Wichita Northwest High School Explained

Wichita Northwest High School
Motto:Pride, Respect, Excellence
Streetaddress:1220 North Tyler Road [1]
Zipcode:67212
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:37.7061°N -97.4388°W
Established:1978
District:Wichita USD 259[2]
Ceeb:173214 [3]
Principal:Eric Hofer-Holdeman
Teaching Staff:87.99 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,416 (2022-23)[4]
Ratio:16.09
Fightsong:Hail to the Northwest Grizzlies
Athletics:Class 6A [5]
Conference:Greater Wichita Athletic League [6]
Mascot:Grizzlies
Newspaper:Northwest Explorer
Yearbook:Silvertip

Wichita Northwest High School, known locally as Northwest High, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves 1,320 students in grades 9 to 12.[4]

History

The school opened in 1978. The first principal, John Gasper, was hired in the Spring of 1977 in order to oversee building construction, develop academic programs, hire staff, and make other preparations necessary to open the $10.4 million facility.In 2013, Gil Alvarez became principal after 2 years at Northeast Magnet.[7]

The school's building was designed by local architects Schaefer & Associates PA.[8]

Facility

The school building features a commons area, which includes a student activity center, a dining facility, a study area, and an informal social gathering place. The commons area can also be used as a 330-seat theater. Surrounding the central commons are administrative offices, instructional areas, student lockers, and food service. An 800-seat auditorium is also located adjacent to the commons. The physical education complex, located at the terminus of one of the wings (referred to as "halls,") consists of a large multipurpose gymnasium with bleacher seating for 2,900 and a six-lane swimming pool short-course competition swimming pool with retractable bleachers for 400 spectators.

Northwest received multiple updates per a 2008 bond issue, such as: new tennis courts (completed 2010), new astroturf football field (completed 2009), new bleachers, permanent concessions stands and locker rooms in the football stadium, new physical education classroom (previously wrestling room), new wrestling room and weights room (previously north 1/3 of gym), new gymnasium (south of current gym; on current baseball field), as well as a new business department and more classrooms.[9]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Wichita Northwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) and competes in the 6A division. The following sports are offered:[10]

State championships

State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall 2 1995, 2011[11]
Winter 3 2005, 2008, 2014[12]
1 2006[13]
Total 6

Non-athletic activities

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2497415 GNIS entry
  2. http://usd259.org/ USD 259
  3. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
  4. Web site: Northwest High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 21, 2024.
  5. http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Football%20Classifications.pdf KSHSAA School Classification List
  6. Web site: School Search - Wichita-Northwest HS . Kansas State High School Activities Association. August 12, 2011.
  7. http://www.kansas.com/2013/05/17/2806780/wichita-school-district-announces.html Wichita school district announces leadership changes at schools; The Wichita Eagle; May 17, 2013.
  8. David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 246.
  9. Web site: Northwest 2008 Bond Project. USD 259. January 19, 2014.
  10. http://northwest.usd259.org/overview/department.phtml?sessionid=fd77aab2e86cb486106f007103d78797 Northwest High School – Departments
  11. http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Soccer/HistoryBoys.cfm Boys Soccer
  12. Web site: Bowling complete history. KHSAA. June 11, 2014.
  13. http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/PDF/CompleteHistory1.pdf History of Boys State Basketball Winners
  14. Web site: Tony Barker . Databasefootball.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405131738/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARKETON01 . 2012-04-05 .
  15. NORTHWEST SOCCER PLAYER HEADS TO TRYOUT IN GERMANY Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Friday, July 24, 1992
  16. Web site: Former Wichita Northwest running back Breece Hall declares for NFL Draft . KSN.com.
  17. Web site: LeBaron Hollimon named coach for new Wichita Wings. kansas.com.
  18. Web site: Phil Stacey Bio . Sing 365.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151509/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Phil-Stacey-Biography/DEE8483601AC470E48257442000B0496 . 2014-07-14 .
  19. Web site: Kamerion Wimbley. NFL.com.

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