Northwest Academy of Law

Northwest Academy of Law is a Magnet High School in St. Louis, Missouri in the Walnut Park East neighborhood. It is a part of St. Louis Public Schools.

Northwest Academy of Law
Location
5140 Riverview Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63120
Coordinates38.581753°N 90.229034°W / 38.581753; -90.229034
Information
TypeMagnet high school
School districtSt. Louis Public Schools
SuperintendentDr.Kelvin Adams
PrincipalDr. Christopher Crumble
Grades9–12
Enrollment314
Campus typeUrban
Athletics conferenceMSHAA
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Football, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
MascotHornets
Websitewww.slps.org/northwest

About

The student body is approximately 314 with nearly 100% being African-American. The average ACT score is 14 and the graduation rate is 51%[1]. The mission of Northwest Academy of Law is to provide rigorous and relevant educational background particularly in Law to prepare students for success in college and in the workplace [2]. Northwest holds mock court sessions where students defend themselves when they are accused of breaking rules [3]. In 2017, Northwest won its first state championship in basketball [4]

gollark: You can install unsandboxed potatOS, though many users complain.
gollark: Yes, because that's packaged for sandboxing there.
gollark: I think the bundler keeps the documentation for it in *somewhere*.
gollark: Yes, that is potatOS.
gollark: Fixed in the crane compiler, which is currently broken.

References

  1. "Transportation and Law". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. https://www.slps.org/northwest
  3. Takeda, Kristen (2 March 2018). "Students are judge and jury at St. Louis high school". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. Jr. Austin, Earl (14 March 2017). "Northwest Academy wins first state championship in boys basketball". St. Louis American. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.