In the 2004 film Mean Girls, what is the name of Cady Heron’s school?

Cady Heron attends North Shore High School in the 2004 film Mean Girls.

Cady begins the story after being homeschooled for her entire life and spending twelve years in Africa. Her first day at North Shore introduces her to the school’s social groups, including the Plastics, the popular clique led by Regina George.

The school becomes the main setting for Cady’s adjustment to conventional teenage life. She befriends Janis Ian and Damian Leigh, joins the Plastics as part of a plan, falls for Aaron Samuels, and competes in the Mathletes. Her school experiences drive the film’s plot about popularity, identity, friendship, and social pressure.

North Shore High School is fictional. The movie was written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, and it was released in 2004. The film’s school setting is sometimes confused with a real Illinois high school because the story was inspired partly by real suburban experiences, but North Shore itself is an invented institution.