Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in

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. In 2022–2023 it had an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12. The school was ranked by ''

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''s Best High Schools in America as 22nd among North Carolina high schools in 2024.

Academics

Northwest has a large selection of

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courses, English Language, English Literature, Seminar, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science principles, Biology, Chemistry, Physics I & II, Environmental Science, Government & Politics, World History, Psychology, US History, Human Geography, African American Studies, Latin, German, Spanish, Studio Art-Drawing, Studio Art-2D. Students may take additional online courses through the North Carolina Virtual Public School, and can take dual enrollment courses as part of the Career and College Promise program at Guilford Technical Community College.

Athletics

Northwest Guilford High School is a member of the

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(NCHSAA). Fall sports include: cheerleading; field hockey; boys' soccer; boys' and girls' cross country; girls' flag football; girls' tennis; football; boys' and girls' volleyball; girls' volleyball; and girls' golf. Winter sports include: boys' and girls' basketball; boys' and girls' indoor track; boys' wrestling; and boys' and girls' swimming. Spring sports include: boys' baseball; girls' soccer; boys' and girls' track and field; boys' volleyball; boys' golf; and boys' and girls' lacrosse.

Arts

Northwest Arts Programs include Band, Visual Arts, Vikings Voices, Drama & Orchestra.

Bands

There are three class bands: Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Ensemble, as well as a Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble.

Marching band

About 15% of the student population participates in at least one of the band programs offered.

Bowl games and other notable marching events

* 1984 DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest Grand Champion * 1991

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Competition Champion * 2004 Outback Bowl Competition * 2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade

Winter guard

* 2023 AIA Championships Scholastic AA Class- 1st Place Concert bands * 2021 80th Commemoration Concert Series at Pearl Harbor

Jazz band

* 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks

Theatre

The school's theatre department is home to the International Thespian Society's Troupe 8010.

Notable alumni

* Traci Dinwiddie actress * Leah Naomi Green poet who was winner of the Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets in 2019 * Scott Houston national champion pole vaulter who won at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships * Elizabeth “Liz” Kitley WNBA player * Rusty LaRue former

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* Ryan Wesley Routh suspected of having attempted to assassinate former U.S. president

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in September 2024. *

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professional

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References

External links

Guilford County Schools
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Northwest Viking Band
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