CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – This year, Northwest High School marks its 50th anniversary in Clarksville, Tenn. The school would like to invite the community to celebrate half a century of history with them.
Built in 1970, with its first graduating class in 1971, the school hosted tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students with a capacity of 1,200 students. The first principal was Peter Kyriakos.
The NWHS stadium is named after Esau Lathon, the school’s first football coach. Early athletic accomplishments include the 1974 Girls Track team as the State Runner-Up. The Boys Cross Country team were State Champions in 1974 and 1979.
As Clarksville has continued to see rapid growth, so has Northwest. The school began to make improvements in the early 1980s. The most recent addition opened in the fall of 2014.
Many alumni have returned to Northwest as faculty and staff. Former principal Theresa Bremer Muckleroy (1979) and current principal, Jessica Monfries Peppard (2005) are two such examples. An additional nine alumni are currently employed at Northwest.
Many other graduates have become politicians, researchers, military officers, Broadway performers, business owners and model citizens in the Clarksville community and around the world. Current Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts is a 1976 graduate.
Northwest is inviting the community to come and celebrate 50 years of Viking Pride during monthly school-wide activities throughout the year. For more information, please visit the Facebook page of Northwest High School or the website https://northwesthigh.cmcss.net.
