Type Public high school Superintendent Jeffrey Layton Grades 9-12 | Established 1951 Principal Mike Burkholder Color(s) Blue and gray Phone +1 419-846-3833 | |
District Northwestern Local School District Profiles | ||
Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Huskies.
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History
Northwestern was created in 1951 from a merger of the school districts in Chester Township, Congress, and West Salem. The school name came from the district's northwestern location within Wayne County. Chester basketball coach Roy Bates chose the school colors of blue and gray, which were the result of having to make do with the basketball uniforms of Chester (blue) and Congress (gray). Bates would also become the basketball coach at Northwestern, and he also picked the nickname of "Huskies".
Athletics
Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.