Wichita Northwest High School

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Wichita Northwest High School
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Entrance in 2014
Address
Wichita Northwest High School
1220 North Tyler Road [1]

Wichita
,
Kansas
67212

United States
Coordinates 37°42′22″N97°26′20″W / 37.706054°N 97.438834°W / 37.706054; -97.438834
Information
School type Public, High School
MottoPride, Respect, Excellence
Established1978
School district Wichita USD 259 [2]
CEEB code 173214 [3]
PrincipalEric Hofer-Holdeman [4]
Teaching staff87.01 (FTE) [5]
Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Gender Co-ed [5]
Enrollment1,435 (2023-2024) [5]
Student to teacher ratio16.49 [5]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Gold
Fight song Hail to the Northwest Grizzlies
AthleticsClass 6A [6]
Athletics conferenceGreater Wichita Athletic League [4]
MascotGrizzlies
Rival Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
NewspaperNorthwest Explorer
YearbookSilvertip
Website School website

Wichita Northwest High School, known locally as Northwest High, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves 1,320 students in grades 9 to 12. [5]

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History

The school opened in 1978. The first principal, John Gasper, was hired in the Spring of 1977 in order to oversee building construction, develop academic programs, hire staff, and make other preparations necessary to open the $10.4 million facility. In 2013, Gil Alvarez became principal after 2 years at Northeast Magnet. [7]

The school's building was designed by local architects Schaefer & Associates PA. [8]

Facility

The school building features a commons area, which includes a student activity center, a dining facility, a study area, and an informal social gathering place. The commons area can also be used as a 330-seat theater. Surrounding the central commons are administrative offices, instructional areas, student lockers, and food service. An 800-seat auditorium is also located adjacent to the commons. The physical education complex, located at the terminus of one of the wings (referred to as "halls,") consists of a large multipurpose gymnasium with bleacher seating for 2,900 and a six-lane swimming pool short-course competition swimming pool with retractable bleachers for 400 spectators.

Northwest received multiple updates per a 2008 bond issue, such as: new tennis courts (completed 2010), new astroturf football field (completed 2009), new bleachers, permanent concessions stands and locker rooms in the football stadium, new physical education classroom (previously wrestling room), new wrestling room and weights room (previously north 1/3 of gym), new gymnasium (south of current gym; on current baseball field), as well as a new business department and more classrooms. [9]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Wichita Northwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) and competes in the 6A division. The following sports are offered: [10]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys & girls)
  • Bowling (boys & girls)
  • Cheerleading (coed)
  • Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Dance (girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys & girls)
  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming & diving (boys & girls)
  • Tennis (boys & girls)
  • Track (boys & girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

State championships

SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Fall Soccer, Boys 21995, 2011 [11]
Winter Bowling, Boys 32005, 2008, 2014 [12]
Basketball, Boys 12006 [13]
Total6

Non-athletic activities

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. ↑ GNIS entry for Northwest High School; USGS; October 24, 2008.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ USD 259
  3. ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
  4. 1 2 "School Search - Wichita-Northwest HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Northwest High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
  7. ↑ Wichita school district announces leadership changes at schools; The Wichita Eagle; May 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 246.
  9. ↑ "Northwest 2008 Bond Project" (PDF). USD 259. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ Northwest High School – Departments
  11. ↑ Boys Soccer
  12. ↑ "Bowling complete history" (PDF). KHSAA. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ History of Boys State Basketball Winners
  14. ↑ "Tony Barker". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05.
  15. ↑ NORTHWEST SOCCER PLAYER HEADS TO TRYOUT IN GERMANY Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Friday, July 24, 1992
  16. ↑ "Former Wichita Northwest running back Breece Hall declares for NFL Draft". KSN.com.
  17. ↑ "LeBaron Hollimon named coach for new Wichita Wings". kansas.com.
  18. ↑ "Phil Stacey Bio". Sing 365.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  19. ↑ "Kamerion Wimbley". NFL.com.
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