On Monday, April 22, Northwest High School's brightest attended the WSAZ - Best of the Class sponsored by the Huntington Museum of Art. This is the 29th year WSAZ has honored some of the brightest students in the region.

Congratulations to Cailey Mullins and Melanie Smalley!

 NHS Class of 2013 Valedictorians

Ken Johnson, former defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1970 - 1977 visited NHS to talk to students about making good choices. He was drafted by the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, but chose the NFL instead. Mr. Johnson shared with the students his personal story:

I was raised in a home with good values, but in my college years I made some bad decisions and chose to use alcohol and drugs. The intense pressure of competition was the excuse that many of my teammates and I gave for our drug use. I believe drugs lowered my potential as an athlete and a student. When I turned my life over to Christ., I found He gave me the strength to deal with the pressure and brought true happiness and peace in my life that drugs just could not give.

Students reacted positively to his story and many stuck around to get his autograph.

We would like to thank Mr. Johnson for coming our way and motivating our students to never give up and for the tools he gave us to do just that!
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On March 22nd, a new law was enacted in order to curb distracted driving. This law says that Individuals who use handheld communication devices will be subjected to fines and penalties.

In order to raise awareness for the dangers of texting and driving, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and American Family Insurance sponsored an art contest for southern Ohio high school students. Northwest's own Courtney Dowdy received top honors in this year's competition. Her drawing will be displayed on a billboard located on US Rt. 23 in Rosemount.

Ashley Davis, Mohawk Pride Advisor is launching a brand new program aimed at NHS students to help and encourage them to succeed in the classroom. The new program is a positive behavior incentive program called "Mohawk Pride". The program is designed to get students thinking about their grades, behavior, and attendance in school. There is an awards assembly planned for May 17 to acknoweldge those students who have accomplished these goals. There will be a silent auction and raffle during this award ceremony as well.

We need individuals and businesses in the Northwest and surrounding communities to contribute to help us promote these positive classroom behaviors from our students! We need items/prizesfor our auction or raffle. Contributions can be in the form of a gift certificate, money, gas cards, t-shirts, etc. All dontations need to be received by May 3, 2013 to be included in the school event. We are a non-profit organization and your donations will be tax exempt.

In return for your generosity, your company/name will be announced as the sponsor of the prize and listed on our website. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call her at school (740) 259-2366.

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