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| name = Novato High School
| image = File:Novato High School 1.JPG
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| ___location = Novato, CA
| streetaddress = 625 Arthur St.
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| city = [[Novato, California|Novato]]
| state = CA
| county = [[Marin County, California|Marin County]]
| zipcode = 94947
| country = United States
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| district = [[Novato Unified School District]]
| oversight = [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]]
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| superintendent = Dr. Tracy Smith
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| head_label = Assistant Principals
| head = Jahon Miles
| principal = Michelle Cortez, Allie Greene (co-principals)
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| teaching_staff = 64.71 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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| schooltype = [[comprehensive high school]], [[Art school]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
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| grades = 9-12
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| classrooms = 56
| campus = 38-acre site
| campus type = Outdoor Hallways, Suburban
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| rivals = [[San Marin High School|San Marin Mustangs]]
| mascot = Hornets, Servals (MSA)
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| nickname = The Black Swarm
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| yearbook = The Vespa
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| newspaper = Wax and Honey
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| founded = 1957
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| students = 1,393 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0627720&ID=062772004191|title=Novato High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 8, 2025}}</ref>
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'''Novato High School''' ('''NHS''') is a public [[high school]] located in
==History==
Built in 1955 and founded in 1957<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://novatohigh.nusd.org/about-2 |website=Novato High School |publisher=Novato High |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref> three years before [[Novato]] was incorporated as a city, it is one of two comprehensive high schools in the [[Novato Unified School District]], the other being [[San Marin High School]].
==Demographics==
{{Update|date=August 2025|reason=Outdated demographics data, needs updating.|section=Demographics}}
Since the mid-1980s, the school's student population has ranged from 1000 to 1200 students.
In the 2018–2019 school year, the demographic distribution was as follows: Caucasian (46.7%), Latino (38.1%), Asian/Other Asian (6.2%), Two or More Races (4.7%), African American (2.8%), Native American (1.1%) and Pacific Islander (0.4%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0627720&ID=062772004191|title=Novato High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}</ref>
==Campus==
[[File:Novato High School 2.JPG|thumb|Novato High School]]
NHS rests on a 38-acre site, with two gymnasiums, a state-of-the-art science center, two performing arts centers (including a state-of-the-art theater completed in 2021), five computer centers, a library with a computer lab, dance studio, weight room, locker rooms, a wing for visual art classrooms, and a wing for music classrooms. Outdoor facilities include tennis courts, basketball courts, softball diamond, baseball stadium, turf football stadium with a track, soccer field, and a newly renovated swimming pool.
Another student-led organization on campus is the Link Crew (since 2015). Link Crew has 11 and 12 grade students act as mentors and role models for the incoming 9 grade class to help in the transition from middle to high school.
==Curriculum==
Novato High School offers a range of academic programs, including college preparatory courses, Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) classes, as well as fine and performing arts and industrial arts courses. The school provides support services such as English Language Development (ELD) programs for students who require additional language assistance.
Marin School of the Arts (MSA) is an arts program on Novato High School's campus;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://marinschoolofthearts.org/ |title= Marin School of the Arts |website=Marin School of the Arts |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bond-funded projects reshape Novato, San Rafael schools |url=https://www.marinij.com/2021/08/31/bond-funded-projects-reshape-novato-san-rafael-schools/ |access-date=3 August 2025 |work=Marin Independent Journal |date=31 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Venues |url=https://marinsymphony.org/tickets-events/venues/ |website=Marin Symphony |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> in addition to arts classes in their field of choice, MSA students also take regular Novato High School academic classes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Novato High School |url=https://novatohigh.nusd.org/about-2 |access-date=3 August 2025 |work=novatohigh.nusd.org |language=English}}</ref><ref name="marinij Founding director to retire from Novato's">{{cite news |title=Founding director to retire from Novato’s Marin School of the Arts |url=https://www.marinij.com/2013/02/25/founding-director-to-retire-from-novatos-marin-school-of-the-arts/ |access-date=3 August 2025 |work=Marin Independent Journal |date=25 February 2013}}</ref> MSA was founded in 2003 by Mark Peabody.<ref name="marinij Founding director to retire from Novato's"/><ref>{{cite web |title=About MSA |url=https://marinschoolofthearts.org/about-msa/ |website=Marin School Of The Arts |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>
==Athletics==
Novato competes in the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL). Novato is a member of the [[North Coast Section]](NCS) of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]].
===Basketball===
The girls' basketball program won the California state Div. II championship in the 1986 season,
==Notable alumni==
{{Alumni|date=August 2025}}
*[[Amory Kane]] (1964), recording artist
*[[Mike Moroski]] (1975), [[NFL]] quarterback from [[UC Davis Football|UC Davis]]
*[[Yvonne Cagle]] (1977), M.D., NASA Astronaut
*[[Eric Shanower]] (1981), author, cartoonist
*[[John Kostecki]] (1982), Olympic sailor
*[[Ellen Estes]] (1996), Olympic and collegiate water polo player who won the 2002 NCAA National Championship for Stanford University, and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the USA National Women's Water Polo Team
*[[Anna Wise]] (2009), Singer known best for collaborating with [[Kendrick Lamar]]
*[[Wil Dasovich]] (2009), television personality, model and YouTube [[vlogger]]
*[[Seth Morris]], actor and comedian
== Notable faculty ==
*Former Stanford All American and Chicago Bears defensive lineman [[Roger Stillwell]] coached the varsity football team in the 1980s.
*The Rock Band program is run by [[Scott Thunes]], bassist for [[Frank Zappa]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=Marin School of the Arts |url=https://marinschoolofthearts.org/ |access-date=12 July 2025 |website=Marin School of the Arts}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:High schools in Marin County, California]]
[[Category:Public high schools in California]]
[[Category:Novato, California]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in California]]
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