Northwest High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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.

Northwest High School
Address
10761 Pippin Road

Cincinnati
,
(Hamilton County)
,
Ohio
45231

United States
Coordinates39°16′18″N 84°34′35″W
Information
TypePublic, coeducational
MottoEducating Leaders for Tomorrow
School districtNorthwest Local School District
SuperintendentTodd Bowling[1]
PrincipalSusan Smith[2]
Teaching staff40.90 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment921 (2018-19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio22.52[3]
Color(s)Blue and Gold [4]   
Fight song"Hail to the Victors"
Athletics conferenceSouthwest Ohio Conference[4]
SportsBaseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball, wrestling
Team nameKnights[4]
RivalMt. Healthy High School (Mt. Healthy, Ohio)
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
NewspaperNorthwest Times / Northwest Press
Websitenwhs.nwlsd.org

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]

Student Senate

Northwest High School's student government puts up posters, promotes spirit days, and makes themes for dances and celebrations. It contains about 100 members, with 25 members from each grade, and 5 officers.

Officer positions:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Recording Secretary
  • Corresponding Secretary
  • Treasurer

Alumni

References
  1. "Superintendent's Message". Northwest Local School District. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. "About us". Northwest High School. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. "Northwest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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