School Song
The late 1920's and early 1930's
saw many small independent districts on the outskirts of the
city annexed into the school district. This caused an increase
of
students in the upper grades. In 1925, the School Board purchased
the Lemp Triangle for $22,500. The Lemp Triangle was a triangular
piece of ground where baseball was played before Boise Junior
High was built in 1936. Baseball was still played after the
school
opened and a few of the neighbors weren't too happy with the
baseballs coming their way. The foul balls came into their
yards
and the players kept trampling down their flowers and shrubs
to retrieve the balls, so the neighbors plowed up the field.
A
backstop was erected and the field put back into shape and the
games continued with no reprisals from the neighbors.
The
junior high was built partially to facilitate the switch from
an 8-4 school system to a 6-3-3 elementary/junior high/senior
high
system. Skeptics at the time said the new system would never
work and that the Board and administration would regret the
change to
this new-fangled structure.
There have been two additions to the school since it was
constructed; a band room in 1949 and the cafeteria in 1968. There
has been other remodeling done from time to time to enhance the
library and other facilities. Upon construction of South Junior
High in 1948, the school's name was changed from Boise Junior High
to North Junior High.
In 1987, North celebrated its 50th Anniversary of service to
the Boise community. Many students and former students are proud
to have been a part of North's history. Notable personalities from
North Junior High include:
Andrew Benoit, author of Touchdown: Everything You Need to
Know about the NFL This Year
Heather Parkinson, author of Across Open Ground
Dane
Spencer, 2002 Winter Olympian for the US Ski Team
U.S. Senator
Frank Church (1924-1984)
Eugene
Thomas, President of the American Bar Association
Robert Bakes, Chief Justice, Idaho Supreme Court
Barbara
Shook-Cleghorn, violinist
Rebecca Stern, Ft. Worth Symphony. |
