Welcome to the 2026-2027 edition of Opportunities in Secondary Education. The Newton North High School course catalog is titled Opportunities because that is what it represents, the breadth and depth of opportunities available to every student at NNHS. We encourage students and families to spend significant time reading and exploring Opportunities together. This course catalog contains a wealth of information about our courses, and our academic philosophy, along with our policies and procedures.

Newton North High School is a comprehensive high school where we believe that “Learning Sustains the Human Spirit.” As you review Opportunities, keep this school motto in mind. What courses will stretch you? What courses will challenge you? What courses will support you? What courses will be new and exciting? Where are your existing passions? What potential passions would you like to pursue? Answering all of these questions will help you embark on sustaining your human spirit via learning. What makes our school unique, and a truly comprehensive high school is the range of courses that we offer in all subject areas, the Career & Technical Education programs that offer authentic learning experiences, and the Fine and Performing Arts programs that strive for both access and excellence. 

Newton North has a commitment to opportunity, access, and excellence for all students. The scope and sequence of courses in each department have been designed to support these overarching goals. Courses include an articulation of content and skills that can be developed and learned within a developmentally appropriate community of learners at each grade level. The curriculum is designed to support the continuous academic, social and skill development growth for all students. A core value at North is that all students are appropriately challenged and supported both in terms of the work in individual classes and more broadly across a student’s schedule. As students consider their course load, we support them in finding an appropriate level of stretch and balance within their classes. Teachers consider this placement philosophy when making course level recommendations.

The Newton North Registration and Scheduling process is structured in a way to create equitable access to opportunities within the school and to encourage a balance in terms of the breadth and depth of student choice. Newton North builds the school-wide schedule based on requests made by students. Our process has allowed the majority of students to receive all of the courses they request in Spring. Consequently, student requests impact the number of courses and sections of each course that the school is able to run. This impacts staffing decisions that are made in the Spring of each school year. In order to meet the needs of students, appropriately staff the building, create optimal class sizes, and remain within budget constraints, we are firm in our position that students may not change course requests after Verification Week 2026, the final week of the registration process.

Sincerely,

Henry Turner-Principal

Amy Winston-Vice Principal