Northwest Whitfield High School or Northwest High School (NHS) is a public high school located in

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History

Northwest Whitfield High School opened in the fall of 1975. It was created by a merger of North Whitfield High School and Westside High School. Southeast Whitfield High School was also opened in fall of 1975 as the

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attended the 1991 homecoming football game.

Academics

Students can take college prep, honors, and Advanced Placement classes.

Feeder schools

Two middle schools feed into Northwest Whitfield High School: New Hope Middle School and Westside Middle School. Before the opening of Coahulla Creek, North Whitfield Middle was also one of Northwest Whitfield's feeder schools. The recently built

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's feeder school is now North Whitfield Middle School.

Athletics

Northwest Whitfield fields 20 varsity-level teams (10 men's and 10 women's), and competes in Region 7AAAA. Northwest Whitfield traditionally has three rivals: Southeast Whitfield High School, Dalton High School, and Murray County High School, and more recently newer Whitfield County school

. Men's sports: *Baseball *Basketball *Cross country *Football *Golf *Soccer *Swimming *Tennis *Track and field *Wrestling Women's sports: *Basketball *Competition cheerleading *Cross country *Golf *Soccer *Swimming *Tennis *Track and field *Volleyball State Champions **Soccer: 2018 AAAA State Champions **Baseball: 1982 AAA State Champions **Softball: ***1987 AAA State Champions ***1993 AAA State Champions ***2012 AAAA State Champions ***2013 AAAA State Champions **Track and field: ***2006 and 2008 men's pole vault - Nate Woodason ***2009 men's pole vault - Jake Bridges ***2009 men's 1600 meters - AJ Meyer ***2009 women's 400 and 800 meters - Morgan Williams ** Women's golf: 2009 AAAA State Champions *State Runners-up **Women's basketball: 1990 AAA State Runner-Up, 2010 AAAA State Runner-Up *State runs **Men's soccer: 2012 Elite 8 (placed 8th in the state), 2013 Semi-Final (placed 3rd in the state playoffs.)

Fine arts

Fine arts at Northwest consist of choral, band, art, and drama departments. * The Band Department has the Sound of the Blazing Blue, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Concert Band, the largest being the Sound of the Blazing Blue with 200 members. The band director is Daniel Vanoy. * The Choral Department is Ladies of Northwest Ensemble, Northwest Singers, Ladies Trio and Men's Quartet (the last two groups compete as part of the GHSA Literary Meet). The choral director is Mrs. Tommary Ehlers. * The Drama Department consists of One-Act play, Improv Comedy Team, Fine Arts Ambassador Program serving area feeder schools, Summer Programs, class plays, and a large spring musical. The director of the Drama Department is Josh Ruben, M. Ed.

Notable alumni

* Bayli Cruse - softball player * Isaiah Mack - football player *

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References

External links

Northwest Whitfield High School
{{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Schools in Whitfield County, Georgia Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)