Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district, which is located in north-west Wayne County, Ohio. Their nickname is the Huskies.

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 a combination of the basketball uniforms of Chester, which were blue, and Congress, which were gray. Bates would also become the first basketball coach at Northwestern. Bates chose the nickname of "Huskies".

Athletics

Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League. -(Jake Ewing-3rd Place in State) -(Frank Read-5th Place in State) -(Brent Runkle-7th Place in State) -(Josh Ewing- State Runner Up) In 2017 a Northwestern middle school student would throw 175ft in the discus for track and field, it’s still a wcal record to this day.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships