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Congratulations to the volleyball team on winning its 12th state volleyball championship!

Congratulations to the volleyball team on winning the SODAK 16 match against Timber Lake 3-0 to qualify for the state tournament! The Wildcats play Corsica-Stickney at noon on Thu...

Congratulations to the volleyball team for qualifying for the SODAK 16! The Wildcats play Timber Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 P.M. in Mellette.

Congratulations to senior Bailey Heim for winning snow queen and to senior Alexis Rahm for being named first runner-up. Freshman Courtney Decker won junior snow queen.

Congratulations to senior Jackson Mielke for being named Student of the Month! Jackson's parents are Mary and Lannie, and his siblings are Laine and Jayden. He plans to maj...

Congratulations to senior Hunter Schipke on earning October Student of the Month! Hunter is the son of Brent and Carrie Hartman. His siblings are Natalia, Bella, and Hope. He wa...

Congratulations to the volleyball team on winning the Wildcat Tourney! Sydney Schell, Hannah Schentzel, and Joclyn Haven made the all-tourney team!

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...