Northwest Guilford High School

Northwest Guilford High School
Location
5240 Northwest School Road

Greensboro, North Carolina
27409

United States

36°09′13″N 79°57′17″W / 36.1535361°N 79.9547°W / 36.1535361; -79.9547
Information
TypePublic
Motto"It's a great day to be a Viking."
Established1962 (1962)
School district
Guilford County Schools
CEEB code341606
Principal
Brian Muller
Teaching staff
98.49 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,042 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
20.73[1]
ColorsRed, Black, White
   
Athletics conference
8A; Central Piedmont 7A/8A Conference
Team nameVikings
Websitenorthwesths.gcsnc.com

Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in Guilford County, North Carolina. In 2022–2023 it had an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12.

The school was ranked by Newsweek's Best High Schools in America as 22nd among North Carolina high schools in 2024.[2]

Academics

Northwest has a large selection of Advanced Placement courses, English Language, English Literature, Seminar, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Physics I, Physics II, Environmental Science, Government & Politics, World History, Psychology, US History, Human Geography, African American Studies, Latin, German, Spanish, Studio Art-Drawing, Studio Art-2D.

Students may take additional online courses through the North Carolina Virtual Public School,[3] and can take dual enrollment courses as part of the Career and College Promise program at Guilford Technical Community College.[4]

Athletics

Northwest Guilford High School is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is classified as a 8A school. The school is a part of the Central Piedmont 7A/8A Conference.[5]

Fall sports include: cheerleading; field hockey; boys' soccer; boys' and girls' cross country; girls' flag football; girls' tennis; football; boys' and girls' volleyball; girls' volleyball; and girls' golf.

Winter sports include: boys' and girls' basketball; boys' and girls' indoor track; boys' wrestling; and boys' and girls' swimming.

Spring sports include: boys' baseball; girls' soccer; boys' and girls' track and field; boys' volleyball; boys' golf; and boys' and girls' lacrosse.[6]

State Championships

Northwest Guilford has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:

  • Baseball: 1998 (4A)[7]
  • Boys Basketball: 1967 (3A)[8]
  • Girls Basketball: 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A)[9]
  • Boys Golf: 1988 (3A), 1994 (3A), 2005 (4A)[10]
  • Girls Golf: 2007 (4A)[11]
  • Boys Lacrosse: 2011 (All Classes)[12]
  • Slow-Pitch Softball: 1996 (3A/4A)[13]
  • Wrestling Dual Team: 2019 (4A), 2023 (4A)[14]

Arts

Northwest Arts Programs include Band, Visual Arts, Vikings Voices, Drama & Orchestra.

Bands

There are three class bands: Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Ensemble, as well as a Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble.

Marching band

About 15% of the student population participates in at least one of the band programs offered.

Bowl games and other notable marching events

  • 1984 DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest Grand Champion[15]
  • 1991 Gator Bowl Competition Champion
  • 2004 Outback Bowl Competition
  • 2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade[16]

Winter guard

  • 2023 AIA Championships Scholastic AA Class- 1st Place[17]

Concert bands

  • 2021 80th Commemoration Concert Series at Pearl Harbor[18]

Jazz band

Theatre

The school's theatre department is home to the International Thespian Society's Troupe 8010.[21]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Northwest Guilford High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/guilford-county-schools/northwest-guilford-high-school-14462
  3. ↑ "North Carolina Virtual Public Schools". Guilford County Schools. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Career and College Promise". Guilford Technical Community College. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Northwest Guilford Vikings". Northwest Guilford High School Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Baseball State Championships. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ Past Men’s Championship Results. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ 4A Women’s Championship Results. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ State Champions and Record Book. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ WOMEN’S GOLF STATE CHAMPIONS. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ Men’s Lacrosse. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ SLOW-PITCH CHAMPIONS, COACH/CONF./MVP. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ Dual Team Wrestling State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ Viking Band Archive (June 20, 2024). Northwest Guilford Marching Band 1984 | DeSoto/Tropicana National Band Contest. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Northwest Guilford Marching Viking Band". The Hollywood Christmas Parade. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  17. ↑ "2023 Archives |". Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Event moved inside as Northwest Guilford High School band prepares for Pearl Harbor commemoration concert in Hawaii". wfmynews2.com. December 7, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  19. ↑ Viking Band Archive (May 2, 2024). Northwest Guilford Jazz Ensemble 1996 | Atlanta Summer Olympics- Performances in the Parks. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Viking Band Archive (April 27, 2023). Northwest Guilford Jazz Band 1996 | Atlanta Summer Olympics (WFMY2 Good Morning Show). Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "About NW Theatre". Northwest Guilford High School. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Patrick Ball's Medical Drama Scores Three Emmy Awards". UNCG. UNCG Greensboro. September 15, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  23. ↑ Kane, Dawn (June 3, 2007). "Northwest Guilford grad has role in 'Mr. Brooks'". News and Record. North Carolina, Greensboro. p. D 8. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Bringle, Jennifer. (Jun 2, 2019). Leah Naomi Green celebrates winning the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020.
  25. ↑ Scott Houston UNC Men's Track and Field. goheels.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  26. ↑ "Elizabeth Kitley - Women's Basketball". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Rusty LaRue". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  28. ↑ "NW gets Junior Title". The Greensboro Record. May 21, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  29. ↑ Michael B Skeen, professional auto car racing driver, Young, Jim. (Apr 7, 2004). No thinking, Just Riding. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved Mar 5, 2020.
  30. ↑ Tre Turner, Virginia Tech, Wide Receiver. 247Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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