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".
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Athletics
Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.
- 2008 Girls' Volleyball Team District Champions
- 2007 Girls' Volleyball Team District Champions
- 2007 Football League Champions (10-0)
- 2005 Football Regionals (10-3)
- 2004 Golf League Champions
- 2006 School Record of 6 state qualifiers in wrestling
- 2007 Wrestling- 2 state placers
- The school is known for its strong tradition in basketball in the 2000s, with 5 league championships, (03, 04, 05, 07, and 11) and 2 District Championships, (03, 06) in the 2000s.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys' basketball - 1958, 1965
- Boys' baseball - 1933*, 1959, 1966
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