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Wichita Northwest High School, known locally as Northwest High, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves 1,320 students in grades 9 to 12.
History
The school opened in 1978. The first principal, John Gasper, was hired in the Spring of 1977 in order to oversee building construction, develop academic programs, hire staff, and make other preparations necessary to open the $10.4 million facility.
In 2013, Gil Alvarez became principal after 2 years at Northeast Magnet.
The school's building was designed by local architects Schaefer & Associates PA.
Facility
The school building features a commons area, which includes a student activity center, a dining facility, a study area, and an informal social gathering place. The commons area can also be used as a 330-seat theater. Surrounding the central commons are administrative offices, instructional areas, student lockers, and food service. An 800-seat auditorium is also located adjacent to the commons. The physical education complex, located at the terminus of one of the wings (referred to as "halls,") consists of a large multipurpose gymnasium with bleacher seating for 2,900 and a six-lane swimming pool short-course competition swimming pool with retractable bleachers for 400 spectators.
Northwest received multiple updates per a 2008 bond issue, such as: new tennis courts (completed 2010), new astroturf football field (completed 2009), new bleachers, permanent concessions stands and locker rooms in the football stadium, new physical education classroom (previously wrestling room), new wrestling room and weights room (previously north 1/3 of gym), new gymnasium (south of current gym; on current baseball field), as well as a new business department and more classrooms.
Extracurricular activities
= Athletics
=Wichita Northwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) and competes in the 6A division. The following sports are offered:
= State championships
== Non-athletic activities
=Debate
Drama/Theatre
National Honors Society
Explorer (newspaper)
Quill and Scroll
Scholars' Bowl
Silvertip (yearbook)
Student Senate
Band
Notable alumni
Tony Barker, former NFL player
Braeden Cloutier, former MLS player
Hailey Colborn, Miss Teen USA 2018
Breece Hall, NFL running back for the New York Jets
Chris Harper, former NFL player.
LeBaron Hollimon, soccer coach, former player
Jeff Richardson, former MLB player
Phil Stacey, American singer and finalist on American Idol Season 6
Kamerion Wimbley, former NFL player
See also
Education in Kansas
List of high schools in Kansas
List of unified school districts in Kansas
References
External links
Official school website
Excerpts from A History of Wichita Public School Buildings, Wichita USD 259. Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
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