013
- History
- Buildings
- Activities
- Music
- Recognition
- Coach
- Hockey
- Budget
- Events
- Notable alumni
- References
The school serves students from Newport City, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield and Lowell. Enrollment ranges between 1100 and 1200 students.
NCU is affiliated with the North Country Career Center, a regional technical center that shares the NCU building.
School colors are maroon and blue, and the school mascot is the Falcon.
North country union high school dance concert 2013
History
The school stands on what was once Veterans' Park. The local American Legion post donated the land to the school district. The park had been used for carnivals, horse races, and baseball games.
Until 2010, the school played hockey across the border in Stanstead, Quebec. It was the only professionally maintained rink in the area.
Buildings
The North Country Career Center was completed in 2008. It cost $18.7 million, and was financed by bond.
Activities
NCUHS has the following clubs: Computer Gaming Club, Drama, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Flag Corps, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), National Honor Society, Leadership Council, Rotary Interact, SkillsUSA, and Student Council.
Music
Dance:
Instrumental:
Vocal:
Recognition
State championships have been won by the school in the following sports:
Coach
The New England Soccer Hall of Fame inducted boys' varsity soccer coach, Joe Batista. He has coached at the school for 27 years. He has a total of 161 varsity wins in the Metro Conference and Division One from coaching various teams. He has compiled a record of 108-61-22 from 1997-2007. His teams have won one State Championship and two Metro Conference titles. He has been honored as New England Coach of the Year once, twice as Vermont Coach of the Year, and three times as Metro Conference Coach of the Year.
Hockey
There are boys' and girls' hockey teams. The school has announced that the team will play home games at the Jay Peak Resort starting in 2010.
Budget
Per pupil expenditure for the high school in 2009 was $11,657, the 26th lowest out of 28 union high schools in the state, 226 out of 250 schools in the state, and less than any other area school.
Events
Robert DeCormier did a workshop in 2007 with the school's select choir.