Northwest High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) Explained

Northwest High School
Streetaddress:10761 Pippin Road
City:Cincinnati
State:Ohio
County:(Hamilton County)
Zipcode:45231
Country:USA
Coordinates:39.2717°N -84.5764°W
District:Northwest Local School District
Superintendent:Darrell Yater[1]
Principal:Joe Pollitt [2]
Teaching Staff:40.90 (FTE)
Ratio:22.52
Type:Public, coeducational
Grades:912
Conference:Southwest Ohio Conference
Fightsong:"Hail to the Victors"
Motto:Educating Leaders for Tomorrow
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Rival:Mt. Healthy High School (Mt. Healthy, Ohio)
Sports:Baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling
Team Name:Knights[4]
Colors:Blue and Gold
Newspaper:Northwest Times / Northwest Press
Enrollment:921 (2018–19)[5]

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

The school colors are 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 sports, including baseball, volleyball, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, cheerleading, soccer, football, swimming, golf, bowling, tennis, and wrestling.

Northwest competes in the Southwest Ohio Conference.All competitive sports teams from the school are Division I, except the football team, which is Division II. Their cross country team has improved in the last three years. The Lady Knights' cross country team was crowned League Champions two years in a row. 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 offers a variety of clubs, including Green Club, Latin Club, Student Senate, Key Club, Cabin Time (Christian Organization), O.A.B., and United Knights.

School music programs include String Orchestra and Band (including Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band). A marching band performs at all home and some away football games. During the winter season, a band plays at home basketball games. A choir branches off into a Women's Ensemble, which performs in the community along with a competitive show choir known as "Knight Lights" that has performed in competitions in Ohio and Indiana. For the last two years, the Women's Ensemble has been on the Star64 Holiday Carols program, which showcases the area's best choirs.

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League[6] and National Junior Classical League.[7]

Alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Office of the Superintendent . Northwest Local Schools . 26 January 2024.
  2. Web site: About Northwest High School. Northwest High School. 2021-04-01.
  3. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2010-03-16 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315213852/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . March 15, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-03-16. OHSAA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105042530/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1238. 2010-11-05.
  5. Web site: Northwest High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: Executive Board Pre-File Application. 2010. OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml . June 17, 2007.
  7. Web site: OJCL Constitution. 2010. OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL. . https://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31 . July 21, 2002.