Northwest High School has an immediate opening for a cook. Please contact Food Service Director, Heidi Walbourn, at hwalbourn@nwmustangs.org if interested or call the school at 660-827-0774. Thank you
Welcome home!
Welcome to Northwest!
Mrs. Jill Gantz was recognized on Wednesday night during an awards ceremony at the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark. Mrs. Gantz was chosen to receive the Innovation Award by rootEd Missouri following a
statewide nomination and selection process. RootEd Missouri is a collaborative effort among national organization rootEd Alliance, Ozarks Technical Community College, and the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) designed to boost postsecondary outcomes for students in rural communities by placing dedicated advisors, called rootEd advisors, in rural high schools to provide
students with college and career planning support. We are very proud of Mrs. Gantz!!
Northwest Elementary has an opening for a paraprofessional for the 2022-2023 school year. The position is full-time with full benefits. Please contact elementary principal, Kelly Weathers, at kweathers@nwmustangs.org if interested. The position will be open until filled. EOE
Cross Country practice for High School will begin Monday, August 8th. Practice will be from 6:00-7:30pm. All runners meet on the track. Practice for Junior High team members will begin August 15th. Please contact Coach Walbourn with any questions at hwalbourn@nwmustangs.org. All athletes must have a sports physical on file with the school prior to practicing.
Congratulations Pierson Tichenor, signing with Northwest Missouri State University baseball team!
Mark your Calendars! Elementary Open House will be Sunday, August 21st, for students to meet teachers and bring in school supplies.
5:00-5:30 - Student last names beginning with letters A-G
5:45-6:15 - Student last names beginning with letters H-N
6:30-7:00 - Student last names beginning with letters O-Z
Hope to see everyone then - it's going to be a GREAT year to be a Mustang!
New buses delivered today!
Welcome to Northwest!
Congratulations to NW students for their work at the Pettis County Jr. Livestock show! Seth Hensley won Jr Swine Showmanship & Overall Reserve Champion. Sutton Gregory won Hereford Female Reserve. We are also proud of Jaclyn Meyer, Cooper Arnett and Emily Arnett for competing. Well done!
There will be an Open Gym for Junior High Volleyball this Wednesday, July 27th from 5:30-6:45pm. If you have any questions please email Coach Nieters at jnieters@nwmustangs.org.
ATTENTION 7th & 8th GRADE GIRLS:
If you are interested in playing Junior High Volleyball this year or have any questions, please contact Coach Nieters via email at jnieters@nwmustangs.org. We would like to schedule an open gym for the team sometime soon.
We are very proud of all our students who exhibited at the Pettis County Jr. Livestock Show! Valerie Meyer won senior beef showmanship. Savannah Townsend was the 2022 Pettis County Queen. Congratulations to Mason Locke, Hunter Arnett, Gabby Meyer and Valerie Meyer on all of their hard work paying off today in the show ring!
Ms. Stilfield has been accepted into the Missouri Mathematics Mastery Program through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Southeast State Missouri University. Congratulations Ms. Stifield!
Congratulations Chase Walbourn! His rabbit received the Grand Champion Buck award and the Reserve in Show award at district competition.
Congratulations Alice Yatskivskaya! Alice has received a $12,000 scholarship through rootEd Alliance and a matching $12,000 scholarship from Central Methodist University - $24,000 worth of scholarships for 4 years for scholarships totaling $96,000!!! What a great financial recognition for Alice's academic achievements. We are proud of you!!
Coaches needed!
Northwest still needs a Junior High Volleyball Coach and Junior High Basketball Coaches for this school year. Coaches must have a substitute certificate and pass a background check. Coaches do not have to be teachers.
If you, or someone you know, may be interested in working with junior high kids and athletics please contact the school at afagg@nwmustangs.org or fpinion@nwmustangs.org. Thank you
Many thanks to our custodial & maintenance staff! They are working hard on getting our schools ready for August. Their work is very important to a successful school year.
Great News!
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Weathers our elementary school has been approved to participate in the EMINTS PALS (Prosocial and Active Learning) grant. This grant will provide professional development for our teachers and technology for the grant classrooms. What a great opportunity for our students and teachers!
