Northwest Guilford High School
The school was ranked by Newsweek's Best High Schools in America as 22nd among North Carolina high schools in 2024.
Academics
Northwest has a large selection of Advanced Placement courses, English Language, English Literature, Seminar, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science principles, Biology, Chemistry, Physics I & II, Environmental Science, Government & Politics, World History, Psychology, US History, Human Geography, African American Studies, Latin, German, Spanish, Studio Art-Drawing, Studio Art-2D.
Students may take additional online courses through the North Carolina Virtual Public School, and can take dual enrollment courses as part of the Career and College Promise program at Guilford Technical Community College.
Athletics
Northwest Guilford High School is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Fall sports include: cheerleading; field hockey; boys' soccer; boys' and girls' cross country; girls' flag football; girls' tennis; football; boys' and girls' volleyball; girls' volleyball; and girls' golf. Winter sports include: boys' and girls' basketball; boys' and girls' indoor track; boys' wrestling; and boys' and girls' swimming. Spring sports include: boys' baseball; girls' soccer; boys' and girls' track and field; boys' volleyball; boys' golf; and boys' and girls' lacrosse.
Arts
Northwest Arts Programs include Band, Visual Arts, Vikings Voices, Drama & Orchestra.
Bands
There are three class bands: Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Ensemble, as well as a Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble.
Marching band
About 15% of the student population participates in at least one of the band programs offered.
Bowl games and other notable marching events
- 1984 DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest Grand Champion
- 1991 Gator Bowl Competition Champion
- 2004 Outback Bowl Competition
- 2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade
Winter guard
- 2023 AIA Championships Scholastic AA Class- 1st Place
Concert bands
- 2021 80th Commemoration Concert Series at Pearl Harbor
Jazz band
- 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks
Theatre
The school's theatre department is home to the International Thespian Society's Troupe 8010.
Notable alumni
- Leah Naomi Green — poet who was winner of the Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets in 2019
- Scott Houston — national champion pole vaulter who won at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Elizabeth “Liz” Kitley — Virginia Tech women's basketball player
- Rusty LaRue — former NBA player and 1998 NBA Champion
- Ryan Wesley Routh — suspected of having attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump in September 2024.
- Mike Skeen — professional stock car racing driver
See also
- Guilford County Schools
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- North Carolina State Board of Education
References
- ^ "Northwest Guilford High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/guilford-county-schools/northwest-guilford-high-school-14462
- ^ "North Carolina Virtual Public Schools". Guilford County Schools. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Career and College Promise". Guilford Technical Community College. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Northwest Guilford Vikings". Northwest Guilford High School Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Viking Band Archive (June 20, 2024). Northwest Guilford Marching Band 1984 | DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Northwest Guilford Marching Viking Band". The Hollywood Christmas Parade. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Archives |". Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Event moved inside as Northwest Guilford High School band prepares for Pearl Harbor commemoration concert in Hawaii". wfmynews2.com. December 7, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Viking Band Archive (May 2, 2024). Northwest Guilford Jazz Ensemble 1996 | Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Viking Band Archive (April 27, 2023). Northwest Guilford Jazz Band 1996 | Atlanta Summer Olympics (WFMY2 Good Morning Show). Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "About NW Theatre". Northwest Guilford High School. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Bringle, Jennifer. (Jun 2, 2019). Leah Naomi Green celebrates winning the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020.
- ^ Scott Houston UNC Men's Track and Field. goheels.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Elizabeth Kitley - Women's Basketball". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rusty LaRue". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "NW gets Junior Title". The Greensboro Record. May 21, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Michael B Skeen, professional auto car racing driver, Young, Jim. (Apr 7, 2004). No thinking, Just Riding. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved Mar 5, 2020.
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