As safety and student well-being are often top priorities for school districts, North has consistently had a school resource officer (SRO) on-site. Currently, this role is filled by Detective Noelle Wold, who started at North this semester. Wold has been an SRO in D303 since 2023, starting at Thompson Middle School before coming to North.
Wold’s arrival was prompted by unusual circumstances, as Detective Anson, North’s previous school resource officer, was overdue to switch schools.
“The rotation for a school resource officer is typically four years with a fifth year extension,” said Wold. “[North’s situation] was sort of a special circumstance, because Detective Anson was completing his fifth or sixth year.”
Before becoming a School Resource Officer, Wold worked as a police officer. Later, she decided to become an SRO with the police department to play a bigger role in the community.
“I’ve been a police officer in law enforcement for about 10 years,” said Wold, “and [in 2019], I decided to become a school resource officer because I wanted to work more within our community. I really love building relationships with students and staff and getting to know the school.”
However, Wold first had to undergo a week-long training program to prepare her for becoming a school resource officer. Specifically, she had to focus more on safety and working with students.
“School resource officers go through a specialized one-week course that helps us learn de-escalation techniques, how to engage with students, safety measures [and more],” said Wold.
Now that she is at North, Wold enjoys seeing both familiar and new students in the halls, as well as North’s general positive atmosphere.
“I really like seeing students that I had at Thompson, [and] I see a lot of familiar faces,” said Wold. “[Also], everyone’s been very welcoming and kind, [and] I’d like to be involved [at North] any way I can.”
Outside of work, Wold is a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, has a small business, spends time with her two kids and enjoys connecting with other people.
“I would describe myself as outgoing,” said Wold, “sort of just a nice person that likes to talk and engage and get to know other people.”
For this reason, Wold encourages any interested students to take part in a youth police academy this summer.
“We are having a youth police academy at the St. Charles Police Department [the week of] June 8, [and] we are looking for students that might be interested in being a part of that,” said Wold.
Students seeking additional information can feel free to contact Wold.
