Class - The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools; 8 June 2009; Newsweek.com; accessed 23 June 2009|website=Newsweek }}</ref> In 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized Naperville North as one of the 349 National Blue Ribbon Schools. In 2020, Naperville North High School was accredited with an International Green Ribbon for Extraordinary Schools. Naperville North is fully recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, and is a member of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling. Athletics Naperville North competes in the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC). Naperville North is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. The school's teams are stylized as the Huskies. The mascot's name is Buster. From 1975–1987, Naperville North played its home football games at Naperville Central. In 1988, Naperville North opened Harshbarger/Welzel Stadium as its new home field. The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, and softball. In addition to the above sports, the school also offers club sports in ice hockey and ultimate frisbee. The men's water polo team has been a historically successful program earning multiple state trophies throughout the years. The following teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet: Badminton (girls): 1st place (tie) (2011–12) Cross Country (boys): State Champions (2008–09) Cross Country (girls): State Champions (1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) Football: State Champions (1992–93, 2007–08) Golf (boys): State Champions (1989–90, 1994–95) Gymnastics (boys): State Champions (2000–01) Soccer (boys): State Champions (1998–99) (2016–17) (2017–18) (2018-19) Soccer (girls): State Champions (1987–88, 2011–12) Swimming & Diving (boys): State Champions (1995–96) Tennis (boys): State Champions (1993–94) Volleyball (boys): State Champions (1996–97) Activities The school is also host to a Certamen; a quizbowl-like team, placing first in the 2004 state Latin convention; the Northern Lights, a nationally competitive winter guard; the Marching Huskies marching band, who tied for second in the state championship in 2005 and took fourth in state in 2009; and a drama department that contributes regularly to the Illinois High School Theatre Fest. Notable recent IHSTF productions with North students in the cast or crew began