Northridge High School is part of
Northridge Local Schools. The school is located in
Dayton, Ohio
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, United States. The school
mascot
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is the
polar bear
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. Northridge's mission is "Educating Today for Tomorrow's Success".
Northridge met nine of the 12 state indicators for the 2008–2009 school year, earning an "Effective" rating.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys
Basketball
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– 1945
*Track - Boys-4 X 800 Relay (1988-1989) - Scott Rairden, Mike Green, Brian Smith, Mike Banta
*Track - Boys-800 Meter Run (1994-1995) - C.J. Szekely
*Wrestling - 160 lb (1996-1997) - Shawn Brightman
Alumni
This is a partial list of notable alumni of Northridge High School (Dayton, Ohio).
*
Joseph G. Lapointe Jr – received Medal of Honor
*
Frank J. Myers – Grammy winner, singer-songwriter of
Baker & Myers[
*]Robert Pollard
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– lead singer of Guided by Voices
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* Chris Spurling – Former MLB
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player (Detroit Tigers
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, Milwaukee Brewers
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)
* Walter Hirsch – former college basketball player, central figure in point shaving scandal
* Drew Ogletree – tight end
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for the Indianapolis Colts
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, 2022 NFL draft
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pick from Youngstown State.Northwestern Wildcats football
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* Nolan R Jones – Associate athletics director for football operations of Appalachian State University
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* Jay Hooten – Director of football performance of Northwestern Wildcats football
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References
External links
Northridge Schools Website
Google Earth Model
High schools in Dayton, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
1933 establishments in Ohio
Educational institutions established in 1933
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