Preparing Body & Soul

from The Northwest School Viewbook 2020-21

Long Live Real Learning

Preparing Body and Soul

“I stress that the score is only one aspect of the game – the bigger picture is your integrity. This is much bigger than winning or losing. It’s about getting knocked down, getting back up, and helping your teammate up. It’s about mindfulness: how you are responding to and living your life, both inside and outside

of competition. ” Britt Atack, NWS Athletics Director

A strong healthy body is fundamental to emotional and intellectual well-being. At The Northwest School, we believe there is an athlete in every student, and when a student finds the right sport he or she thrives and excels. We offer a competitive sports program as well as a full fitness program and encourage students to participate on both school and recreational teams. At every grade level, students practice dedication, discipline, and sportsmanship, learning how to be fit for play and, most importantly, how to be fit for life.

Athletic Honors

2020 Boys Ultimate Team wins Emerald City League Championship (ECL) title. Miles Haon ’20 is named League MVP and, along with teammate Owen D. ’21, named to ECL’s 1st Team. Owen goes on to capture ECL’s 1st Team award in Basketball.

Boys Cross Country team captures Emerald City League Championship title with All League honors going to Keegan Minahan ’20, Milo Greenberg ’20, Jarod Polakoff ’20, Lewis W. ’21, Ishaq E. ’21, and Owen Blaine ’20.

Girls Cross Country Emerald City League Champion is Greta Herrington ’20, and All League honors go to teammates Haylie B-H. ’21, Maleda S. ’21, and Sasha Balaski ’20

2019 Amelia Hewson ’19 captures the Washington State championship for the 100m hurdles. She is one of eight Northwest Track and Field participants who qualify for the Washington State Championships. Boys’ Track and Field Team members are named Emerald City League Champions.

Both Boys’ and Girls’ Ultimate Teams are crowned winners of the Emerald City League. It is the eighth-consecutive league championship for the girls’ team. 2018 Isa Meyers ’18 captures her second consecutive 800m Washington State title. A record 13 Northwest Track and Field participants qualify for the Washington State Championships.

Basketball Team member Gabriel Roldan Barrios ’18 sets a Washington State record, shooting 73 percent (11 of 15) from three-point range over four tournament games.

Both Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Teams are crowned winners of the Emerald City League.

Scarlett D. ’19 is named the Co-MVP of the Emerald City League in volleyball. The Volleyball Team finishes with a 15-5 record.

2017

Girls’ Cross Country Team wins Washington State Championship, leading all schools with an average race time of 19:44.4. Also named top D-II squad in the nation by the National High School Coaches Association.

Tibs Proctor ’17 captures his second-straight Washington State Championship and is named best D-II boys runner in the nation.

Boys’ Basketball Team wins first Emerald City League Championship in school’s history, earning a No. 5 seed in the 1A State Playoff.

Boys’ Basketball Team named Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Winter Team Academic State Champions in the 1A classification with an average GPA of 3.843.

Tibs Proctor ’17 wins the 3200m, and Isa Meyers ’18 captures first in the 800m, at the Washington State Track and Field Championships.

Both Boys’ and Girls’ Track Teams are crowned winners of the Emerald City League Championship. 2016 Maya Jackson ’16 claims her third consecutive Washington state title in the 400m, and Tibs Proctor ’17 takes first in both the 1600m and 3200m at the Washington State Track and Field Championships.

2015 Four Northwest track athletes win first place in 400m, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races in Emerald City League Championships.

2014 Boys’ and Girls’ Ultimate Teams capture both Washington State and Regional Ultimate Championships. Cross Country athlete Graham Peet ’15 wins Washington State Championship title in the 5k. Maya Jackson ’16 takes first in the 400m in the Washington State Track and Field Championships.

2010+ Close to 100 graduates have gone on to play sports in Division I Colleges. Alex Olsen ’14 and Owen Freed ’13 helped Carlton College capture the national ultimate title for the men’s division of the 2017 D-I College Championships. Sam Cook ’15 helped capture the gold medal for the Ultimate Team USA Men’s Junior (U20) National Team in Worclaw, Poland, 2016. Maddie Meyers ’12 won the National Sundodger Cross Country Invitational, 2014.