A group of people, including children, gather outside a brick building under a blue sky. Text highlights the 250th anniversary celebration at Northwest High School. Hashtags and logos are present.

Celebrating our Nation's 250th

Bethany Miller

May 15, 2026

A group of people, including children, gather outside a brick building under a blue sky. Text highlights the 250th anniversary celebration at Northwest High School. Hashtags and logos are present.

As we celebrate our nation's 250th, we have opened up our archives and wanted to share memories of Northwest HS from 1976, when our nation celebrated its 200th.  This photo shows a crowd after an event outside the school in the spring of 1976.  Yes, this was fifty years ago!