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Northwestern High School is one of three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. It was opened in 1971 as Rock Hill's second high school. Along with rival Rock Hill High School, it is one of the 16 largest schools in the state by enrollment, with about 1,791 students in grades 9–12. Northwestern offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.〔(Northwestern IB Website )〕 Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke at Northwestern on October 6, 2007.〔Andrew Dys, ("Hopeful delivers strong message, sermon-style" ), ''heraldonline'', 7 October 2007〕 == Athletics == The Northwestern Trojans are in Region III-AAAA in the state of South Carolina. There are seventeen sports with thirty teams representing the school. The Trojans have a rich tradition both on and off the field. The football team is consistently ranked in the top ten in South Carolina and has played in 4 of the last 5 state championships winning the championship in 2010. The soccer team has been in the state championship game five out of the last six years, winning the championship in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. In 2009, they had an undefeated season.〔(Soccer team awards and honors ) 〕 In the 4A State Championship game, the Trojans defeated Irmo 3-1, claiming the State Championship as well as the ESPN Rise High School National Championship.〔http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/articles/2010/02/2009-Spring-Boys-Soccer-ESPN-RISE-All-Americans.aspx 〕 The following season, the teams met up again in the 4A State Championship game. Northwestern once again proved too much for the Yellow Jackets, winning 4-2. This secured their third consecutive championship and their 4th title in 5 years.〔http://www.thestate.com/2010/05/22/1299057/4a-soccer-irmo-stung-with-another.html 〕 The boys' cross country team won the state championship in 2005 and 2006. The baseball team is consistently in the playoffs, and has produced numerous collegiate players. Northwestern athletics have produced several collegiate student-athletes, going to such major universities as Clemson University, South Carolina, Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State and The College of Charleston. In the 2009 football season, The Trojans defeated rivals South Pointe High School in the 4A state-semifinals on November 27, 2009, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, at the Rock Hill School District Football Stadium. This propelled them to the state championship game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia where they lost to Berkeley. On July 10, 2010 it was announced that Northwestern would play South Pointe High School, in a nationally televised double-header on ESPN August 28. Northwestern showed their power offense in that game where they beat South Pointe 42-20. The key came when they scored five touchdowns in 4 minutes and 50 seconds in the third quarter, taking a 20-7 deficit to 42-20. In the 2010 football season, the Trojans had a perfect 15-0 season and went to the state championship game at South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium playing Greenwood. The Trojans defeated Greenwood 42-10 and won the state championship. In 2012 second year head coach Kyle Richardson led the Trojans back to the state championship where they lost to Greenwood in overtime. In 2010 QB Justin Worley was named National Gatorade Player of the Year joining previous winners Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, and numerous other pro athletes. Worley is the first and only National Gatorade Player of Year from South Carolina. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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