Northwest Guilford High School
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Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in Guilford County, North Carolina. In 2022–2023 it had an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12.
The school was ranked by NewsweekTemplate:'s Best High Schools in America as 22nd among North Carolina high schools in 2024.[1]
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,[2] and can take dual enrollment courses as part of the Career and College Promise program at Guilford Technical Community College.[3]
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.[4]
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
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Bowl games and other notable marching events
- 1984 DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest Grand Champion[5]
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- 2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade[6]
Winter guard
- 2023 AIA Championships Scholastic AA Class- 1st Place[7]
Concert bands
- 2021 80th Commemoration Concert Series at Pearl Harbor[8]
Jazz band
- 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks[9][10]
Theatre
The school's theatre department is home to the International Thespian Society's Troupe 8010.[11]
Notable alumni
- Traci Dinwiddie Template:Mdash actress[12]
- Leah Naomi Green Template:Mdash poet who was winner of the Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets in 2019[13]
- Scott Houston Template:Mdash national champion pole vaulter who won at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships[14]
- Elizabeth “Liz” Kitley Template:Mdash WNBA player[15]
- Rusty LaRue Template:Mdash former NBA player and 1998 NBA Champion[16]
- Ryan Wesley Routh Template:Mdash suspected of having attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump in September 2024.[17]
- Mike Skeen Template:Mdash professional stock car racing driver[18]
See also
- Guilford County Schools
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- North Carolina State Board of Education
References
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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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