Northwestern High School (West Salem, Ohio)

For schools of the same name, see Northwestern High School.
Northwestern High School
Address
7473 N Elyria Road
West Salem, Ohio, Wayne County, 44287
United States
Coordinates 40°53′21″N 82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°W / 40.889298; -82.107392Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°W / 40.889298; -82.107392
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1951
School district Northwestern Local School District
Superintendent Jeffrey Layton
Principal Mike Burkholder
Asst. Principal Jason Mantell
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Blue and gray         
Athletics conference Wayne County Athletic League
Sports Football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, indoor track (club), baseball, track and field, softball, volleyball
Mascot Husky
Team name Huskies
Graduates 94%
Website northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us

Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Huskies.

History

Northwestern was created in 1951 from a merger of the school districts in Chester Township, Congress, 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 the result of having to make do with the basketball uniforms of Chester (blue) and Congress (gray). Bates would also become the basketball coach at Northwestern, and he also picked the nickname of "Huskies".[1]

Athletics

Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

*title won by West Salem High School prior to consolidation into Northwestern HS.

References

  1. Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, OH.
  2. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  3. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  4. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12.

External links

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