Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

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Northwestern High School is one of three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was opened in 1971 as Rock Hill's second high school. Along with rival Rock Hill High School, it is one of the largest 16 schools in the state by enrollment. It has about 1,950 students in grades 9–12. Northwestern offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.^[1]

Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke at Northwestern on October 6, 2007.^[2]

1 Athletics
2 Notable alumni
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[edit] Athletics

The Northwestern Trojans are in Region III-AAAA in the state of South Carolina. There are seventeen sports with thirty teams representing the school. The Trojans have a rich tradition both on the field and off. The football team is consistently ranked in the top ten in South Carolina, and the soccer team has been in the state championship game five out of the last six years, winning the championship in the 2006 and 2008 seasons.^[3] The boys cross country team won the state championship in 2005 and 2006. The baseball team is consistently a tough out in the playoffs, and have produced numourous collegiate players. Northwestern athletics have produced several collegiate student-athletes, going to such major schools as Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Florida State University, and University of Georgia, and several smaller state schools such as Francis Marion University, Spartanburg Methodist College, Newberry College, Gardner-Webb University and Benedict College.