Northwest High School (Canal Fulton, Ohio)

For schools of the same name, see Northwest High School (disambiguation).

Northwest High School
Address
8580 Erie Ave N Canal Fulton, Ohio, 44614  United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Founded	1956
School district	Northwest Local School District
Principal	Eric C. Bornstine
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	726[1]  (2010)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, White, Gray
Athletics conference	Independent
Team name	Indians
Accreditation(s)	Ohio Department of Education
Communities served	Canal Fulton, Lawrence Township
Distinctions	Ohio Dept. of Education Excellent rating- 2010[1]
Website	Official website

Northwest High School is a public high school in Lawrence Township, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwest Local Schools district. Northwest's sports teams are nicknamed the Indians and are in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference until June 30, 2011. For the 2011-12 school year, Northwest will be an independent.

Education

• Northwest students complete a general education requirement of 21.50 credit hours, in preparation for collegiate studies. The school offers 86 classes.

Physical Education

Two physical education classes are offered.

• From the Handbook, a course description: "The physical education course is intended to meet the needs of secondary students. Units of instruction are offered on team and individual sports, fitness, rhythmic activities and life-time carry-over sports. The instructional program encompasses skill-teaching individual competitive[ness] and individual leadership. Regular attendance, effort, participation and proper clothing are vital."

Health

Two health classes are offered.

• Health
• Advanced Health: "This course will continue the topics covered in the required health class, such as first aid, safety, aging, death, rape, [and] family violence."

English

Fourteen English classes are offered.

• English I: "This introductory course is designed to improve the students’ basic skills in the areas of reading, writing, [and] spelling."

• English II: "This class is comprised of four units: speech, literature, basic composition, and creative writing. The speech unit concentrates on the fundamentals of good speech making. In the literature unit, the students see literature. Based on this, the reading unit discusses life. Basic composition emphasizes the techniques used to write good writing. Creative writing provides the students with the opportunity to be more imaginative."

Community

As of the 2000 census for Canal Fulton, Ohio, 5,061 people were residing in the city. Of the 5,061 residents, the racial demographic breakdown is as follows: 97.27% White, 0.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys basketball – 1938*^[2][3]

* Title won by Canal Fulton High School prior to creation of Northwest HS.

• Boys golf – Justin Lower 2006 State Champion^[4]

Runner up

• Boys basketball – 2004 (Division II)
• Boys soccer – 1998 (Division II)

Notable alumni

• Mary Murphy - Judge on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance^{[5][dead link]}

Football Program

The Northwest High School Football program, headed by Coach Vic Whiting since 1999, has made nine straight OHSAA football playoff appearances, a stark county record. The program also has been NBC Champs in 2003 and 2007. Also, NBC-Co Champs in 2006. In 2004, the team made it to the final four in the state of Ohio.

Financial troubles

With an eighth straight operating levy failure in 2008, the Northwest Local School district has been placed by the state of Ohio into a Fiscal Caution. The failure of the operating levy in February and May 2009 have most likely forced the district into Fiscal Emergency to eliminate all extracurricular activities by the 2011-2012 school year. The district has sent a letter to the Northeastern Buckeye Conference asking for a Title IX withdrawal. Northwest will have extracurricular activities for the remaining two years. It is believed that Northwest is over one million dollars in the red and will most likely be run by the state of Ohio during the 2009-2010 school year. On May 4, 2010, Northwest passed a 1% earned income tax, the first levy passed since 1992.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Northwest High School 2009-2010 School Year Report Card" (PDF). Ohio Department of Education Local Report Card Files. Ohio Department of Education. http://www.northwest.sparcc.org/files/119200/2009%20-%202010%20High%20School%20Report%20Card.pdf. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
2. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
3. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
4. ^ OHSAA Golf. "Ohio High School Athletic Association 2006 State Golf Championship Results". http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2006/d2All.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
5. ^ Christina Redekopp. "Homecoming sweet for dance/TV/movie star Mary Murphy". http://www.indeonline.com/index.php?ID=18201&r=0&Category=3. Retrieved 2007-07-23. 

External links

• District Website

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1035100674/Levy-keeps-Northwest-school-district-solvent