Northview High School is located in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan, a Northeastern suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was a National Blue Ribbon school in 2001. The high school is one of the two high schools in the Northview Public Schools system.
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History
The Northview Public School District was born in the late 1950s. As the population of greater Grand Rapids swelled, the need for a high school became clear, and in an effort to pool the financial resources needed to build a high school, several small rural school districts merged with the Oakview Public School District to form Northview Public Schools. In 1959, construction began on the building, and in 1962, Northview High School opened its doors to its first students. In 2011 and 2012, two tax proposals gave over 43.5 million dollars towards renovating the high school campus, as well as the athletic facilities. In the early fall of 2014, the construction was completed.
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Academics
The average ACT score of Northview for Juniors in the 2006-2007 school year was a 20, which is the national average. Approximately 70% of the students passed each section of the Michigan Merit Exam. 38% of all students participate in Advanced Placement testing. US News reported that the student body of Northview High School has a 61% English proficiency rate and a 41% math proficiency rate.
Student activities
Marching band
The NHS Marching Band has made it to Michigan State Marching Band Championships every year since it began competing in the Michigan Competing Band Association The band has competed at over 20 State Final Competitions and has competed at hundreds of other MSBOA competitions. The band is currently directed by Greg Wells and Mark Lago. [1]
Journalism
Northview High School publishes a student run online news source titled The NV Roar. The news source started publishing during the 2016/2017 school year and reports on a wide range of subjects. [2]
National Honor Society
Northview hosts the Cleo R. Anders chapter of the National Honor society and works to promote leadership, academic excellence and community service.
Drama
Northview's theatre department puts on student-cast shows during the school year. Typically the school will showcase a straight play during the fall season and a musical during the spring season. The drama department also puts on a Drama Club, a weekly workshop where students work to improve their acting abilities.
Athletics
The Northview Wildcats are in the Ottawa-Kent Conference White Division. Northview's athletic teams compete under the "Wildcat" mascot.
Men's sports
- Baseball
- Basketball - In 1990, The Northview boys basketball team lead a Cinderella run in the state basketball tournament. The team began the season with 4 wins and 5 losses. They then ran off a school record 16 wins before losing in the state semi-final game to Detroit Country day. The team consisted of a unique cast of characters including the fundamentally sound three-year starter Chris Powers, local playground legend Marcus Vander, chimerical transfer student Dusty Nash, foreign exchange student Halvor Holm, and led by first year coach Mike Diebold. The 2005-2006 boys basketball team ranked 4th in the state.
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Rowing (Crew)
- Football - The 1970 Football team went undefeated and won the first, and only, Michigan State Championship. The 2012 Football team made it to the playoffs for the first time in the school's history.
- Golf
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Skiing
- Soccer - The outstanding men's soccer program went undefeated and won a state championship in 2010.
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Wrestling
- Track & Field
Women's sports
- Basketball
- Bowling - The women's bowling team completed 100 consecutive conference wins during the 2016/2017 season.
- Rowing (Crew)
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Skiing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving - Northview is home to an accomplished swim team, coached by Rob Damuth.
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Notable alumni
- Gary Hogeboom - NFL Quarterback
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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