Northwest High School (Texas)
| Northwest High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2301 Texan Drive Justin, Texas 76247 USA | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Our colors are Red and White and We are the Texans! |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Northwest Independent School District |
| Principal | Jason Childress |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2332[1] |
| Color(s) | Red & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 5A |
| Mascot | Texans/Lady Texans |
| Newspaper | Texas Times |
| Website | Northwest High School |
Northwest High School is a public high school located near the city of Justin, Denton County, Texas, United States, and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Northwest Independent School District located in southwest Denton County, northwest Tarrant County and eastern Wise County. The school is located southwest of Texas State Highway 114 and Farm to Market Road 156, about a mile west of the Texas Motor Speedway, and two miles north of Fort Worth Alliance Airport. In 2013, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
It is one of four schools in the nation to feature an indoor coffee shop. (Byron Nelson High School, the district's other high school, is one of the remaining three.) It also has both a Subway and Pizza Hut in the cafeteria. Students can choose their courses from 60 subjects. Northwest High School offers an Advanced Placement program. All of the students at the high school received Dell Latitude 2100 netbooks in the 2009-2010 school year. Northwest was named a 2001-02 National Blue Ribbon School.[3]
History
Northwest ISD was created in 1948 when the communities of Haslet, Justin, Rhome and Roanoke met to consolidate their school districts into one. The community of Fairview was added to the district the next year. Construction began in 1950 on a consolidated high school.[4]
Feeder schools
The middle schools that feed into Northwest High School are:
- Gene Pike Middle School
- Chisolm Trail Middle School
- Truett Wilson Middle School
Gene Pike Middle School is an America's Choice School.
Athletics
The Northwest Texans compete in volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, wrestling, swimming, soccer, golf, tennis, track, baseball, softball and cheerleading.[5]
Notable alumni
- Tyler Collins – outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
- Mark Followill – sports announcer, primarily for the Dallas Mavericks.
- Laina Morris – internet personality
- Jared Retkofsky – former long snapper for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Chester Rushing – starred in Netflix original series, Stranger Things
- Jordan Wall – played Joe Talbot in the children's public television show Wishbone (1998).
References
- ↑ Texas Education Agency
- ↑ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002.( (PDF)
- ↑ "School Information". nisdtx.org. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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Coordinates: 33°01′27″N 97°18′39″W / 33.0243°N 97.3108°W