Millard North High School

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate

Millard North is one of three public high schools in Nebraska to carry the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and was the first in the state to offer it. Along with Millard North Middle School, Millard North High School offers the IB Middle Years Programme. The only other schools in Nebraska that offer the Diploma Programme are Lincoln High School in Lincoln and Omaha Central High School in Omaha.

Academies

Millard North is part of the Millard Public Schools System, which offers the Academy program for those students aspiring to a particular career after graduation. Currently, Millard North is home to the Business & Logistics Management Academy. Millard North sends students to the other three Millard high schools to participate in the other academies. Currently, there are five academies offered in the Millard district: Education at Millard West; Entrepreneurship at Millard South; Health Sciences at Horizon; and STEM at Millard West. Academy students graduate with almost a full year of college credit (though this varies by academy) and partake in the program during the junior and senior years of high school.

Millard North has had 48 students earn a perfect score on the ACT including a record 9 in the class of 2025.

Extracurricular activities

State championships

Journalism

Millard North has two official student publications. The Hoofbeat, the newspaper, is published every three weeks and maintains an online website. The publication received the Cornhusker Award in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2020. The Stampede, the school yearbook, is published in May with a supplement published in August. The Millard North journalism program won first place overall in the 2011, 2022, and 2025 Nebraska state competitions and were co-State Champions in 2012.

Nebraska Economics Challenge

Millard North operates an economics program, associated with the Advanced Placement Program, to compete in the Nebraska Economics Challenge. Millard North won four straight championships from 2011-2012 to 2014-2015.

National Personal Finance Challenge

The National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC) is a nationwide competition that provides high school students the opportunity to build and demonstrate their knowledge of money management. Teams showcase their expertise in the concepts of earning income, buying goods and services, saving, using credit, investing, and protecting. In 2021, the champion team was from Millard North.

Notable alumni

• Keith Ballard, retired NHL defenseman
• Lance Cade, professional wrestler
• Eric Crouch, football player, 2001 Heisman Trophy winner
• Nick DeLuca, Professional Football player
• Drew Dober, UFC fighter
• Todd Doxzon, football player 1999-2001 backup quarterback and special teams for Miami Dolphins
• Conor Gillaspie, baseball player, third baseman for the San Francisco Giants
• Kelly Lindsey, defender, USA Women's National Soccer Team, Women's United Soccer Association
• Ryan Malone, National Hockey League forward
• Erin McCarthy, professional ten-pin bowler, 2022 U.S. Women's Open champion
• Seth Olsen, football player, offensive lineman who has played for the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings
• Hunter Sallis, basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers
• Paul Stastny, former NHL player
• Jeff Tarpinian, football player, linebacker for the Houston Texans
• Saint Thomas, basketball player
• Patrick Tyrance, professional football player, Los Angeles Rams
• Michael Zagurski, Major League Baseball pitcher

References

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