Before & After
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Historic Names
Potpourri
100
These three foreign languages were originally taught when North was established.
What are Greek, Latin and German?
100
Park Fair Mall used to be home to this prestigious area college.
What is Des Moines University?
100
This was the most popular language club when NHS was established.
What is German club?
100

This North High Alum can be found in the main office as an Associate Principal.

Who is Steve Schappaugh.

100
The aim of this organization in 1901 was to, "reflect the daily school life of North High. It is not a paper of the staff, but rather a paper of the students and by the students."
What is Oracle?
200
This is the type of tree that was the inspiration for North's school colors.
What is a crab apple tree?
200
In the late 1970s this local college set its sights on making NHS its home if DMPS decided to merge North with another school. Thankfully for all of us that didn't happen!
What is DMACC?
200
With the absence of this structure, volleyball and basketball were not played when North was first established.
What is a gymnasium?
200

This North Alum has worked for the district since he was 17 years old; started in Metro Care, then as a custodian as he worked his way thru college.

Who is Addison Masters?

200
The first graduation class of NHS had this many members.
What is 32 students?
300
During the 1930s - 1970s, North High School consisted of these grade levels.
What are 10th, 11th and 12th graders?
300
When this bridge crashed near North High School in 1965 an eye witness was quoted as saying, "There were three cars on the bridge and they made a fast turn-around and got the daylights out of there!"
What is the 6th Avenue Bridge?
300
The Northside Otters use the pool to provide swim lessons for area metro youth; in 1963 they were called this graceful ocean mammal.
What are dolphins?
300

These two North alums can be found not only on the Wall of Fame, but also teaching social science and physical education classes

Who are Greg Holland and Lisa Klein?

300
Typically something you would remember from elementary school days, this activity was required to happen twice daily for fifteen minutes in 1889.
What is recess?
400
This current elementary school is the site of the original NHS.
What is Moulton Elementary?
400
This Highland Park eatery has served NHS for years as a popular place for alumni meetings and banquets.
What is Chuck's?
400
This sport provide NHS with its first championship team.
What is football?
400

Down the pink hallway is where you will find this North alum and FCS teacher.

Who is Heather Rosewall-Sevedge?

400
A baby polar bear is called this.
What is a cub?
500
The floods of both of these years threatened to delay the start of the school year, but like we always do, we rose to the occasion and the building was operational for the first day.
What are 1993 and 2008?
500
This popular Iowa summer destination bought items out of Riverview Park when it closed.
What is Adventureland?
500
World War I may have slowed the progress of this club, but led by the scientific department, its members were interested in wireless technology and coding.
What is the radio club?
500

These high school sweethearts both graduated from North and now call it their work home.  They practically live here with their involvement in the classroom and with afterschool activities. 

Who are the ROSTs!

500
Where Grubb Stadium currently stands, Des Moines used to have a semi-professional baseball team that played there. Its mascot was this.
What is the Des Moines Demons.
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