Northwest High School (McDermott, Ohio)
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| Northwest High School | |
| Location | |
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| 914 Mohawk Drive
McDermott, Ohio |
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| Information | |
| School district | Northest Local School District |
| Head of school | Ed Crabtree, Superintendent |
| Principal | Rick Scarberry, Principal
Dave Frantz, Athletic Director |
| Type | Ohio, public, rural, high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics | baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' and girls' golf, boys' soccer, fast pitch softball, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' track, and volleyball[1] |
| Athletics conference | Southern Ohio Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Mohawks[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue[1] |
| Homepage | District Website |
Northwest High School (NHS) is a public high school in McDermott, Ohio in Scioto County in Southern Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwest Local School District. Their nickname is the Mohawks and their school colors are red and blue.
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[edit] Athletics
There are ten school districts and eleven high schools in Scioto County along with one parochial school as well several private and community schools.[2] The school's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has sixteen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County (Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County (Symmes Valley High School), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and Scioto County (Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School).[3]
See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences and the Southern Ohio Conference
[edit] Notable alumni, coaches, and faculty
- Ed Cable (Northwest) - Recipient of the Ohio Sportsmanship, Ethics, & Integrity Softball Coaches' Award (2002)[4]
- Jake Porter
- Ted Strickland - current governor of Ohio and former U.S. Representative, class of 1959
- Dennis Hagerty (former NHS baseball coach) 2005 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches HOF Inductee
- Steve Free (class of 68') 5 time ASCAP Award Winner for songwriting, ASCAP Award for performances on National Public Radio 1998, Academy of Independent Recording Artist singer/songwriter of the year 1996, and Airplay International Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999, 2000
- Dave Frantz- Recipient of the Ohio Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award for Track and Field Coaches. Former Head Football Coach and present Athletic Director and Track Coach.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. OHSAA Member School Info. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- ^ Ohio Department of Development. Ohio County Profiles: Scioto County. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ Southern Ohio Conference. "Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws", January 2007.
- ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program", p. 39.
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