Webster County High School (West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°24′26.4″N 80°30′22.0″W / 38.407333°N 80.506111°W

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Webster County High School
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One Highlander Drive Upperglade , Webster County , West Virginia United States
Information
School type	Public
Motto	"Taking Care of Business"
Opened	1974
Status	Open
School board	Webster County Board of Education
School district	Webster County School District
Superintendent	Joesph Arbogast
Principal	Gabe Markle
Head of school	Mr. Bonnet
Staff	31
Teaching staff	40
Grades	9-12
Number of students	≈ 584 (2016-17)^[1]
Average class size	27
Student to teacher ratio	≈ 3:1
Language	English
Hours in school day	8 hours 5 minutes
Classrooms	33
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Black and red
Song	Highlander Pride
Athletics	Boys: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling. Girls: Basketball, Cheerleading, Softball, Cross Country, and Track.
Athletics conference	Class AA Coalfield Conference
Sports	Football, Basketball
Mascot	the Highlander
Nickname	WCHS
Team name	Highlanders
Rival	Richwood High School
Accreditation	West Virginia Department of Education
Feeder schools	Webster Springs Elementary School Glade Middle/Junior High School Diana Middle School Hacker Valley Middle School
Alumni	Josh Stewart, Phil Cogar
Website	School website

Webster County High School, in Upperglade, West Virginia, is a public high school, established in 1974.

History

Webster County High School was opened in 1974, the result of the consolidation of Cowen High School and Webster Springs High School. Daniel Bean became the first principal of the new school, which was built on land acquired by eminent domain from Twyla M. Robinson, daughter of James B. Miller and Alice I. Williams. The land acquisition was disputed in the courts until the mid-1980s.^[2]^[3]

On February 19, 2008, Senator Jay Rockefeller visited Webster County High School to speak with students about technology in education.^[4]

Notable alumni

Josh Stewart – actor on the television shows Third Watch and Dirt^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ "WEBSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "About WCHS". WCHS.Webs. K12.WV.us. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
^ Robinson vs. Webster County Board of Education
^ "Senator Rockefeller visits WCHS". WCHS.Webs. K12.WV.us. Retrieved February 28, 2008.

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