Northwestern Area School District - Empowering all students to become lifelong learners.

Name: Aleigha Allison Future Plans: I plan on staying in Aberdeen and working on a contract to step up from a CNA for a couple of years, then I plan on signing a contract for me ...

Congratulations to Ella Boekelheide for being one of eight runners selected to compete in the Girls Special 800-Meter Run at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays at 6:05 p.m. Friday at H...

Name: Zach Fischbach Future Plans: Going to Lake Area Tech for precision agriculture. Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Singing “Enchanted” by Taylor Swift to Mrs. Noelle Swanso...

Northwestern School welcomes two additions to its administrative team for the 2024-2025 school year. Elementary Principal Holly Randall – Mrs. Randall is a native of Herried, SD...

Name: Tyanne Osterkamp Future Plans: I plan on attending Lake Area Technical College for a one-year program of human services academics and then going for a two-year program of m...

Name: RikkaLyn Wiman Gisi Future Plans: Get my cosmetology license, so I can be a hairstylist. Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Volleyball practice in the little gym because th...

Name: Richard Larson Future Plans: Attend Lake Area Technical College to pursue a welding degree through a Build Dakota scholarship through TEREX utilities. Favorite Memory at N...

Name: Nathan Melius Future Plans: My future plans are to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College for 2 years then go back and work on the family farm. I also wan...

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee participants on their great representation of our school in Redfield! The following placed at the contest: Grayson Klapperich - 2 nd Place Sar...

Congratulations to the track team on its performance at the Sisseton Relays! Results: Ella Boekelheide, 400-meter dash, 1:01.75, 1 st place; 800-meter run, 2:26, 1 st ...

Name: Natasha Kaderabek Future Plans: After high school I plan to attend Northern State University, majoring in studio art and minoring in criminal justice. I would like to get in...

Congratulations to the track team on its performance at the Miller Booster Club track meet! Results: Ella Boekelheide, 800-meter run, 2:23.5, 1 st place; 1600-meter run, 5:11.31...

Name: Lincoln Woodring Future Plans: Attend South Dakota State University to major in Political Science Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Attending Howard Wood and the State Track...

Name: Johnathan Thelen Future Plans: To get through Lake Area Technical College Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Passing enough to graduate. Greatest accomplishment: Participa...

Thank you to Mrs. Lexie Thares and the second-grade class for picking up trash on the school grounds today for Earth Day!

Master Beekeeper Visits Wildcat Hive By Jensyn Siebrecht Northwestern School entertained guest speaker, Phil Breed, a master beekeeper, this past week. Breed informed students a...

Name: Jacob Leinen Future Plans : to attend Black Hills State University for human resource management. Favorite Memory at Northwestern: the memories of freshman and sop...

Name: Gregory Nelson Future Plans: Taking a year off, living and working in Kansas to then attend college in 2025 for filmmaking. Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Making fudge i...

Congratulations to the following students for their contributions at the Dakota Student Art Exhibition: junior Rylee Martin for her 2nd place in fiber and beadwork, senior Angelin...

Name: Dustin Dirksen Future Plans: Attend Basic Training and AIT and then go to Lake Area for welding. Favorite Memory at Northwestern: Wrestling Mr. Scott Boone. ...