Northwest High School is a

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located in

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, United States, near

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. 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

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. 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

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and National Junior Classical League.

Alumni

* Preston Brown - former NFL football linebacker *

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- ESPN commentator * Sharon L. Kennedy - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio and former police officer * Jaycie Phelps - Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team *

Scott Sauerbeck Scott William Sauerbeck (born November 9, 1971) is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. High school career Sauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, and played baseball, basketball, and soccer graduating in ...

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Quentin Sims Quentin Sims (born July 11, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at University of Tennessee at Martin and attended Northwest High School and Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Oh ...

- NFL and Arena Football League player

External links

Northwest's official website

References

{{authority control High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio