Walled Lake Northern High School
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Walled Lake Northern is a public high school in the Walled Lake Consolidated School District. It was completed in April, 2003 by TMP Associates, Inc. at a cost of $67.5 million. The school serves 1956 students.
facilities. The academic wings of the school surround the Media Center, and follow a loop pattern. The school has main and auxiliary gyms, an indoor swimming pool
, as well as an upstairs indoor track. The football field contains a home grandstand, two concession stands, and a Fieldturf
football field. The track is a full quarter mile, and is set parallel from the football field. In addition, there are tennis courts, a lacrosse field, two baseball fields, and a full practice football field.
The fine and performing arts wing of the school contains two computer labs (1 CAD, 1 Cisco
/Networking), two art rooms, and a technology
lab. One of the art rooms contains a kiln
and dark room. The band
, orchestra
, and choir
rooms have full sound systems, projector screens, and full acoustic design implemented in the ceilings and walls. The auditorium seats approximately one thousand people and includes a second story balcony for additional seating. It's mascot is the Jolly Knight- the football team's manager, a position founded in 2011.
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facilities. The academic wings of the school surround the Media Center, and follow a loop pattern. The school has main and auxiliary gyms, an indoor swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, as well as an upstairs indoor track. The football field contains a home grandstand, two concession stands, and a Fieldturf
FieldTurf
FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surface. It is manufactured and installed by the FieldTurf Tarkett division of Tarkett Inc., based in Calhoun, Georgia, USA. In the late 1990s, the artificial surface changed the industry with a design intended to replicate real grass...
football field. The track is a full quarter mile, and is set parallel from the football field. In addition, there are tennis courts, a lacrosse field, two baseball fields, and a full practice football field.
The fine and performing arts wing of the school contains two computer labs (1 CAD, 1 Cisco
Cisco
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/Networking), two art rooms, and a technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
lab. One of the art rooms contains a kiln
Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
and dark room. The band
School band
A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
, orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, and choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
rooms have full sound systems, projector screens, and full acoustic design implemented in the ceilings and walls. The auditorium seats approximately one thousand people and includes a second story balcony for additional seating. It's mascot is the Jolly Knight- the football team's manager, a position founded in 2011.