Nome-Beltz Middle High School

Nome-Beltz Middle High School
Location

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtNome Public Schools
CEEB code020100
PrincipalTeriscovkya Smith
Teaching staff20.33 (FTE)
Grades6 to 12
Enrollment291 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio14.31
Color(s)Blue and white
  
MascotNanook (Polar Bear)
Websitehttps://www.nomeschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3652161&type=d&pREC_ID=2414871

Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School is a middle and high-school in Nome, Alaska. It is located at the base of Anvil Mountain, close to the beginning of the Nome-Teller Highway. The mascot is the nanook (nanuq), or polar bear. The school was named in 1965 after William Earnest Beltz (1912-1960), the first president of the Alaska Senate following statehood.

Founded as a boarding school for nearby villages, it is now a public school. The school has recently remodeled much of the original campus, replacing the former cafeteria and gym, among other buildings.

The Alaska School Activities Association classifies Nome-Beltz as a 3A school, just below the largest schools in the state. The school's athletic programs have won several state championships for its division over the past sixty years. Nome-Beltz fields athletic teams for boys & girls basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, swimming, volleyball and wrestling.

Additionally, the school sponsors a school band and choir and hosts numerous student organizations, including Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, Nome Native Youth Leadership, Future Teachers and Native Youth Olympics.