Northwest Guilford High School - Greensboro, North Carolina/NC

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Northwest Guilford High School

5240 Nw School Rd, Greensboro, NC, 27409-9798 -

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Definition of Terms

Northwest Guilford High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Guilford County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2285 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

113 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 674 students

Grade 10 - 562 students

Grade 11 - 556 students

Grade 12 - 493 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	5%
% Black	8%	31%
% White	86%	59%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Guilford County s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	111	12
Number of Students Managed	68,951 students	6,210 students
District Total Revenue	$591,194,000	$47,973,000
District Expenditure	$555,023,000	$45,994,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,574	$7,725
District Expenditure / Student	$8,050	$7,406
District Graduation Rates	82%	74%

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Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in Guilford County, North Carolina. The school has an enrollment of 2,105 students in grades 9 through 12, making it the public school with the largest enrollment in Guilford County. It operates on a traditional bell schedule with 6 periods a day for the entire year, opposed to the block, college-styled schedules in place for many of the other local schools.
The school was ranked by Newsweek's Best High Schools in America as 261st among American high schools . The school has also received an award from Siemens for its strength in science and math AP education, and was listed by High Schools That Work as one of the top 36 high schools in the United States, the only high school in North Carolina to receive an honorable mention.
The current principal is Mr. Ralph Kitley.
Rivalries and Traditions
The school has long had a sports-based rivalry with Western Guilford High School, which has led to several cases of vandalism between the two schools. A heated rivalry between the Vikings and the Grimsley Whirlies ,and the Northern Guilford Nighthawks also exists.
Northwest has three dances throughout the year including the Homecoming dance following the Homecoming Football Game, the Twirp, an acronym for "The Woman Is Required to Pay," dance (based on the Sadie Hawkins tradition), and the Junior and Senior Prom.
Facilities
Because of the recent increase in population in the area, several additions, including a two-story educational building completed in 2002, gym completed in 2003, and cultural arts wing at the school, have been constructed. Northwest now has two gyms: the "old" gym and the "new" gym.
The original main building at the school, the "old building," serves as the English and Environmental Science building, and the Educational Building, or "new building," serves primarily as the Mathematics, Foreign Language, Biology, and Physical Science building. The Vocational Building houses classes such as Yearbook, Drafting, Technology, and Graphic Design, and trailers (modular classroom buildings) serve as the Social Studies classrooms.
Academics
Northwest has the largest selection of Advanced Placement courses in Guilford County , and has the highest success rate with the students that take the courses . More AP credits have been awarded to Northwest than any other school in the recent years . The school also has Honors and College Prep courses. Due to lack of interest, it no longer has an ROTC program.
The school is also actively involved and successful in competitions such as We the People in which the team has held the state title and participated in national competition for the past 13 years, placing in the "Top Ten" at nationals in the spring of 2007. Northwest also participates in Mock Trial, the National Forensic League, Science Olympiad, and has sent numerous students to the International Beijing Science Competition.
Athletics
Northwest is a 4A school with a large athletic program, with sports programs in soccer, basketball, football, tennis, swimming, lacrosse, baseball, wrestling, track, cross country, field hockey, and volleyball, among others.
Arts
Northwest has a strong fine arts program, including award winning concert and marching bands , orchestral ensembles, arts classes, drama department, and vocal ensembles.
Clubs
Northwest High School offers many extra-curricular clubs and teams including, The Popcorn Club Science Olympiad, DECA, Gay-Straight Alliance, Anime Club, Spanish Club, Drama Club, Book Club, FCA, Horsepower, Red Cross Club, SAVE/SADD, Speech and Debate, Breakfast Club, JCL, or the Junior Classical League and many more.
Notable alumni
Rusty LaRue '93, NBA Player
External links
Guilford County Schools
Guilford County Schools - Northwest
Northwest Guilford High School
Northwest Viking Bands

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