Northwest High School is a
public high school
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located in
Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
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, United States, near
Cincinnati
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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
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 and
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League (National JCL or NJCL) is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored and organized by the American Classical League (ACL). Founded in 1936, the NJCL comprises more than 1,000 Latin, Greek a ...
.
Alumni
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Preston Brown - former NFL football linebacker
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Jeremy Chappell
Jeremy Lamar Chappell (born June 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and FIBA Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball at Robert Morris U ...
- professional basketball player
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Mark Clouse - CEO of
Campbell Soup Company
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Lori Foster - New York Times Bestselling Author
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Lewis Johnson - ESPN commentator
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Sharon L. Kennedy - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio and former police officer
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Jaycie Phelps - Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team
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Scott Sauerbeck - former Major League Baseball player
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Quentin Sims - NFL and Arena Football League player
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Brian Townsend - former NFL football linebacker
External links
Northwest's official website
References
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High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio