Northwest High School (Missouri)
Public co-ed secondary school in Cedar Hill, Missouri
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Northwest High School is a public high school located in Cedar Hill, Missouri that is part of the Northwest R-1 School District.
| Northwest High School | |
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Northwest High School in 2022 | |
| Location | |
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6005 Cedar Hill Rd , | |
| 38°22′16″N 90°37′41″W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-ed secondary |
| Established | 1955 |
School district | Northwest R-I School District |
| Superintendent | Jennifer Hecktor |
Principal | Stella Viehland |
Teaching staff | 110.88 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,851 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.69[1] |
| Colors | Blue and White |
Athletics conference | Suburban West Conference |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Newspaper | The DeTail |
| Yearbook | Lion Trac |
| Website | https://www.northwestschools.net |
Activities
For the 2011–2012 school year, the school offered 20 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, sideline cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, 11-man football, boys and girls golf, music activities, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls volleyball, winter guard, and wrestling.[2] In addition to its current activities, Northwest students have won two state championships, including:
- Softball: 1986[citation needed]
- Wrestling: 1984[citation needed]
Northwest also has two individual boys cross country champions and four individual wrestling champions.[3]
Alumni
- Brian Boehringer: Major League Baseball player
- David Frisch: National Football League player
- Michael Chandler: professional mixed martial artist fighter, former Lightweight Champion of Bellator MMA[4]