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Omaha Northwest High Magnet School Established 1971 as Omaha Northwest High School Type Public High School Principal Herman Colvin Grades 9-12 Location 8204 Crown Point Avenue,
Omaha, Nebraska, United StatesDistrict Omaha Public Schools Colors Scarlet, Navy, and Gold Newspaper The Northwest Yukon Website http://www.ops.org/high/northwest/ Omaha Northwest High Magnet School at 8204 Crown Point Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska is located on a 61-acre (250,000 m2) campus in northwest Omaha. Completed in 1971, it is the newest of the seven high schools in the OPS district. Further renovations were completed in 2004, adding several classrooms and improving the choral and band facilities. The current principal of Omaha Northwest High Magnet is Herman Colvin. Special features within the building include an auditorium center, a 2,200 seat gymnasium with two balcony areas for physical education instruction and interscholastic athletics, and the latest equipment for students in specialized areas such as computer technology, art, business, mathematics, industrial technology and science. However, while the school has swim teams, the building has no pool.
Northwest's colors are scarlet, navy, and old gold. Its mascot is the Husky.
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Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award Alumni
- Alfred DiMauro - 1991 - English
- Jacqueline Johnson - 1997 - Music
- Kris Halbersleben - 2000 - English
- Kim Kromberg - 2003 - Business(First Business Teacher to ever win the Award)
- William Lovgren - 2011 - Music
Notable Alumni
- Tyrie Ballard, a star on The Real World: Denver
- John Carroll, of Survivor: Marquesas
- Kevyn Morrow, Actor
- Gregg Olson, former Major League Baseball American League Rookie of the Year (1989)
- Shane Powers, of Survivor: Panama
- Lee Terry, United States House of Representatives congressman
- Ron Kellogg, former NBA player and former Kansas Jayhawks basketball star
- Damon Benning, Nebraska Running Back (Class of '92)
Jordan Laravie (Class of '09) All Metro Basketball.
- Harold Waddell, '06, '07, '08 & '09 NAHA Pro Hillclimb National Champion (Class of '00)
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Categories:- Omaha Public Schools
- High schools in Omaha, Nebraska
- Educational institutions established in 1971
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