Northwest High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Northwest High School
Address
10761 Pippin Road
Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton County), 45231
United States
Coordinates 39°16′18″N 84°34′35″W / 39.27167°N 84.57639°WCoordinates: 39°16′18″N 84°34′35″W / 39.27167°N 84.57639°W
Information
Type Public, coeducational
Motto Educating Leaders for Tomorrow
School district Northwest Local School District
Superintendent Dr. Andrew Jackson[1]
Principal Susan Smith[2]
Vice principal Eric Dunn
Asst. Principal Casey Schruz
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,270
Color(s) White, Blue and Gold[1]             
Fight song "Hail to the Victors"
Athletics conference Southwest Ohio Conference[1]
Sports Baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball
Team name Knights[1]
Rival Mt. Healthy High School (Mt. Healthy, Ohio)
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Newspaper Northwest Times/Northwest Press
Athletic director Joe Pollit[1]
Website http://www.nwhs.nwlsd.org

Northwest High School is a public high school located in Colerain Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Northwest Local School District.

The school colors are white, blue and gold. The motto is "Educating Leaders for Tomorrow". The mascot is the knight, and the sports teams are known as "The Knights."

Athletics

Northwest offers several sporting activities to students, including baseball, volleyball, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, soccer, and football, as well as swimming, golf, bowling, tennis and wrestling.

Northwest competes in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference. All competitive sports teams from the school are Division I, except the football team, which is Division II. Their Cross Country team in the last three years has really started to come out on top, as the Lady Knights' cross country team has been crowned League Champions two years in a row working on their third straight win this year of 2009. The men's team is also highly competitive as they have finished Second in Leagues two years in a row.

Clubs and organizations

Northwest High School has a variety of clubs that many students can become involved in. Their clubs include: Green Club, Latin Club, Student Senate, Key Club, Cabin Time (Christian Organization), O.A.B., and United Knights. There are also a variety of music programs including String Orchestra and Band (including Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band), there is also a Marching band that perform at all home and some away football games, and during the winter season they have a band that plays at home basketball games. They also have a choir which branches off into a Women's Ensemble that performs in the Community along with a competitive show choir known as "Knight Lights" that has competed in competitions in Ohio and Indiana. For the last two years, their Women's Ensemble has been on Star64 Holiday Carols program showcasing the area's best choirs.

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[4] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[5]

Alumni

Famous alumni include former major league baseball player Scott Sauerbeck, United States Olympian Jaycie Phelps, professional basketball player Jeremy Chappell, current Cincinnati Kings professional soccer player Seth Eckerlin, members from the band All the Day Holiday: Mark Ventura (drums) and Daniel Simmons (guitar and vocals), Allison Taylor, ESPN commentator Lewis Johnson, Buffalo Bills LB Preston Brown, New England Patriots Wide Receiver Quentin Sims.

Student Senate

Northwest High School's Student Government is an organization that helps keep the school moving forward. It ranges from putting up posters, promoting spirit days, making themes from dances and celebrations. It is made up of about 100 members, with 25 members from each grade and 5 officers.

Officer positions

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ↑ "About us". Northwest High School. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  5. ↑ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.