Northwestern High School (West Salem, Ohio)

Northwestern High School
Location
7473 N Elyria Road


,
Wayne County
,
44287

United States
Coordinates40°53′21″N 82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°W / 40.889298; -82.107392
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1951
School districtNorthwestern Local School District
SuperintendentJulie McCumber (Interim)
PrincipalTyler Keener
Teaching staff24.31 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Student to teacher ratio13.74[1]
ColorsBlue and gray   
Athletics conferenceWayne County Athletic League
SportsFootball, golf, cheerleading, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, indoor track (club), baseball, track and field, softball, volleyball
MascotHusky
Team nameHuskies
RivalNorwayne Bobcats
Graduates94%
WebsiteHome Of The Huskies

Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district, which is located in north-west Wayne County, Ohio. Their nickname is the Huskies.

History

Northwestern was created in 1951 from a merger of the school districts in Chester Township, Congress, and West Salem. The school name came from the district's northwestern location within Wayne County.[2]

Athletics

Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

References

  1. ^ a b "Northwestern High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, OH.
  3. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  4. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  5. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.