Omaha Northwest High School
Omaha Northwest High Magnet School at 8204 Crown Point Avenue in northwest Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is located on a 61-acre (250,000 m2) campus. Construction was completed in 1971. Further renovations were completed in 2004, adding several classrooms and improving the choral and band facilities. Northwest is one of nine public high schools in the Omaha Public School District.
Omaha Northwest High Magnet School | |
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Address | |
8204 Crown Point Avenue , United States | |
Coordinates | 41°18′53″N 96°02′26″W |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1971 as Omaha Northwest High School |
School district | Omaha Public Schools |
Principal | Dr. Kimberly Jackson |
Teaching staff | 97.85 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,734 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.72[1] |
Color(s) | Scarlet, navy, and gold |
Website | northwest |
Special features within the building include an auditorium center, a 2,200 seat gymnasium with two balcony areas for physical education instruction and interscholastic athletics, and the latest equipment for students in specialized areas such as computer technology, art, business, mathematics, industrial technology and science. However, while the school has swim teams, the building has no pool.
Northwest's colors are scarlet, navy, and old gold. Its mascot is the Husky.
The current principal of Omaha Northwest High Magnet is Dr. Kimberly Jackson.
Athletics
State championships
State championships[2] | |||
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Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
Winter | Basketball, boys' | 2 | 1979, 1985 |
Spring | Baseball | 6 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994 |
Total | 8 |
Notable alumni
- Tyrie Ballard, cast member on The Real World: Denver
- Brad Beckman, former NFL tight end for the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons
- Damon Benning, former Nebraska Cornhuskers running back (class of 1992)
- John Carroll, member of Survivor: Marquesas
- Ron Kellogg, former NBA player and former Kansas Jayhawks basketball star
- Zach Kroenke, former MLB player (Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals)
- Kevyn Morrow, actor
- Gregg Olson, former Major League Baseball American League Rookie of the Year in 1989
- Patrick Peirce, former college baseball player: Indian Hills CC class of 1982 comedian-writer
- Shane Powers, contestant on Survivor: Panama
- Timothy Prince and Thomas Prince, former college basketball players Iowa and Southeast Juco class of 1984
- Lee Terry, United States House of Representatives congressman
- Harold Waddell, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 NAHA Pro Hillclimb national champion (class of 2000)
See also
References
- "OMAHA NORTHWEST HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved June 26, 2012.