Northwest Catholic High School

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Northwest Catholic High School
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Address
Northwest Catholic High School
29 Wampanoag Drive

,
Connecticut
06117

United States
Coordinates 41°47′58″N72°45′9″W / 41.79944°N 72.75250°W / 41.79944; -72.75250
Information
Other nameNWC
Type Private high school
Motto Latin: In lumine tuo videbimus lumen
(In Your light we shall see light)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1961(63 years ago) (1961)
Oversight Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
CEEB code 070896
NCES School ID 00230293 [1]
Head of schoolMichael J. Dolan [2]
Teaching staff44.5 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment490 (2021-2022) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.8 [1]
Color(s)Green and white
  
Athletics conference Central Connecticut Conference
MascotLion [3]
Nickname Lions
Accreditation NEASC [4]
NewspaperNorthwest Passages
YearbookNOWECA (derived from NOrthWEstCAtholic)
Website www.northwestcatholic.org

Northwest Catholic High School (NWC) is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It was established in 1961 [5] and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

Contents

Notable alumni

Athletics

CIAC State Championships

TeamYear
Boys Outdoor Track1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016
Girls Outdoor Track1976, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2017
Boys Basketball1972, 1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003
Girls Basketball1988, 1996, 1999, 2023, 2024
Golf1996, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012
Girls Soccer2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Boys Cross Country1976, 1984, 1985
Girls Tennis2014, 2015
Boys Indoor Track1981, 2012
Boys Soccer2002
Girls Cross Country1987
Girls Indoor Track1995
Baseball2015
Girls Lacrosse2012
Softball1981

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References

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  2. "Welcome to NWC". Northwest Catholic High School. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. "Northwest Catholic High School Takes Pride In New Team Name and Mascot". www.northwestcatholic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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  5. "Our History". Northwest Catholic High School. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. "CIAC Sports Champions Database Search". CIAC. Retrieved July 8, 2023.