| Number of Schools Managed |
43 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
24,650 students |
585 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$227,147,000 |
$5,590,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$210,002,000 |
$5,459,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,215 |
$9,556 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,519 |
$9,332 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
n/a |
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- Olathe Northwest High School (ONW) is one of four high schools in the Olathe School District, located in Olathe, Kansas at 21300 College Blvd. When ONW began the 21st century programs, Northwest had two programs: E-Communication and Entertainment Production (e-comm), and Aerospace and Engineering (A/E).
- Classroom Technology
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When the school first opened, students were issued an Palm M515 model Personal digital assistant. After three years of use, those palms were deemed obsolete, and the district upgraded the school to the X. The palms have many uses in school activities. For instance, the English department uses them mainly for reading books, taking notes, and typing essays. In 2006, Olathe Northwest became completely wireless by allowing students to access the internet using Wi-Fi on Palm T|X. It allows students to research and much more from their Palms. The school also uses ceiling mounted projectors and smart boards for classroom presentations.
- 21st Century Programs
- E-Communication and Entertainment Production
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Students in the E-Communication program have opportunities to advance their interests in web design and development, graphic arts, video production, game design and animation, and many other opportunities. The school is equipped with a television studio, numerous video editing suites, and several computer lab classrooms for the graphic arts and web design students.
- Aerospace and Engineering
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Students in the Aerospace and Engineering program (A/E) are immersed in nearly every major engineering discipline through a wide array of coursework ranging from materials and processing chemistry course and CAD courses during their sophomore year, additional CAD coursework along with a paired physics and mathematics/project course, during their senior year students are guided to choose an Internship with a local business, a senior project, join the Battlebots project team. or join the FIRST robotics team.
- Faculty of mention
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The Current principal at ONW is Dr. Gwen Poss.
In 2006, ONW English and debate teacher Josh Anderson was awarded Teacher of the Year in Kansas, as well as being one of the four finalists for National Teacher of the Year.
Air Force Association (AFA) Teacher of the Year—Sue Rippe. - Awards
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Olathe Northwest recently achieved the 2005–06 "Standard of Excellence."
- Extracurricular Activities
- Football
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The current head coach of the Olathe Northwest varsity football squad is Todd Dain. In 2004, the first year of varsity play, the team went 2–7, achieving their first ever win against Shawnee Mission Northwest. In the next year of varsity play they improved to 4–5, just barely missing out on the playoffs. The 2006 squad finished a disappointing 3–7, but made the playoffs which was a first in school history.
- Rodney Kenner was the first football player in school history to sign to a Division I school. He signed to play for Kansas State University in February 2007.
- Baseball
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The current baseball head coach at Olathe Northwest is Jay Novacek. In 2007, the ONW Baseball team became Co-Sunflower League Champions for the first time in school history. The team finished with a record of 12–8. he squad has reached the Regional Championship game twice in 2004 and 2005, falling one game short of the state tournament. In the 2003–04 season, the first year the school opened, the Ravens entered into regional play as the bottom seed and drew Mill Valley High School, the #1 team in 5A. Led by pitcher JP Verhulst and the hitting of Nate Tenbrink, the Ravens knocked off Mill Valley in one of the biggest upsets in Kansas high school baseball history.
- Nate Tenbrink, a third baseman, became the first Division I athlete in school history, when he signed to play baseball at Kansas State University. Tenbrink was drafted as the 222nd overall pick in the 7th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draftby the Seattle Mariners.
- ONW NOW
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"ONW NOW" is the weekly 10-minute news broadcast produced by Olathe Northwest students as part of the e-Communcation program. The program is aired to the school on Friday mornings during a special designated time in which the entire student body watches. The show consists of five minutes of daily announcements along with news packages about school and community related events, and five minutes of a sports news show, titled "GameDay: Northwest."
- The broadcast is advised by teacher Doug Kapeller, and in 2008, ONW NOW produced their first live show on April 4, after previously using a "live to tape" format.
- ONW Publications
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The student-run Publications department at Olathe Northwest have received numerous accolades over the years, despite going through a handful of advisors in the first five years of the school. "The Raven's Beak" is the monthly school newspaper published by a student-run staff. "Evermore" is the school yearbook, run by a large staff that distributes the book during the summer. "Undefined" was also a literary magazine published until 2007 when the class was terminated due to low enrollment. Journalism 1, and Photojournalism classes are also offered.
- When the school opened in 2003, Chad Rummel was the first advisor of the publications department, starting the student run newspaper, The Raven's Beak and Evermore the student-produced yearbook.
- Liz Meitl took over for Rummel shortly after the school's opening, and she helped guide The Raven's Beak to a 4th place finish at the 2004 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Atlanta. [1]
- In 2006, Paul Restivo took over the reins from Meitl, and helped take the department to the next level. Under his guidance, the department racked up awards at the regional, state, and national level. In 2007, the department was awarded the "First Amendment Press Freedom Award" in Denver by the Journalism Education Association. Also in 2007, under Restivo and editor Jesi Egan, The Raven's Beak was nominated for the prestigious NSPA "Pacemaker" award, known as the nation's top prize in scholastic journalism, and was the first high-school newspaper in the Olathe School District to earn this honor.[2] "Evermore" was also awarded a "Best in Show" at the 2007 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia.[3]
- In September 2008, it was announced that The Raven's Beak was nominated for a Pacemaker for a second straight year by the NSPA. On November 15 at the NSPA Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, The Raven's Beak won the Pacemaker, the first Olathe school to take home the honor. Restivo was the honored advisor, along with editors Zack Fisch and Dylan Walker. [4]
- Blake Revelle, who attended the Olathe School District as a student, became the Publications advisor in 2008–09, taking over for Restivo.
- External links
- Official sites
- Olathe Northwest Homepage
- Olathe District Schools Homepage
- Olathe Northwest Football Homepage
- Olathe Northwest Orchestra Homepage
- Olathe Northwest A/E program Homepage
- Olathe Northwest Battlebots Homepage
- Other High Schools in the Olathe School District
- Olathe East High School
- Olathe North High School
- Olathe South High School
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