{{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox school | name = Columbus North High School | image = File:Columbus North High School.jpg | caption = Main entrance to Columbus North High School | motto = Respect. Responsibility. Relationships. | established = | type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] high school | district = [[Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation]] | principal = David Clark | address = 1400 25th Street | city = [[Columbus, Indiana|Columbus]] | state = [[Indiana]] | zipcode = 47201 | country = [[United States]] | coordinates = {{Coord|39|13|28|N|85|54|36|W |type:edu_region:US-IN_scale:3000 |display=inline,title}} | enrollment = 2,267 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&State=18&County=Bartholomew&ID=180036000066|title=Columbus North High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref> | teaching_staff = 168.33 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 13.47<ref name=NCES/> | colors = {{color box|royalblue}} {{color box|white}} | nickname = Bull Dogs | footnotes = | website = [https://north.bcscschools.org/ Official website] }}
'''Columbus North High School''' ('''CNHS''') is one of the public high schools located in [[Columbus, Indiana]], United States. It is part of the [[Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation]] (BCSC). Columbus North High School was previously known as Columbus High School. It was renamed Columbus North High School in 1973 upon the founding of [[Columbus East High School]].
==Demographics== The demographic breakdown of the students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year is as follows:<ref name=NCES/>
*Male = 48.3% *Female = 51.7% *White = 35.5% *Hispanic = 31.4% *Asian = 20.7% *Multiracial = 3.3% *Black = 8.3% *Native American / Alaska Native = 0.7% *Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander = <0.1%
== Athletics == [[File:Columbus North Football field.jpg|thumb|Columbus North Football field]] The North Bull Dogs are members of [[Conference Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Schools/AthleticConferences/tabid/566/Default.aspx|title=IHSAA Athletic Conferences|work=ihsaa.org|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> The school colors are royal blue and white. The following [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] sanctioned sports are offered:<ref name="ihsaa dir">{{cite web|title=2014-2015 School Directory|url=http://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/schools/201415SchoolDirectory.pdf|website=ihsaa.org|publisher=IHSAA|access-date=April 2, 2015|page=41}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsaa.org/TourneyInfo/TourneyInfoStatistics/FormerStateChamps/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/581/Default.aspx#26471073-c|title=IHSAA State Championships by School|work=ihsaa.org|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513035928/http://www.ihsaa.org/TourneyInfo/TourneyInfoStatistics/FormerStateChamps/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/581/Default.aspx#26471073-c|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Baseball (boys) * Basketball (boys & girls) * Cross Country (boys & girls) * Football (boys) * Golf (boys & girls) * Gymnastics (girls) * Soccer (boys & girls) * Softball (girls) * Swimming & Diving (boys & girls) * Tennis (boys & girls) * Track and Field (boys & girls) * Volleyball (boys & girls) * Wrestling (boys & girls)
{| class="wikitable" |+State Championships !Sport !Year(s) |- |Girls Basketball '''(1)''' |2015 |- |Boys Cross Country '''(7)''' |2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2025 |- |Girls Cross Country '''(2)''' |2009, 2021 |- |Boys Golf '''(2)''' |1934, 2013 |- |Boys Gymnastics '''(13)''' |1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 |- |Girls Gymnastics '''(3)''' |1973, 1974, 2016 |- |Boys Soccer '''(1)''' |2012 |- |Boys Swimming '''(10)''' |1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000 |- |Girls Swimming '''(1)''' |1985 |}
==Notable alumni== *[[Jason Ayers]], [[WWE]] referee *[[Devin Mann]], 5th Round Draft Pick in 2018 [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] *[[Michael Evans Behling]], actor *[[Michael Brinegar]], American swimmer (attended, did not graduate) *[[Tyler Duncan]], golfer *[[Ray Eddy]], former head basketball coach for [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]] *[[Jamie Hyneman]], co-host of the television series [[MythBusters]] *[[Ali Patberg]], basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Girls Basketball State Scoring Records |url=https://www.ihsaa.org/girls-basketball-state-scoring-records |website=Indiana High School Athletic Association |access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref> *[[John Pence]], attorney *[[Greg Pence]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Indiana's 6th congressional district]], 2019–2025 *[[Mike Pence]], 50th [[Governor of Indiana]] 2013–2017, 48th [[Vice President of the United States]] 2017-2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/2016/07/14/the-mike-pence-story-from-a-youth-in-columbus-to-candidate-for-vice-president/|title=The Mike Pence story: From a youth in Columbus to candidate for vice president|author=Staff Reports|work=therepublic.com|date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> *[[Morgan Proffitt]], former Professional soccer player for the [[Washington Spirit]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. *[[Brent Simmons]], artistic gymnast *[[Tony Stewart]], former [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]] driver, [[NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series|NHRA]] driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbusnorthalumni.org/bull-dog-alumni-hall-fame/hall-fame/biography-anthony-tony-stewart/|title=Biography - Anthony (Tony) Stewart|last=Ruble|first=Larry|website=Columbus North Alumni|language=en-US|access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> *[[Chuck Taylor (salesman)|Chuck Taylor]], American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist, [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]] *[[Victoria Toensing]], class of 1958
==See also== *[[List of high schools in Indiana]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://north.bcscschools.org/}}
{{Columbus, Indiana}} {{Conference Indiana}}
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