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North Springs High School
North Springs High School in 2017
Address
447 Roswell Road Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328 United States
Coordinates	33°57′33″N 84°21′55″W / 33.95916°N 84.36527°W / 33.95916; -84.36527
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
School district	Fulton County School System
CEEB code	111154
NCES School ID	130228001024
Principal	Michael Scott Hanson
Faculty	90.40 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	1,275 (2022–23)
• Grade 9	302
• Grade 10	326
• Grade 11	335
• Grade 12	312
Student to teacher ratio	14.10
Campus type	Suburban
Rival	Riverwood High School
Newspaper	The Oracle
Yearbook	The Phalanx
Colors	Navy blue and orange
Mascot	Spartan
Website	northsprings.fultonschools.org

North Springs High School (formerly called North Springs Charter High School of Arts and Sciences from 2007 to 2022) is a public high school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. It is the only magnet school in the Fulton County School System that offers both arts and sciences. Students may participate in the Visual & Arts component and/or the Mathematics & Science component, depending on their qualifications and abilities.

School information

North Springs High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Georgia Department of Education. The majority of the 2005 graduating class (97%) attended a four or two year college, and 68% of the 2005 graduating class were HOPE scholars. North Springs was a Georgia School of Excellence, a Grammy Signature School (1997), and a U.S. News & World Report Outstanding High School (2000). It was also one of Newsweek magazine's Top 300 High Schools (2000). It gained charter status for the 2007–2008 school year.

The school has had many individual athletic achievements. In 1969, North Springs won a state title in football and soccer, two state championships in wrestling in 1976 and 77, and two state championships in track and field in 2004 and 2005.

Magnet programs

North Springs has a dual magnet program.

The mission of the North Springs High School's Science Magnet Program is to provide a higher academic level of scientific and mathematics education through problem-based learning centered in technology and research. The classes offered through this program are Biochemistry; Career Math/Science–Advanced Research Methods; Microbiology; Organic Chemistry; Introduction to Research Methods in Science, Science, Technology, and Society; Science Topics/Issues–Advanced Research Methods; Topics and Issues in Medical Ethics; Topics and Issues in Engineering; and Techniques in Engineering.

The Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Program is an interest-based program that enables students to receive pre-professional training that extends beyond the introductory level. The program provides exploration into such areas as music theory, history of the arts, composition, conducting, choreography, playwriting, directing, art production, and art criticism. Students are required to earn eight art magnet credits over the course of four years. The Arts Magnet is split into Theater Magnet, Choral Magnet, Dance Magnet, Film Magnet, Music Magnet, and Visual Arts Magnet.

North Springs Cluster

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North Springs School draws students from a cluster of middle and elementary schools, which work together to complete K-12 education. The cluster includes the following schools:

• Sandy Springs Middle School
• Ison Springs Elementary School
• Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
• Spalding Drive Elementary School
• Woodland Elementary School

Notable alumni

Music

• Playboi Carti - Rapper
• Usher – R&B singer
• Gunna - Rapper

Sports

• Channing Crowder – National Football League (NFL) player
• Brandon Bohrer – Premier Lacrosse League player
• Dennis DiSantis – Formula D Driver
• Verron Haynes – NFL player
• Efrem Hill – Canadian Football League player
• Jordan Hill – National Basketball Association player
• Tom McMillan – Major League Baseball player
• Matt Robinson – NFL player

Film and TV

• Abigail Hawk – actress
• Raven-Symoné – actress
• John Schneider – actor

Politics

• Greg Bluestein – political journalist

• Saira Draper — politician

• Steven Schrage — academic

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• Fulton County School System high schools
• Magnet schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Charter schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
• High schools in Sandy Springs, Georgia
• 1963 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Educational institutions established in 1963