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Congratulations to the football for making the first round of playoffs! The Wildcats will play at Wall on Thursday!

Congratulations to the boys cross country team of Jace Haven, Justin Haven, Lincoln Woodring, Nathan Melius, and Ethan Boekelheide for winning the Region 1B cross country meet and...

Welcome, Mr. Brett Flemmer, Dean of Students and Activities Director! Where are you from and where did you grow up? Born in Sioux Falls, received my K-12 education in Marsha...

Congratulations to senior outside hitter Sydney Schell on being named AVCA/MaxPreps High School Volleyball Player of the Week for South Dakota! Schell led her team to the champio...

Congratulations to Jude Ortmeier for being selected as Student of the Month by the Northwestern teaching staff! Who are your parents and siblings? Garrett, Rachel, and Lay...

Congratulations to the cross country team for its performance at the Mitchell meet. Placings included Jessica Boekelheide, 7th; Justin Haven, 4th; Lincoln Woodring, 11th; Nathan M...

Congratulations to the competition dance team on placing 5th in the jazz category at the Hub City Spirit Invite!

The football team lost to Ipswich/Edmunds Central 0-42 to start the fall season. The team next plays Friday, Sept. 4 at Tulare.

Please see below the announcement we received today. Congratulations Mrs. Clemens!!! Mrs. Clemens is South Dakota's Science PAEMST awardee. Denise Clemens Biography We (...

Northwestern 2019 Graduate Samantha Olson Named South Dakota State FFA President From FFA’s New Era June 2020 Edition To wrap up the 92nd South Dakota...

All entries can be seen on the school website menu. All student category winners (Preschool – 12 th grade) will receive a $20 gift card to the Mellette Travel Plaza. Congratula...

In honor of the Northwestern High School graduates of 2020, we are proud to present these two videos to all of our patrons and community members. Please note these will both be a...

Virtual State FFA Convention starts TODAY at Noon! Sessions will be live streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Here is a link to the Virtual Convention Website. https://www.sdage...

Senior Zechariah Clemens received May student of the month. The son of Bill and Denise Clemens, Zech has four siblings: Josh, Ashley, Josie, and Will. His activities incl...

Foreign-exchange student Paula Alonso received April student of the month. Her host parents are Lisa and Dennis Welch, and her parents are Pelayo and Luisa Alonso. Her siblings in...

2020 Northwestern FBLA Winners Northwestern won 1st place over all! Mitchell Vander Wal won the office of State North Vice President for the 2020-2021 school year....

Senior Chrissy Stoltenberg received March Student of the Month. Daughter of Jerry and Gail Stoltenberg, Chrissy has two younger siblings: Mack and Dallas. Her activities inclu...

ALL DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS EXHIBITION With the majority of regular high school activities cancelled this year, the Dacotah Prairie Museum has converted its “All Dakot...

Torri Bourelle Future Plans: College and major: Attend Lake Area Technical Institute for Cosmetology Goal job: Cosmetologist Northwestern: ...

Eric Nelson Future Plans: College and major: Attend DSU for Cyber Operations Goal job: Work as an NSA analyst and then after five to ten years...