Northview High School (Dothan, Alabama)

For schools of the same name, see Northview High School (disambiguation).
Northview High School
Location
3209 Reeves Street
Dothan, Alabama
United States
Coordinates 31°16′05″N 85°22′52″W / 31.268°N 85.381°W / 31.268; -85.381Coordinates: 31°16′05″N 85°22′52″W / 31.268°N 85.381°W / 31.268; -85.381
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1978
Principal Charles Corbitt[1]
Faculty 116
Enrollment 1,500
Color(s) Cardinal and Vegas gold         
Nickname Cougars
Website www.dothan.k12.al.us/nhs/

Northview High School is a public co-educational institution encompassing 9th–12th grades. The high school is located in the southeastern portion of the state of Alabama in Dothan, Alabama, and has the 36th-largest high school student population in Alabama.[2] The school won two football state titles during the 1980s.

Athletics

The school colors are cardinal and Vegas gold; their mascot is a cougar. The school includes football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, track, tennis, golf, cross-country, and volleyball.

Football

Northview is part of a very active football tradition in the community and a strong football rivalry with crosstown Dothan High School. This was highlighted in a commencement speech First Lady Laura Bush gave at nearby Enterprise High School on May 31, 2008, when she mentioned Northview and Dothan as significant victories for Enterprise.[3]

In 2002, former University of Alabama head football coach Mike DuBose took over as head football coach at Northview High School. He had previously been named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year for the Crimson Tide before poor seasons and personal controversy caused his firing in 2000. Dothan City school board members voted to hire DuBose, who came in with a wave of publicity and high expectations. However, the Cougars finished with an 0–10 record for the season and DuBose was gone at the end of the year.[4]

This was part of a tumultuous period for Northview football, which saw 39 consecutive losses from 2000 to 2004.[5] The team had won the Alabama State Playoff Championships in both 1981 and 1985, and made it to the playoffs five times during the 1990s.

Northview High School Band at Troy University

Notable alumni

Clubs and organizations

Northview High School also offers a wide variety of clubs including:[6]

Multicultural Club, Habitat For Humanity, Key Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Choral Officers & Reps, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Art Club, DECA, Jump, FCCLA, French Club, Future Teachers of America (FTA), Government Club, ROTC, Bible Discussion Group, Spanish Club, Drama Club, National Honor Society, Junior Class,

References

  1. ↑ "Contact". Northview High School. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (May 1, 2002). "DUBOSE LANDS AT NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL". Associated Press. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ Bush, Laura (May 30, 2008). "Mrs. Bush's Remarks in Enterprise High School Commencement Address". Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  4. ↑ Brasher, Bryan (October 19, 2002). "Starting again, former Tide coach DuBose vows to fight on.". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ ASHFHS.org. "Alabama High School Football Historical Society". ASHFHS.org. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  6. ↑ "NHS Clubs and Organizations". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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