Northwood High School (Saltville, Virginia)

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Northwood High School
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Northwood High School (Saltville, Virginia)
305 Panther Lane
Saltville, Virginia

United States
Coordinates 36°52′44″N81°45′47″W / 36.879°N 81.763°W / 36.879; -81.763
Information
Type Public
Established1957 (R. B. Worthy High School)
1987 (Northwood High School)
School districtSmyth County Public Schools
PrincipalStacy Poston
Faculty20.23 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment278 (2016-17) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.25 [1]
Color(s) Blue  and  Silver   
Mascot Panther
Website www.scsb.org/nhs

Northwood High School is a public high school located in Saltville, Virginia. The school serves about 300 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Smyth County Public Schools system. The school operates on a 4x4 block schedule and has many goals in place to improve the achievement of students on Virginia Standards of Learning exams. [3]

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The school opened in 1957 as R. B. Worthy High School. In 1987, Northwood High School was formed when R. B. Worthy and Rich Valley High Schools were consolidated due to declining enrollment. [4] The school is fed by Northwood Middle School, which, in turn, is fed by Saltville Elementary School and Rich Valley Elementary School.

Northwood's mascot is the black panther, and they are known as The Panthers.

Athletics

Northwood High School has a number of athletics:

State Championships [5]
Volleyball 1998 and Girls Basketball 2016

Academics

Northwood is a member of the Southwest Academic Conference.

Championships: [6]
English - 2004, 2006
Social Studies - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
All-Around - 2006

Arts

Band

The band is known as the Panther Pride Marching band and consists of about 20 members as of 2019. It is under the direction of Erica Johnson.

The band has won numerous awards in 2018 including 1st Places in Percussion, Colorguard, and Drum Major. The band also received an "Excellent Rating" at the 2018 VBDOA State Marching Assessment.

The Band's 2019 show is entitled "The Greatest Show" with music from the film "The Greatest Showman".

Art

Northwood High School offers Art I-V (1-5) and is taught by Tammy Carter.

Theatre

In 2016 Northwood High School placed 1st in the Crooked Road Conference with a play titled "Look Me in the Eye" by Lindsay Price. The class is taught by David Burns.

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References

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  2. "Northwood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. I* "Northwood High School School Improvement Plan 2007-2008" (PDF). Smyth County Public Schools. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  4. "12th Edition.p65" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  5. Main MACC/SWAC Page