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Congratulations to junior Ashley Haven on being named First-Team All-State for volleyball!

Congratulations to juniors Ashley Haven and Ella Boekelheide on being named First Team All-Lake Region Conference for volleyball and to sophomore Tara Blachford for being named to...

Congratulations to junior Ella Boekelheide for being named cross country All-State by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association!

Congratulations to Derek Boekelheide on being named Area 1 Assistant Coach of the Year by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association!

5 for 5!! The Northwestern oral interp team competed in five categories at the Region competition in Webster and won top honors to advance to state in ALL five categories! ...

💪 THANK YOU, WILDCAT NATION! 💛💚 We are beyond grateful for the incredible support from our community! 🎉 Thanks to your generous monetary donations, we purchased brand-new we...

Congratulations to assistant football coach Trey Bourelle for being honored with the 2024 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy for South Dakota at the AFP award banquet in Sioux Fall...

Veterans Day Program 2024: Thank you, Veterans! Welcome - Brayden Satter, Student Body President Posting of Colors - 5th Grade Class Snare Drum - Cole Caulder Nat...

In honor of Veterans Day, we would like to thank our staff members here at Northwestern who have served: superintendent Rob Lewis, choir director Jessica Cihak, and bus driver Den...

Congratulations to the oral interp team and coach Laurie Richards on winning the district competition! Every Northwestern entry brought home first-place wins as well as the ...

Hey Wildcats! Big news – we’ve officially kicked off recycling at school! 🌱♻️ It’s time to show what being a Wildcat is all about: taking action and making a positive impact on ...

Congratulations to the volleyball team on its 3-0 sweep of Langford in the Region 1B tournament!

Northwestern Area School District came alive with excitement as students, staff, and community members gathered for a special “Welcome to the Wildcat Family” celebration. This uniq...

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the Northeast Area Honor Band: Rhianna Troske, flute (1st chair) Ana Ratigan, clarinet Ty Boekelheide, trum...

Congratulations to junior Ella Boekelheide on winning the state cross country title on Saturday! Sophomore Tara Blachford placed 11th. The girls cross country team placed third wi...

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Volley for the Cure match against Groton! We raised $4,576.20 for breast cancer research and awareness.

Congratulations to the winners of the Northwestern Oral Interp competition! Annie Dvorak-Humorous Abigail Schnell- Oratory & Duet Shelbey Fortin-Drama and Duet Allie Hoekman-S...

Congratulations to senior Rhianna Troske for being selected 1st Chair for All-State Orchestra!

Congratulations to the girls cross country team on earning Region 1B Runner-up and qualifying as a team for the state meet in Rapid City at Hart Ranch on Oct. 26! Girls Varsity ...

Congratulations to seventh-grader Brenna Halvorson for being named middle school student of the month!