NorthWood High School

Northwood High School
Location
2101 North Main Street
Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana 46550
United States
Coordinates 41°27′41″N 85°59′58″W / 41.461352°N 85.999326°W / 41.461352; -85.999326Coordinates: 41°27′41″N 85°59′58″W / 41.461352°N 85.999326°W / 41.461352; -85.999326
Information
Type Public high school
Superintendent Scot Croner
Principal David Maugel
Faculty 62 (2015-16)[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 883 (2016-17)[2]
Color(s)          
Team name Panthers
Website Official website
[3]

NorthWood High School is a high school located in Nappanee, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Wa-Nee Community School System, shared with Wakarusa.

Statistics

In the 2016–17 school year, total enrollment was 883 students.[2]

In the 2016-17 school year the ethnicity breakdown was:[2]

  • White - 85.5%
  • Hispanic - 8.8%
  • Black - 1.0%
  • Asian - 1.6%
  • Multi-racial - 2.9%

Athletics

NorthWood High School's mascot is the panther and its colors are red and black. The school competes in the Northern Lakes Conference along with Concord, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, Wawasee, Plymouth, and Warsaw.

NorthWood's football team has won 15 sectional championships, nine regional championships, six semi-state championships, and one state championship. In 2003, the Panthers were state finalists in football, and in 2005 won the state championship, both times facing Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.[4]

The boys' tennis team won back-to-back sectional championships in 2006 and 2007. The girls' tennis team has also won several sectional championships.

NorthWood's boys' soccer team captured sectional championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2014. In 2007 the team made it to the final 32 teams to compete in the state playoffs.

Music

NorthWood competes in ISSMA contests and offers a marching band called the Red Regiment. The school has several choices when it comes to vocal music, including a show choir called Dawning Generation and an a cappella group, Main Street Voices. They perform at community events including the annual maple syrup festival in Wakarusa.

Academics

From 2004 to 2008, the spell bowl team was the Northern Lakes Conference champions. During the 2007–2008 year, four academic teams participated in the state competition. Two of them won state titles.

The Logue staff has won awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association by Columbia University in New York City.

Other schools

NorthWood Middle School, Wakarusa Elementary, Woodview Elementary, Nappanee Elementary

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northwood High School". IDOE. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Northwood High School". Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Wood High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.ihsaa.org/b-football/2005-06/05063ASummary.htm


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