Northwestern High School (West Salem, Ohio)
| Northwestern High School | |
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| Address | |
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7473 N Elyria Road West Salem, Ohio, Wayne County 44287 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N 82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°WCoordinates: 40°53′21″N 82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1951 |
| School district | Northwestern Local School District |
| Superintendent | Jeffrey Layton |
| Principal | Mike Burkholder |
| 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.
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".
Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.
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