Northwestern High School is a public
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
in
West Salem, Ohio
West Salem is a village in Wayne County, Ohio. The population was 1,430 at the time of the 2020 census. West Salem is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.
History
West Salem was laid out in 1834.
Geography
According to the ...
. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district, which is located in north-west
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne County is a county located in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,894. Its county seat is Wooster. The county is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Wayne County com ...
. Their nickname is the Huskies.
History
Northwestern was created in 1951 from a merger of the school districts in
Chester Township,
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
, and
West Salem. The school name came from the district's northwestern location within
Wayne County. Chester basketball coach Roy Bates chose the school colors of blue and gray, which were a combination of the basketball uniforms of Chester, which were blue, and Congress, which were gray. Bates would also become the first basketball coach at Northwestern. Bates chose the nickname of "Huskies".
Athletics
Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the
Wayne County Athletic League.
* 2008 Wrestling- 1 state placer
-(Jake Ewing-3rd Place in State)
* 2008 Wrestling- 2 state qualifiers
* 2007 Track- 1 state placer
*2007 Wrestling- 2 state placers
-(Frank Read-5th Place in State)
-(Brent Runkle-7th Place in State)
*2007 Wrestling- 3 state qualifiers
*2006 School Record of 6 state qualifiers in wrestling
*2006 Second Football Playoff Team in School History.
*2005, 2006 WCAL Wrestling Champions
*2005 Wrestling- 1 State Qualifier
*2005 Sectional Wrestling Champions
*2005 Football Regionals (10-3)
*2005 First Football Playoff Team in School History.
* 2004 Wrestling- 1 state placer
-(Josh Ewing- State Runner Up)
*2004 Wrestling- 3 state qualifiers
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys'
basketball
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– 1958, 1965
* Boys'
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
– 1933*, 1959, 1966
: *title won by West Salem High School prior to consolidation into Northwestern HS.
References
External links
District website
{{Portalbar, Schools, Ohio, Education
High schools in Wayne County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio