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100

New Trier was founded in what month and year?

February 1901

100

The first principal, Frank Smart, worked here for how many years? 

He worked for one school year from 1901-1902. He then went to work as the Superintendent of Schools in Davenport.
100

Beginning in 1965, New Trier had two campuses. The names of these campuses were the _____ campus and the ______ campus.

New Trier West Campus and New Trier East Campus
100

New Trier offers early bird courses in these three departments? 

Music,kw, and science

100

New Trier's top two rivals are______? 

ETHS and Loyal Academy

200

In what year did, New Trier have 76 students 7 teachers?

1901, the first year!
200

The New Trier library was renamed last year to honor which superintendent?

Dr.Yonke (Superintendent from 2006-2017)

200

New Trier was the first high school to have this indoor amenity in 1912.

An indoor pool


200

Class of 2010 was the last class to get level ____ courses?

Level 5 (Reserved for the harder AP's)

200

New Trier's radio station is what channel number?

WNTHS 88.1 FM
300

Lagniappe Potpourri was started in what year?

1981! Will it continue... no one really knows

300

New Trier selected who to be the new superintendent starting next year? What was his previous job?

Dr.Tragos was selected for the next three years. He is the currrent assistant superintendent of curriculum. 
300
The current West Building of the Winnetka Building was completed in what year?

It was completed in 2017.

300

New Trier is offering a new engineering course next year called...?

Aerospace Engineering

300

New Trier has how many coffee stands? Where are they? (For an extra 100 points each: what are the names of two of them)

There are three coffee stands in the school. There is coffee located at the Bean Team station located in the Winnetka Cafe. There is also another location across the hall from the main gym located in the East Side Academic and Athletic Project Building. Finally, there is a stand called the Brew Crew located across from the library run by special education.
400

F.E. Clerk was the creater of the advisory system developed the program in what year. He created the adviser chair position in 1927 shortly after.



1923

400

New Trier alumni Don Katz went on to start which Amazon owned company?

Audible

400

Since the 2022-2023 school year, New Trier has had how many campuses? 

There are three campuses. They include, Northfield, Winnetka, and the Glencoe Transition Center.
400

In 1946, New Trier was selected to be the first high cshool to offer a popular English course for Seniors called_____?

Great Books!

400

For the past 18 years, how much has New Trier paid the Village of Winnetka for parking?

After recently renegotating, next year the district will pay $200,000, currently we pay $310,956 for parking including the metra, street, and the beach.

500

The New Trier Manual Arts/Applied Arts Department started the Staff Pinewood Derby Race in what year?

2023

500

The first president of New Trier's Board of Education, General C.H. Howard served as an important figure in the Civil War. Later, his brother who was also a general helped organize the Freedman's Bureau. His work with education of freed men led to the creation of _________ University?

Howard University

500

The old main gym of New Trier, torn down in December of 2021, was named the _____ Gates Gym.

Leslie Gates Gym

500
During the 1956-1957 school year, this type of popular college level course was offered at New Trier by the national committe to develop AP. The chair, William Cornog became superintendent later on.

The courses were named, "advanced standing", but they became APs only a year later!

500

New Trier currently has how many off campus parking spots?

360 spots are avaiable. Some of this however is allocated for staff.

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