Northview High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
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Northview High School is located in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
on the outskirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan
. It is well-known for its outstanding marching band program and academics. It was a National Blue Ribbon school in 2001.
White Division. Northview is home to an accomplished swim team, coached by Rob Damuth. The 2005-2006 boys basketball team was 4th in the state. The outstanding soccer program went undefeated and won a state championship in 2010.
In 1990, The Northview boys basketball team lead a Cinderella run in the state basketball tournament, lead by the plucky play of exchange student Halvor Holm.
Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
Plainfield Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the 2000 census, the population was 30,195 . The township forms part of the metro Grand Rapids area. It derives its name from the extinct lumbertown of Plainfield founded in 1838 by Andrew...
on the outskirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
. It is well-known for its outstanding marching band program and academics. It was a National Blue Ribbon school in 2001.
Marching Band
The NHS Marching Band has made it to State Championships every year since competing in the Michigan Competing Band AssociationMichigan Competing Band Association
The Michigan Competing Band Association is a sanctioning body for marching band field contests in the state of Michigan, established in 1974. Not only does it host a great number of local competitions around the state, MCBA holds the only statewide marching band championships in Michigan...
Sports
The Northview Wildcats are in the Ottawa-Kent ConferenceOttawa-Kent Conference
The Ottawa-Kent Conference is an athletic league located in West Michigan. It has member schools from Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties. It has 51 member schools that partake in athletics. According to the MHSAA they have the main offices located at Grandville...
White Division. Northview is home to an accomplished swim team, coached by Rob Damuth. The 2005-2006 boys basketball team was 4th in the state. The outstanding soccer program went undefeated and won a state championship in 2010.
In 1990, The Northview boys basketball team lead a Cinderella run in the state basketball tournament, lead by the plucky play of exchange student Halvor Holm.