The Northwest Academy

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{{Infobox school

| name = Northwest Academy

| image = Northwest Academy Main Building 2015.png

| imagesize =

| streetaddress = 1130 SW Main Street

| city = Portland

| county = Multnomah County

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97205

| country = US

| coordinates = {{coord|45.517815|-122.685282|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Portland

| type = Private

| accreditation = Northwest Association of Independent Schools{{cite web|title=Find a NWAIS School|url=http://www.nwais.org/page.cfm?p=39&filter_data7=&filter_data8=&filter_data17=&filter_data47=&filter_data18=&key=N&submit=SEARCH|publisher=Northwest Association of Independent Schools|accessdate=9 September 2016}}

| district =

| principal = Chris Schuck {{Cite web|url=https://www.nwacademy.org/our-faculty/administration/|title = Faculty and Staff}}

| grades = 6-12

| enrollment = 210{{cite web|title=Welcome|url=https://www.nwacademy.org/about-us/welcome/|website=Northwest Academy|accessdate=14 September 2016}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2012

| rival =Lincoln High School

| team_name =The Angry Pigeons

| colors =

| conference =

| newspaper = The Pigeon Press {{cite web |url=http://thepigeonpress.org/ |title = The Pigeon Press {{!}} Northwest Academy}}

| opened = 1997

| homepage = [http://www.nwacademy.org/ www.nwacademy.org]

}}

Northwest Academy is an independent, arts-focused middle and high school (grades 6–12) in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2011/1/19/private-schools-guide-0211|title=Private Schools Guide 2011 {{!}} Home & Garden Design for the Northwest {{!}} Portland Monthly|website=www.pdxmonthly.com|access-date=2016-07-01}} The school is accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS). Teachers include former college instructors and professional artists, directors, dancers, musicians, and writers. Students are grouped by proficiency rather than age and advance based on demonstrating what they have learned.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2011/07/oregon_education_reform_bills.html|title=Oregon education reform bills aim to create more flexible, individualized public schools|date=11 July 2011|access-date=2016-07-01}}

History

The high school was founded in 1997 by Mary Vinton Folberg and had 26 students its first year. Folberg was an English and dance teacher in California before launching the Jefferson High School dance department in Portland in 1969 and then The Jefferson Dancers in 1976. She founded Northwest Academy to develop an arts-focused high school.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/10/11/light-a-fire-november-2013|title=Light A Fire 2013 {{!}} City & Region {{!}} Portland Monthly|newspaper=Portland Monthly|access-date=2016-07-01}} The middle school was opened in 2002. The total school enrollment was over 200 students for the 2015–2016 school year.{{Cite web|url=http://thepigeonpress.org/interview-mary-folberg/|title=Interview: Mary Folberg - The Pigeon Press {{!}} Northwest Academy|date=2016-03-02|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-01}}

Notable alumni

  • Esperanza Spalding – jazz musician{{cite news| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2004125035_jazzinjan150.html | work=The Seattle Times | first=Paul | last=de Barros | title=A hopeful outlook for jazz | date=15 January 2008}}

See also

References