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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 Newsweek's Best High Schools in America as 22nd among North Carolina high schools in 2024.
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, and can take dual enrollment courses as part of the Career and College Promise program at Guilford Technical Community College.
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.
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
=About 15% of the student population participates in at least one of the band programs offered.
Bowl games and other notable marching events
1984 DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest Grand Champion
1991 Gator Bowl Competition Champion
2004 Outback Bowl Competition
2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade
= Winter guard
=2023 AIA Championships Scholastic AA Class- 1st Place
Concert bands
2021 80th Commemoration Concert Series at Pearl Harbor
= Jazz band
=1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks
Theatre
The school's theatre department is home to the International Thespian Society's Troupe 8010.
Notable alumni
Leah Naomi Green — poet who was winner of the Walt Whitman award of the Academy of American Poets in 2019
Scott Houston — national champion pole vaulter who won at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Elizabeth “Liz” Kitley — Virginia Tech women's basketball player
Rusty LaRue — former NBA player and 1998 NBA Champion
Ryan Wesley Routh — suspected of having attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump in September 2024.
Mike Skeen — professional stock car racing driver
See also
Guilford County Schools
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
North Carolina State Board of Education
References
External links
Guilford County Schools[Dead link]
Northwest Viking Band
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