Northwest High School recognizes accomplishments of seniors by PATTI STOKES Northwest High School’s graduating class had much to celebrate this year and their accomplishments in academics, athletics and community service were highlighted during an awards ceremony in the school’s auditorium on the evening of May 23. “After transitioning back to school this year from an unprecedented year and a half, our Class of 2022 managed to accomplish some awesome feats,” Principal Ashley Young told those attending the ceremony. “This class is 492 members strong, and 43% carry a cumulative GPA of 4.0 or better; the average GPA is 3.6.” The Class of 2022 will represent NWHS at over 80 college campuses and all five branches of the military, Young continued. Three of the seniors were National Merit Scholarship finalists and seven were semi-finalists. Two students earned a perfect score on the ACT. The class earned $13.5 million in scholarships. The Vikings marching band, which includes 20 seniors, received over 25 1st place awards. The Varsity Winter Guard program was a Carolina Winter Ensemble silver medalist. Northwest had 73 students selected to participate in the GCS All County Band, which was the largest group of students from any one high school. Thirty-five students were selected to participate in the Central All-District Band, which was also the largest group of students from any one high school. Twenty-nine students were selected to participate
N.C. Sen. Michael Garrett recognizes NWHS senior Julia Humphrey at a May 23 awards ceremony for being accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy, which pays 100% of the tuition, room and board, medical and dental care costs of Naval Academy midshipmen in return for five years of active-duty service upon graduation. Humphrey was also recipient of a U.S. Marines’ award in recognition of her athletic accomplishments and NWHS’s female Athlete of the Year award. See more photos and details from this awards ceremony at Facebook.com/Northwest Observer.
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in the UNC-G Honor Band Clinic; nine students were eligible for All State Band auditions. The school’s Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble each received the highest ratings of Superior by a panel of judges. Fourteen senior members of the school’s Viking Voices vocal ensemble represented Northwest at AllCounty Chorus, community events and school productions, and the ensemble earned two Superior ratings and an Excellent Rating at the North Carolina Music Performance Assessment. Northwest’s wrestling team was runner-up in the
4A Wrestling Dual Team state tournament. The women’s lacrosse team made it to the State Championship Final Four. The cheerleading team earned its fourth consecutive State Championship, and finished seventh overall at Nationals. Additionally, seniors logged over 22,000 hours of service learning in their four years at Northwest.
Look for more in next issue Northern Guilford will host an awards ceremony for its seniors on June 2, 6 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Northwest’s graduation ceremony will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Friday, June 3, 7 p.m., and Northern’s ceremony, also at Greensboro Coliseum, will be held Saturday, June 4, at 8 p.m. Look for more awards and graduation coverage in our next issue on June 16.
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