Bloomington High School North (often referred to as BHSN or simply North) opened in the fall of 1972. It is a comprehensive, four-year, public high school located in the northern part of Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The school is accredited by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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Athletics
The Cougars compete in the Conference Indiana, with their main rival being the cross-town Bloomington High School South Panthers. They have won five IHSAA championships.
Notes: First Indiana team to win a UCA national title in cheerleading. Coached by Shannon Ritz.
Extracurricular activities
Music
North's Symphonic Band is among the most prestigious in the state, having placed in the ISSMA concert band state finalists 34 times since the championship's inception in 1985. The band has had two first-place victories, in 1986 and 1987.
Along with Bloomington South's string orchestra, North's band forms the Hoosier Youth Philharmonic (HYP). HYP has performed nationally and internationally, including at Carnegie Hall.
Notable alumni
Joshua Bell – professional violinist
Daniel Biss – Illinois House of Representatives member from the 9th district
Jonathan Biss – professional pianist
Kueth Duany – former professional basketball player, most recently for the Buffalo Silverbacks of the ABA; also played for several other professional teams including the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Development League, Braunschweig and Telekom Baskets Bonnof the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Tampereen Pyrintö of the Finnish Korisliiga
Jeremiah Gutjahr – former professional soccer player
Jared Jeffries – former NBA player for the Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers
Djibril Kante – former professional basketball player (Europe, South America); led Indiana State to two NCAA tournaments
Pat Knight – scout for the Indiana Pacers; former head coach of the Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team (2011–2014), Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team (2008–2011), Columbus Cagerz of the United States Basketball League (1998), and Wisconsin Blast of the International Basketball Association; son of Basketball Hall of Fame member and longtime Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coach Bob Knight
Michael Koryta – New York Times best-selling and award-winning suspense novelist
Sean May – assistant to the director of player development for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team; previously played for the Charlotte Hornets and Sacramento Kings of the NBA; also played for Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball Federation, KK Zagreb of the Euroleague, Sutor Basket Montegranaro, formerly of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, Paris-Levallois Basket, SPO Rouen Basket, and Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Ligue Nationale de Basket