Northwestern School Corporation
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Northwestern School Corporation is a public school corporation located in Howard County, Indiana
. The population of the school has never reached more than 800 children. The school colors are purple, gold and white. The school mascot is the tiger.
Howard County, Indiana
Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Howard and Tipton counties. Originally named Richardville County, it was rechristened in 1844 to commemorate General Tilghman Ashurst Howard. As of...
. The population of the school has never reached more than 800 children. The school colors are purple, gold and white. The school mascot is the tiger.
Building Directory
- Northwestern Elementary School
- Howard Elementary School
- Northwestern Middle School
- Northwestern High School
Achievements
- In 2007, The Boys Basketball team became State Champions after winning the class 2A game against Winchester in 2OT, 78-74. Several Indiana State Championship records were broken in this lengthy thriller.
- Northwestern was recognized by the Department of Education with a Blue Ribbon Award two years in a row. Currently the school does not hold that honor.
Notable alumni
- SylviaSylvia (singer)Sylvia Jane Kirby is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982....
(singer)|Sylvia]], female country singer/song writer who graduated from Northwesten High School in the 70's.
- Brandon BeachyBrandon BeachyBrandon Alan Beachy was born September 3, 1986, to parents Lester and Lori Beachy. He is currently a professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Atlanta Braves organization....
is a former Northwestern baseball player. He currently is a member of the Atlanta Braves' Triple A affiliate, the Gwinnett Braves. He made two starts for the Atlanta Braves as a starting pitcher towards the end of the 2010 regular season.