Northwest High School (Maryland)
Northwest High School (NWHS) is a public high school in Germantown, Maryland. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools public school system. As of 2019, its enrollment was around 2,650 students. It is one of two high schools in Germantown, the other being Seneca Valley High School, with which Northwest shares an athletic rivalry. The school also serves small sections of the cities of Gaithersburg and Darnestown.
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13501 Richter Farm Road , 20874 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°09′06″N 77°16′48″W / 39.151549°N 77.279963°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1998 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Scott Smith |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,650 (2019–2020) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black, silver, and white |
| Nickname | Jaguars |
| Rivals | Seneca Valley, Quince Orchard |
| Newspaper | The Jagwire |
| Website | www |
The school was established in 1998, and completed an expansion project during the summer of 2006.
Northwest's school mascot is the jaguar and its colors are black, silver and white.
Academics edit
Northwest High School offers a number of honors and Advanced Placement courses, along with American Sign Language (ASL) French and Spanish languages. The school is competitive academically, with average SAT scores above the national mean.[1][2]
Northwest hosts the Ulysses Signature Program, a four-year research-based program in which students develop projects focused on one of the Ulysses Project themes: Arts and Humanities; Public Policy and Public Service; and/or Math, Science and Technology.[3] Students are recommended for the rigorous research program as freshmen and remain in the program throughout their senior years.[4]
Principals edit
Areas served edit
Students attending Northwest come from parts of Germantown, Boyds, Gaithersburg, and Darnestown, as well as very small portions of Poolesville and Potomac.[8]
Northwest is fed by three area middle schools and eight area elementary schools in the following feeder patterns:
- Kingsview MS (grades 6–8): Great Seneca Creek (K-5), Ronald McNair ES (pre-K-5), Spark M. Matsunaga ES (K-5)
- Lakelands Park MS (grades 6–8) (split articulation with Quince Orchard Cluster): Darnestown ES (K-5), portions of Diamond ES (K-5)
- Roberto Clemente MS (grades 6–8) (split articulation with Seneca Valley Cluster): Clopper Mill ES (pre-K-5), Germantown ES (K-5), Great Seneca Creek (K-5)
Athletics edit
All teams have varsity and junior varsity teams with the exception of tennis, golf, swim and dive, indoor track and field, poms, and boys'/coed volleyball. JV lacrosse teams were added to Montgomery County athletics in 2008.
Fall sports edit
Winter sports edit
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Spring sports edit
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Multi-season edit
- Poms
- Cheerleading
Rivalries edit
Northwest High School has sports rivalries, particularly in football, with neighboring Seneca Valley High School, and Quince Orchard High School. The annual football game between Northwest and Seneca Valley is known as "The Battle for the King's Trophy" or the "Battle for Germantown". The football rivalry with Quince Orchard is widely considered one of the best in the state, with each school winning three state titles.
State championships edit
Northwest High School has won a total of 31 state championships in team events, as well 67 individual state championships.[9]
| State championships | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross country, boys' | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Cross country, girls' | 2 | 2002, 2003 | |
| Football | 3 | 2004, 2013, 2014 | |
| Volleyball, girls' | 4 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Winter | Cheerleading | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Indoor track, boys' | 5 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Indoor track, girls' | 1 | 2011 | |
| Poms | 2 | 2002, 2005 | |
| Spring | Baseball | 2 | 2012, 2017 |
| Outdoor track, boys' | 5 | 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Outdoor track, girls' | 2 | 2011, 2018 | |
| Softball | 1 | 2017 | |
| Total | 31 | ||
Notable alumni edit
- Britt Eckerstrom (Class of 2011), Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper[10]
- Mia Khalifa (Class of 2011), adult entertainment actress, sports analyst[11][12]
- Ashley Nee, Olympic slalom canoeist[13]
- Anwar Phillips (Class of 2001), NFL player[14]
- Kaden Prather (Class of 2021), American college football wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins[15]
- Joe Young (Class of 2007), formerly Joe Lefeged, NFL player[16]
References edit
- ^ "2008-2009 SAT Overall Mean Scores" (PDF). Maryland State Department of Education. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Total Group Profile Report" (PDF). CollegeBoard. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Local School Signature Programs". Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Northwest Seniors Unveil Research Projects". Gazette. January 20, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Taylor, Andre L. (July 22, 2009). "NW principal sets high expectations: Former Shady Grove Middle School principal meets parents and students". The Gazette. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Post-Newsweek Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ Montgomery County Public Schools (June 25, 2002). "Highlights of the June 24 Meeting of the Board of Education". Montgomery County Public Schools. 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland: Montgomery County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Northwest High School". www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Northwest High School 2010-2011 Service Area" (PDF). Montgomery County Public Schools. September 20, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ on, Jody Tyler. "NW Championships". Northwest High School. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ 2015 Women's Soccer Roster gopsusports.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021
- ^ Timothy Bella (April 9, 2018). "You Don't Know Mia Khalifa". Playboy. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Adult Star Mia Kalifa's Wild Educational Qualifications". MensXP. slide 6. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Shih, Karin (August 2, 2016). "Paddle to the Medal". Terp Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Freeman, Rick (November 2, 2000). "Versatile Phillips Drives Northwest". The Washington Post. p. M20.
- ^ Errigo, Michael (June 10, 2020). "Northwest wide receiver Kaden Prather commits to West Virginia and other recruiting news". Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Goldenbach, Alan (October 22, 2006). "Lefeged Is All Over the Place; Northwest Senior Proves Hard to Stop". The Washington Post. p. E5.
External links edit
- Official website
- Northwest statistics from MCPS
- Northwest High School at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 1999)
- Northwest High School at the Wayback Machine (archived June 19, 2004)