Northeast High School (Missouri)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Northeast High School
| established = {{start date and age|1914}}
| type = Public
| principal = Douglas Bolden
| students =
| city = Kansas City
| state = Missouri
| country = USA
| district = Kansas City Public Schools
| colors = Purple, White, and Gold
{{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}}
| mascot = Vikings
|conference = Interscholastic League
| rival =
| motto = "The Best Getting Better"
| enrollment = 657 (2022-2023){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2916400&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=291640000860|title=NORTHEAST HIGH|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 21, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 37.90 (FTE)
| website ={{Official website|https://www.kcpublicschools.org/northeast}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.10833|-94.52523|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-MO}}
}}
Northeast High School is a public high school located at 415 Van Brunt Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri, next to Northeast Middle School. It is part of the Kansas City Public Schools.
History
The existing building was constructed in 1914 for {{US$|500,000|1914|round=-3|about=yes}} as one of the largest schools in the state. Its interior was renovated in 1988 and a new gymnasium, weight room, and locker rooms were constructed on its south side.{{cite web | title=School History | publisher=Kansas City Public Schools | url=https://northeast.kcpublicschools.org/about/our-school | access-date=July 14, 2022}}
Athletics
The school's several sports teams are called the Vikings.
= State championships =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"|State Championships | |||
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships || Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Winter | Basketball, boys | align="center"|2 | 1927, 1935 |
| Track and field, boys | align="center"|1 | 1930 | |
| align="center" colspan="2"|Total | align="center"|3 |
Notable alumni
- William S. Sessions{{mdash}}attorney, jurist, United States district judge, and FBI Director{{cite web | title=William S. Sessions, November 2, 1987 - July 19, 1993 | publisher=FBI | url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/directors/william-s-sessions | access-date=January 23, 2021}}
- Maxwell D. Taylor{{mdash}}commander of the 101st Airborne Division and U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam{{cite web | title= Maxwell Davenport Taylor, Chairman from Oct. 1, 1962 – July 1, 1964 | publisher=Joint Chiefs of Staff | url=https://www.jcs.mil/About/The-Joint-Staff/Chairman/General-Maxwell-Davenport-Taylor/| access-date=October 3, 2024}}
- Clarence M. Kelley{{mdash}}nicknamed "Chief" with .300 baseball batting average, former Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and second FBI Director{{cite web | title=Clarence M. Kelley | publisher=Kansas City, Missouri Police Officers Memorial | url=https://www.kcpolicememorial.com/history/kelley/ | access-date=January 23, 2021}}
References
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{{Kansas City, Missouri High Schools}}
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Category:High schools in Kansas City, Missouri
Category:Public high schools in Missouri
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