Olathe Northwest High School
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| Olathe Northwest High School | |
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Students prepared for their future
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| Olathe, Kansas, USA | |
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| Abbreviation | ONW |
| Principal | Dr. Gwen Poss |
| Type | High School |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Mascot | The Raven |
| Established | 2003 |
| Homepage | www.onwravens.net |
Olathe Northwest High School (ONW) is one of four high schools in the Olathe School District. Located in Olathe, Kansas at 21300 College Blvd. When ONW began the 21st century programs, Northwest had two programs: E-Communication and Entertainment Production (e-comm), and Aerospace and Engineering (A/E).
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[edit] Classroom Technology
When the school first opened, students were issued an M515 model palm. After three years of use, those palms were deemed obsolete, and the districted upgraded the school to the Tungsten T|X. The palms have many uses in school activities. For instance, the English department uses them mainly for reading books, taking notes, and typing essays. In 2006 Olathe Northwest became completely "wireless" by allowing students to access the internet using Wi-Fi on palm T|X. It allows students to research and much more from their palms. The school also uses ceiling mounted projectors and smart boards for classroom presentations[1]
[edit] 21st Century Programs
[edit] E-Communication and Entertainment Production
Students in the E-Communication program have opportunities to advance their interests in web design and development, graphic arts, video production, game design and animation, and many other opportunities. The school is equipped with a television studio, numerous video editing suites, and several computer lab classrooms for the graphic arts and web design students.
[edit] Aerospace and Engineering
Students in the Aerospace and Engineering program (A/E) are immersed in nearly every major engineering discipline through a wide array of coursework ranging from materials and processing chemistry course and CAD courses during their sophomore year, additional CAD coursework along with a paired physics and mathematics/project course, during their senior year students are guided to choose an Internship with a local business, a senior project, or join the battlebots project team. [2]
[edit] Faculty of mention
The Current principal at ONW is Dr. Gwen Poss.
In 2006, ONW English and debate teacher Josh Anderson was awarded Teacher of the Year in Kansas, as well as being one of the four finalists for National Teacher of the Year.
Air Force Association (AFA) Teacher of the Year — Sue Rippe
[edit] Awards
Olathe Northwest recently achieved the 2005-06 "Standard of Excellence."
[edit] Football
The current head coach of the Olathe Northwest varsity football squad is Todd Dain. In 2004, the first year of varsity play, the team went 2-7, achieving their first ever win against Shawnee Mission Northwest. In the next year of varsity play they improved to 4-5, just barely missing out on the playoffs. The 2006 squad finished a disappointing 3-7, but made the playoffs which was a first in school history.
In February 2007, Rodney Kenner signed for Kansas State University, being the first Division I football player in school history.
[edit] Baseball
The current head baseball coach at Olathe Northwest is Jay Novacek. In 2007, the ONW Baseball team became Co-Sunflower League Champions for the first time in school history. The team finished with a record of 12-8. The squad has reached the Regional Championship game twice in 2004 and 2005, falling one game short of the state tournament. In the 2003-04 season, the first year the school opened, the Ravens entered into regional play as the bottom seed and drew Mill Valley High School, the #1 team in 5A. Led by Pitcher JP Verhulst and hitting of Nate Tenbrink, the Ravens knocked off Mill Valley in one of the biggest upsets in Kansas high school baseball history.
Nate Tenbrink, a third baseman, became the first Division I athlete in school history, when he signed to play baseball at Kansas State. Tenbrink is projected to be drafted in the top 10 rounds of the 2008 MLB draft.
[edit] ONW NOW
"ONW NOW" is the news broadcast authored by Olathe Northwest's students that airs every Friday during the school year. A popular segment of the show includes GameDay: Northwest which shows highlights, news updates, and other interesting tidbits about the school's athletics.
[edit] ONW Publications
"The Raven's Beak" is the student-run newspaper advised by Paul Restivo -- published every month. "Evermore" is the student-produced yearbook, distributed at the end of the summer. In 2007, the journalism department was awarded the First Amendment Press Freedom Award in Denver, Colo., by the Journalism Education Association. There is also a student-run litereary magazine "Undefined". The newspaper staff was also recently awarded the "Best in Show" and was a "Pacemaker" finalist at the National Journalism conference in Philadelphia.
[edit] Other High Schools in the Olathe School District
[edit] External links
- Official sites
