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

School board president Kevin Nash presented gifts to board members Doug Stahl and Mary Mielke at their last meeting. Thank you for your years of service to Northwestern School!

Abigail Schnell, Samantha Thelen and Rayden Ratigan attended the BeeSTINGZ Curriculum Development workshop at Dordt University with Mrs. Clemens. Last year Mrs. Clemens parti...

The girls basketball team traveled to Montana, beating Townsend, going fishing, helping at a homeless shelter, and more! Thank you Coach Sparling and Coach Clemens for taking the g...

Thank you @GMSvolleyball for a GREAT week of camp! Eric, Xander, and Keyon made us better. We appreciate you! #wildcatenergy

Wildcats Bring Home Three State Titles from State Track! Congratulations to the track athletes on their stellar performances at the state track meet! Sophomore Ella Boekelheide w...

The 2024 SDHSAA state track and field championships will take place from Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls this week, May 23-25. Thursday’s broadcast coverage will begin at 10:30 a...

Congratulations, Class of 2024!

Congratulations to the athletes to attended the Last Chance track meet in Mobridge! Girls Results Tara Blachford, 1600-meter run, 5:59.65, 1 st place Sophia Troske,...

Thank you, Mr. Osborn, for serving the Northwestern Area School District for the past 20 years!

Congratulations to the track athletes on their performances at the meet in Warner! Sophomore Ella Boekelheide broke her school record in the 400-meter dash with a new time o...

Congratulations to freshman Austin Nash for being named high school student of the month and to eighth-grader Colton Smith on being named middle school student of the month!

Two More Records Fall at Webster! Congratulations to junior Ana Ratigan for breaking her own school record in the javelin with a throw of 80’ at the Mustang Invite in Webste...

Athletes Break Three More Records at LRC! Sophomore Ella Boekelheide broke her fourth school record of the year at the Lake Region Conference meet, running a 1:00.13 time in the ...

The Northwestern track team broke three school records at the Howard Wood Relays. The boys medley team of senior Nathan Melius, freshman Ty Boekelheide, junior Josh Thorson, an...

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...