Northview High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

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Location
Northview High School
Grand Rapids, MI, US
Information
Locale	Northview Public Schools
Principal	Mark Thomas
Vice Principal	Dan Matthews
Students	1228
Teaching staff	84
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Motto	Preparing students for life's next step.
Mascot	Wildcat
School Colour(s)	Red, White, Black
Established	1963
Homepage	Northview High School

Northview High School is located in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan on the outskirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was a National Blue Ribbon school in 2001 and still prominently displays this achievement on everything associated with NHS. ^[1]

1 Extra-curricular activities
2 Expansions
3 Staff
4 Standardized Testing
5 References

[edit] Extra-curricular activities

[edit] Marching Band

The NHS Marching Band has made it to State Championships every year since competing in the Michigan Competing Band Association

[edit] Sports

The Northview Wildcats are in the Ottawa-Kent Conference White Division.

[edit] State Championships

Girls Softball: 1991

football: 1970 football: 2010

[edit] Expansions

Larger Gym in 1998
750-Seat Auditorium in 1998
New Weight Room in 1998, renovation/expansion 2005
Turf in Football Stadium in 2006- nicknamed The Litter Box, after a disappointing 2007 season, of 0 wins.

[edit] Staff

Dan Matthews won the National Vice Principal of the Year award in 2005, along with $5,000 which he then donated to expanding the weight room.^[who?]

Max Colley Jr. won the best band director award at the 2006 marching band state finals.

[edit] Standardized Testing

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 MME (Michigan Merit Exam).