Zech Clemens Future Plans: Attend Northern State University College and major: Northern State, and I am deciding between athletic training or sports management. Goal job: Either be an athletic trainer or run my own business someday Northwestern: I’ll never forget the time… when Tya was bobbing for apples during the Halloween party... READ MORE >
Tya Weideman Future Plans: College and major: Dakota Wesleyan University for Athletic Training and Psychology Goal job: Physical Therapist Northwestern: I’ll never forget the time… I tipped over the cauldron of apples at our Halloween party in 5th grade… water went everywhere Proudest moment: committing to play volleyball at... READ MORE >
Tomlyn Toy Future Plans: Military service: United States Army Goal job: Animal care specialist Northwestern: I’ll never forget the time… we burned peanut brittle in the science lab Proudest moment: for the class it would be everyone being at school, mine personally would be winning local snow queen Most influential staff... READ MORE >
Cassidy Frericks Future Plans: College and major: Black Hills State University- Corporate Communication Goal job: I would want to have a job as a marketing director Northwestern: I’ll never forget the time… In elementary, we had a fire drill and someone in our class that it was real and started screaming that they wanted their... READ MORE >
Mrs. Denise Clemens was recently recognized for being selected as a South Dakota state-level finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program.A high school science teacher at Northwestern, Clemens has been teaching for 25 years. Before her current position, she taught science at Roncalli Parochial School in... READ MORE >
NORTHWESTERN LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. JOB WELL DONE! JH PHYSICS 2nd – Aaron Blachford, Jack Hansen 1st – Carson Ewalt – “Bond Strength” HS PHYSICS & ENGINEERING HM – Morgan Gehring 3rd – Landen Melius, Tanner Ewalt 2nd – Jude Ortmeier 1st – Jace Haven... READ MORE >
Senior Zech Clemens broke the boys basketball scoring record of 1,633 points held by Chad Boekelheide! He broke this record at the Miller game on Saturday. #PointOutThePositive READ MORE >
Congratulations to sophomore Megan Nash on being selected as a ND/SD WINNER for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing! READ MORE >
Senior Zech Clemens qualified for Round 2 of the High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Fan Vote! The second round is set to begin Wednesday, at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT. Once that time hits, you will be able to begin voting and your player will have a new head-to-head matchup, which can currently be seen on the website, Amfam.com/fanvote. This round will last one week and will... READ MORE >
Check out what our Junior Class business Scratchin Paws Inc. has to offer for apparel and more! https://nwscratchinpawsinc.weebly.com/ READ MORE >
Voting starts today at 1 p.m ET. At that time, you will be able to visit the website www.amfam.com/fanvoteand vote. Go, Zech! READ MORE >
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Congratulations to the One-Act play participants for bringing home somesuperior acting awards from the State Festival on Saturday: Hailey Boekelheide, Zeke Duncan, Paige Larson, Bailey Heim, and Nick Troske! READ MORE >
Congratulations to sophomore Megan Nash for being named February Student of the Month!Daughter of Kevin and Crystal Nash, Megan has one brother, Austin.Her activities include FFA, FBLA, FCA, band and basketball.Her hobbies include baking, riding horse, reading, handing out with friends and traveling.Megan's future plans will be geared toward something ag or... READ MORE >
Who: The Northwestern Journalism Class Madalyn Groft, Dani Watson, Chrissy Stoltenberg, Kaitlyn Lefforge, Joclyn Haven, Elaina Schmitt, Nick Cunningham, Cody Rausch, Mack Stoltenberg, Sam Groft, Ben Rohr, Chandler Miles, Morgan Gehring, Tasia Picotte, Emma Grandpre, and Maddie Williams What: The Wildcat 2020 Yearbook When: Due February 20 Where:... READ MORE >
Seniors Hailey Boekelheide, State FBLA North Vice President, and Chrissy Stoltenberg, State FBLA Treasurer, attended the CTSO Legislative Shadow Days in Pierre. Both are State FBLA officers. READ MORE >
Congratulations to senior Zech Clemens on being selected for the American Family Insurance #DreamFearlessly Fan Vote. The website where you will be able to go and vote for your player,Amfam.com/fanvote, will go live at 12 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Once the site goes live at that time, we encourage yourself, family, friends, teammates, classmates, etc. to visit... READ MORE >
Congratulations to Ethan Boekelheide for making All-State Band!Boekelheide will perform March 28 in Mitchell at the Performing Arts Center at 4 p.m. READ MORE >
Congratulations to the One-Act Play as they are heading to the state competition! Northwestern is scheduled to perform on Sat. Feb. 8 at 1:15 in the O‘Gorman HS Theater. Region Superior Acting awards went to Zeke Duncan, Hailey Boekelheide, Mitchell Vander Wal, Bailey Heim, Paige Larson, and Jackson Mielke. Way to go!! READ MORE >
Sophomore Megan Nash placed second in the state Voice of Democracy speech contest in Pierre! READ MORE >
Junior Joclyn Haven received January Student of the Month. Daughter of Jeremy and Laura Haven, Joclyn has three younger sisters: Ella, Ashley and Lily.Her activities include volleyball, track, FBLA, FFA, journalism and 4-H.Her hobbies include shopping, photography, hanging with friends, and cooking and baking.In the future, Joclyn plan to attend a four-year... READ MORE >
Seventh-grader Rhianna Troske qualified for middle school all-state band! READ MORE >
Seventh-grader Josh Thorson qualified for middle school all-state jazz band! READ MORE >
Seventh-grader Annie Dvorak placed 5th at the Simmons Middle School MathCounts Competition! READ MORE >
Fourth-grader Will Clemens has been selected a semifinalist for the Mars 2020 “Name the Rover” contest. Will’s name will enter the next round of consideration to become the official name of the Mars 2020 rover. "It's an honor, and I feel lucky to have been given this chance," Clemens said. This student’s entry was selected as South Dakota’s winner in... READ MORE >
Hello Northwestern Community! My name is Madison (Hahler) Aguirre, and I will be student teaching in Mrs. Jennifer Schell’s art courses starting Jan. 27. I actually attended Northwestern for my K-12 education, so I am excited to be returning as a student teacher. I have a bachelor’s degree in art and will graduate this May as a certified art educator. I have... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the Voice of Democracy speech contest winners sponsored by the Redfield VFW! Sophomore Megan Nash placed first; sophomore Meadow Remily placed second and sophomore Sawyer Styles placed third.Through the Voice of Democracy Contest, Megan wrote a speech about what makes America great. In Megan’s speech, she talked about how as American... READ MORE >
Senior Madalyn Groft received December Student of the Month. Daughter of James and Nora Groft, Madalyn’s siblings include Isaac, Peyton and Samuel. A four-sport athlete (volleyball, cross country, track, and basketball), Madalyn also participates in band, choir, journalism, Future Business Leaders of America and club volleyball. She takes her favorite class,... READ MORE >
Congratulations to sophomore Megan Nash on placing first at the state FFA Leadership Development Event to advance in Employment Skills at the National FFA Convention next fall."The FFA strives to develop premier leadership skills in its members. The employment skills LDE has developed my skills and abilities across many horizons. Through the experience, I... READ MORE >
The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Faulkton Trojans as the volleyball team won its 11th the State B Championship and went 41-0, becoming the first team in the program’s 35-year history to go undefeated. “I am super proud of what these girls have accomplished,” Coach Nora Groft said. “This season they did something no other Wildcat team has done, thus... READ MORE >
Northwestern placed second in exhibit and interview at the National BEST Robotics competition in Denver, Colo., Dec. 7-8. "I was very proud of the way the students stood up to this years’ challenge in all areas of the competition," adviser Mrs. Denise Clemens said. "I was proud of the way they represented Northwestern at nationals.”Senior Hailey Boekelheide won the... READ MORE >