The 1970's started out badly for Denver North High School, in early 1970 a fire broke out in the North High School main office causing a lot of destruction and damage. In that same year an explosion in the North High School Gymnasium cause the pool to explode and flood the basement of the gym.

MAY 20 1970, Controversy Over Annual Results in New Flag for High School American Legion Department Cmdr. Harold Kelsey, left, Loveland, presents banner to Pete Shannon, principal of North High School. The presentation was made at the request of parents who were unhappy with disrespect for the flag shown in annual (Yearbook). Credit: Denver Post.

The Denver North High School Vikings beat Ranum High School to win the state championship game in 1977, the final score was 4-1. The game was played in Pueblo on May 22nd 1977, the same night as the Denver North High School prom. But Denver North triumphed in the 3A state championship that brought glory to Vikings. it was also the last team state championship won by the Denver North Vikings.

Denver North also Beat the Thomas Jefferson Spartan for the Denver Prep League Championship earlier that season.

Basement, today is ROTC and BG level.

Now ROTC room

Here is an aerial view of North Senior High School and part of the beautiful North Denver.

NOV 18 1970, Geometry I Class at Denver's North High School, Miss Peggy Jennings, instructor.

APR 21 1976 Beard Judging is a tough task for Judge Susan Wall. Susan Wall, left, evaluates the beards of Sam Pool, Roy Sandoval, Jim Pardee of North High School. The beard contest was sponsored by school's Key Club and North Denver Kiwanis Club. Pool was awarded a ten-speed bicycle for 'best all-around' beard. Sandoval got Thermo-pack for full­est beard, Pardee a shaving kit for scrum- piest beard. Other winners included Em­ery Fellow (longest), Wes Weir (shabbiest) Credit: Denver Post

In the 1980’s Denver North High School saw some changes. In the early 1980’s Denver Public Schools had announced the ninth grade will be joining the high school level, the first freshman class to join North High School in 1983 had almost a thousand students from a combination of Skinner Junior High School, Lake Junior high school and Horace Mann Junior High School (This is the same time the switch from Junior High School to Middle School occurred). But also in 1983 Denver North High School had finished construction on its brand new edition, this edition would comprise a 15 brand new classrooms, a state-of-the-art auditorium and a beautiful 1st floor cafeteria. The first few years the edition did help the massive numbers of students that entered North High School in the early 80’s but by the late 80’s and into the early 90’s Denver North High School started seeing less and less kids. Throughout that time there were less students coming to North High School, we had a big drop. But with the 80s North High School had growth under principle Lino Gonzalez we had more spirited homecomings, celebrations and sporting events. The 1980’s had brought with it students with school spirit. In the front hallway of the brand-new North High School edition principal Lino Gonzalez put under it a time capsule, exactly 50 years after that time capsule was planted it will be pulled up and shown to Viking students. It will show what life was like during that historical day for North High School.

The Time Capsule will be opened September 6th 2036.

Here are homecoming photos from through out the 1980's.

Here is a photo from Federal and Speer, during the era before the 90s the corner of Federal and Speer was busy with stores, restaurants and places for North High School students. Before Viking Park was turned into a park it was a district of stores and houses. One of many famous restaurants to sit directly on that corner where Subway sits today was Georgy’s. On the west side of Federal would sit a Ford dealership on the east side where Chase Bank is today sat a Chevy dealership. Both would be famous in their time. (Murphy Mahoney Chevrolet, Hover Ford).

On September 6th 1883 Denver North Side High School opened its doors for the very first time, on September 6th 1983 Denver North High School did the same thing all over again. In 1983 Denver North celebrated 100 years by opening a brand new edition. On that day Denver's mayor Federico Pena came to celebrate the brand new building and came to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Denver North High School. Denver North also celebrated in 1986 the first graduating class, because in the early day's there were High School was 3 years.