Novi High School

Novi High School (commonly Novi or NHS) is a public high school in Novi, Michigan, United States in Greater Detroit, serving students in grades 9–12. It is operated by Novi Community School District and was awarded Blue Ribbon School status in 1986-87 and 1999-00. Novi High School currently enrolls 2,020 students and has a 200 member faculty.

Novi High School
Address
24062 Taft Road

Novi
,
Michigan
48375

United States
Coordinates42°27′50″N 83°29′24″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoA Commitment to Excellence
Established1966
School districtNovi Community School District
PrincipalNicole Carter
Faculty110.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,070 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.72[1]
Campus size500,000 sq. ft.
Campus typeSuburb
Color(s)Green and white    
MascotWildcats
Websitenovi.k12.mi.us/hs/
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[2]
Change vs.
prior year[2]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %20.0 / 15.2
Proficient %25.9 / 30.1
PR. Proficient %14.1 / 37.6
Not Proficient %40.0 / 17.1
Average test scores
SAT Total1166.3
(Decrease −37.8)

In addition to its primary purpose, Novi High School also houses adult education and various community recreational events, such as open swim in the swimming pool and basketball games in the gym and fieldhouse.

History

Novi High School was established in 1966 and graduated its first class in 1969. Prior to 1966, high school students from the Novi district attended Northville schools. The high school started out in a rural community that saw a tremendous amount of growth between the late 1960s to the early 2000s, and subsequently, the growth of the school. The large influx of students from the 1980s to today led to several renovations and expansions of the high school.

The first high school was located in the current Novi Meadows school at Taft and 11 Mile Roads which was built in 1964. This building was known as Novi Junior High School from 1964 until 1968 and opened to students in the fall of 1966. Explosive growth began in Novi during the 1970s and the district quickly outgrew the old high school, forcing the district to build the current high school which opened in the Fall of 1977. The current school was built on a portion of the Fuerst family farm.

The first renovation of the high school occurred from 1993 to 1996, boosting the building capacity by 40% and adding a telecommunications system, science labs, and a fine arts complex.

In 2001 a $75.6-million bond proposal passed for a second high school. A $37-million expansion and renovation that followed included an expansion of the cafeteria; a renovation of the auditorium with a new sound system, new seating, and new carpeting; and a new fine arts wing with a choir room, a black box theater, and a dance studio.[3]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Novi High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. Higgins, Lori. "EXPANDING STUDENTS' HORIZONS AT NOVI HIGH." Detroit Free Press. March 8, 2006. News p. B3. Retrieved on October 28, 2013. "Renee Hadley has studied dance for 15 years, but it was only recently that she was able to take a dance class at Novi High School. The new dance studio there[...]" - Clipping from Newspapers.com
  4. Steinberg, Stephanie. "Alum Gupta nominated for surgeon general post." The Michigan Daily. Wednesday January 14, 2009. p. 1A. Retrieved from Google News (1 of 16) on October 28, 2013. "[...]School in 1993. He also grew up in nearby Novi, Mich., and attended Novi High School."
  5. "CHANGE OF PLANS, -- MITCH MAIER ONCE DREAMED OF PLAYING COLLEGE FOOTBALL, BUT A SWITCH OF SPORTS IS WORKING OUT WELL FOR THE WRANGLERS' OUTFIELDER." Wichita Eagle. April 6, 2006. Sports p. 1C. Retrieved on October 28, 2013. "After graduating from Novi (Mich.) High in 2000, he was planning to attend Michigan as a preferred walk-on. "I was packed and ready to go," Maier said."
  6. "Olympic spotlight: Bobsledder Michelle (Mickie) Rzepka." Detroit Free Press. October 4, 2009. Sports p. C10. Retrieved on October 28, 2013. "A 2001 graduate of Novi High, Rzepka was a Big Ten indoor and outdoor[...]"
  7. "Michigan's Olympic Connections." (Archive) Associated Press at WILX-TV. February 12, 2010. Retrieved on October 28, 2013. "Samuelson graduated from Novi High School, and Bates from Ann Arbor Huron[...]"
  8. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Games". Forbes.
  9. Meeting Connor From Detroit In Real Life!, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2021-04-26
  10. "oakland county historical records, pg. 16".

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