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Northview High School (Georgia)

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Type
  
Public high school

Established
  
2002

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 470-254-3828

Colors
  
Navy Blue, Silver, Lime

Motto
  
Ever upward and onward

Principal
  
Brian Downey

Enrollment
  
1,817

Number of students
  
1,817

Northview High School (Georgia)

Address
  
10625 Parsons Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30097, USA

Similar
  
Johns Creek High School, Chattaho High School, Lambert High School, Peachtree Ridge High School, Lake Windward Elementa

Northview High School is located in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Fulton County School System. The school expanded its campus in the spring of 2014 to build a multimillion-dollar building for the award-winning band program. The band hall is officially named Zervakos Hall, named after the late principal who opened the school, Peter Zervakos.

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Academics

Northview is currently ranked #8 in the State of Georgia and #236 in the nation, according to US News.

Northview was the recipient of the State AAAAA Governor's Cup in 2004 and 2005. They were also recognized as an AP Honor School by the College Board in 2009. Atlanta Magazine gave Northview the Best High School Award three years in a row (2006-2008).

Athletics

Northview competed in Region 5-AAAAA from 2008 to the spring of 2014. As of the fall of 2014, Northview competes in Region 6-AAAAAA, along with Alpharetta, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Habersham Central, Johns Creek, Lambert, North Forsyth, South Forsyth, and West Forsyth. Northview's rivals are Chattahoochee, Lambert and Johns Creek.

Northview has won many state championships and has been state runner-up in many sports, including the following:

  • Boys' golf: State Champions 2003, 2007
  • Girls' golf: State Champions 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Boys' soccer: State Runner-Up 2010
  • Girls' soccer: State Runner-Up 2010
  • Girls' volleyball: State Champions 2005, 2007, 2008 (State Runner-Up 2010)
  • Boys' tennis: State Champions 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
  • Girls' tennis: State Runner-Up 2008
  • Girls' cross country: State Champions 2013, 2014
  • Boys' lacrosse: State Champions 2014 (State Runner-Up 2013)
  • Girls' lacrosse: State Runner-Up 2007
  • Equestrian: State Champions 2007
  • Northview's sports include football, basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, track, cross country, wrestling, swimming and diving, and golf.

    Northview made it to the playoffs for football in the first time in school history in 2014, with a record of 7-3. The Titans lost their first playoff game vs. Milton.

    In the past year, the Titans' cross country team brought home the girls' State Championship, as well as a boys' and girls' Region Championship. This was followed by a track & field season in which many of Northview's athletes, primarily distance runners, placed in the top 10 in the state rankings. Sophomore Lindsay Billings added a State Championship title in the 3200m run to an already decorated running career that included an individual State Title and an individual Region Title for cross country, as well as many runner-up performances.

    Since 2010, Northview has hosted the playoffs of the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference.

    Notable alumni

  • Tyler Krieger, baseball player in the Cleveland Indians organization
  • Justin Tuggle, linebacker for the Houston Texans
  • Devon Werkheiser, actor on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide on Nickelodeon
  • References

    Northview High School (Georgia) Wikipedia