Flint Northwestern High School

Flint Northwestern High School
Location
G-2138 West Carpenter Road Flint , Michigan 48505 United States
Coordinates	43°04′34″N83°43′12″W / 43.076°N 83.720°W / 43.076; -83.720
Information
Type	Public, magnet
Opened	1964
Status	Closed
Closed	2018
School district	Flint Community Schools
Superintendent	Lawrence E. Watkins, Jr.
NCES School ID	261452005114 [1]
Teaching staff	47
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	524 (2015-16) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	16:1
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Green and white
Athletics conference	Saginaw Valley League, MHSAA
Nickname	Wildcats
Rival	Flint Southwestern Academy [ citation needed ]

Flint Northwestern High School was a high school in Flint, Michigan, United States that served grades nine through twelve. It was part of Flint Community Schools and opened in 1964. ^[3]

In July 2018, the campus was repurposed as Flint Junior High School, which serves grades seven and eight, while its former high school students were relocated to Flint Southwestern Academy. ^[4]

History

The school first opened in September 1964. After initial construction, the school was dedicated to the Flint Community Schools Board of Education by Claude E. Stout. Further additions to the building were a swimming pool in November 1964 and the Guy V. Houston football stadium in the fall of 1967.

The high school's official mascot was the wildcat. The official school colors were green and white.

In 1999, Flint Community Schools entered into a contract with EdisonLearning, Inc. (formerly known as Edison Schools, Inc.), the country's leading private manager of public schools, in order to improve the school and boost student performance. Flint Northwestern High School became an EdisonLearning partnership school, and its official name became Flint Northwestern-Edison Community High School. In 2005, the contract was not renewed and Flint Community Schools gave the high school its present name: Flint Northwestern Preparatory Academy. The district officially closed the school ahead of the 2018–2019 school year. In July 2018, Flint Community Schools opened the district's first junior high school at the site. ^[4]

Academics

Flint Northwestern Academy was a state and nationally accredited school through the AdvancED/North Central Accreditation of Colleges and Schools. ^[5]

Demographics

Flint Northwestern High School profile 2013/2014: ^[6]

Grade Students 9 249 10 159 11 134 12 87 Ungraded 0 TOTAL 629

Male Female 53% 47%

Enrollment (% of total) Total Minority 94% American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.3% Asian 0% Black 89% Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% Hispanic 2% White 6% Two or more races 3%

Athletics

Boys' basketball 1975 Class A State Runner-up [7] 1984 Class A State Champion [7] 1985 Class A State Champion [7] 1988 Class A State Runner-up [7] Boys' track and field 1975 Class A State Runner-up [8]

Girls' basketball 1983 Class A State Champion [9] 1984 Class A State Champion [9] 1985 Class A State Runner-up [9] 1992 Class A State Runner-up [9] 1993 Class A State Champion [9]

Fall sports Football Volleyball Cross country (boys' and girls') Boys' soccer Boys' tennis Girls' golf

Winter sports Basketball (boys' and girls') Bowling (boys' and girls') Wrestling

Spring sports Baseball Softball Track & field (boys' and girls')

Notable alumni

• Mark Clodfelter (class of 1968), politician ^[10]
• Dennis Johnson (class of 1976), football player ^[11]
• Trent Tucker (class of 1978), basketball player ^[12]
• Barry Stevens (class of 1981), basketball player ^[13]
• Veno Belk (class of 1982), football player ^[14]
• Mark Ingram Sr. (class of 1983), football player ^[14]
• Jeff Grayer (class of 1984), basketball player ^[15]
• Glen Rice (class of 1985), basketball player ^[16]
• Andre Rison (class of 1985), football player ^[17]
• Tonya Edwards (class of 1986), basketball player and coach ^[18]
• Chris Byrd (class of 1988), boxer ^[19]
• Fernando Smith (class of 1990), football player ^[20]
• Morris Peterson (class of 1995), basketball player ^[21]
• Cory Hightower (class of 1998; transferred), basketball player ^[22]
• Desmon Farmer (class of 2000), basketball player ^[23]
• Kelvin Torbert (class of 2001), basketball player ^[24]
• Olu Famutimi (class of 2003), basketball player ^[25]
• Ian Schneider (class of 2009), director^{[ citation needed ]}
• Deondre Parks (class of 2012; transferred), basketball player ^[26]
• Claressa Shields (class of 2013), boxer ^[27]
• Sparkle Taylor (class of 2013), WNBA player ^[28]

See also

• Flint Community Schools
  • Flint Central - closed 2009
  • Flint Northern - closed 2013
  • Flint Southwestern Academy

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Flint Northwestern High School (261452005114)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
2. "Northwestern High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
3. "Secondary Schools Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine ." Flint Community Schools. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
4. "New Flint Junior High will have laptops for all, new curriculum, 'looping' teachers". mlive. July 18, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
5. "AdvancEd Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
6. "Flint Northwestern Academy in Flint, Mi | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
7. "Boys Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
8. "Boys Track and Field Team Champions". MHSAA. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
9. "Girls Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
10. "House Photos and Biographies, 1979-1980" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. p. 219. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
11. Woodyard, Eric (20 March 2014). NFL was 'big' Dennis Johnson's target as early as middle school, now he's headed to second Flint hall of fame, mlive.com
12. Savage, Brendan (April 23, 2018). "Flint Northwestern's Trent Tucker wins 1978 Retro Mr. Basketball Award". mlive.
13. "Barry Stevens".
14. Dente, Jim (August 6, 1988). "Can Belk spell Bavaro?". The Herald-News . p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Grayer, Jeff – Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame".
16. Woodyard, Eric (February 23, 2016). "All-time greats: Former NBA star Glen Rice is Flint's best basketball player ever". mlive.
17. "Andre Rison named Northwestern High's football coach." Archived November 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine www.minbcnews.com, March 30, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
18. "Edwards, Tonya – Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame".
19. Savage, Brendan (November 17, 2023). "The Chris Byrd story: From fighting in a nightclub to heavyweight champion of the world". mlive.
20. Fernando Smith. August 2001. pp. 117–118. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
21. "Morris Peterson". Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
22. Woodyard, Eric (June 2, 2017). "Former NBA draftee Cory Hightower hired as Flint schools basketball coach". mlive.
23. "Desmon Farmer - Men's Basketball Coach". USC Athletics.
24. Goetz, Dylan (April 8, 2022). "'I'm going to tell it all': Flint basketball legend Kelvin Torbert has new autobiography". mlive.
25. Hayes, Patrick (August 3, 2010). "Ballin' is a Habit looks back at Olu Famutimi's potential". mlive.
26. Woodyard, Eric (November 8, 2013). "Flint native Deondre Parks does whatever it takes to shine in basketball at Iowa Lakes". mlive.
27. "A fighting chance". ESPN. May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
28. "Sparkle Taylor - Women's Basketball". UTEP Miners.

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