Webster County High School (West Virginia)

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

Webster County High School
Address
One Highlander Drive

Upperglade
,
Webster County
,
West Virginia

United States
Information
School typePublic
Motto"Taking Care of Business"
Opened1974
StatusOpen
School boardWebster County Board of Education
School districtWebster County School District
SuperintendentScott Cochran
PrincipalStacey Cutlip
Head of schoolMr. Bonnet
Staff31
Teaching staff40
Grades9-12
Number of students≈ 584 (2016-17)[1]
Average class size27
Student to teacher ratio≈ 3:1
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8 hours 5 minutes
Classrooms33
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Black and red
SongHighlander Pride
AthleticsBoys: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling.
Girls: Basketball, Cheerleading, Softball, Cross Country, and Track.
Athletics conferenceClass AA
Coalfield Conference
SportsFootball, Basketball
Mascotthe Highlander
NicknameWCHS
Team nameHighlanders
RivalRichwood High School
AccreditationWest Virginia Department of Education
Feeder schools
AlumniJosh Stewart, Phil Cogar, DJ Martin
WebsiteSchool website

History

Webster County High School was opened in 1974. Webster County High School Highlanders. It was the result of the consolidation of Cowen High School and Webster Springs High School. The two rival schools agreed on a new mascot and new school colors. Mr. Daniel Bean became the first principal of the new school. Webster County High School 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. During his visit, he expressed the importance of federal eRate funding for schools, libraries, and rural health facilities.[4]

Student body

The size of the student body has dropped since the school opened. When it opened it had over 900 students. Presently, on average, during any given year it contains 600 to 800 total students.

Nickname

Webster County's teams are nicknamed the "Highlanders" using a Scotsman with a set of bagpipes as the school logo.

Notable alumni

Extracurricular activities

Sports

Webster County High School fields several Class AA sports teams, including:

Richwood High School is Webster County's main rival. The two football teams play each other the first week of the season for the Wagon Wheel.

On March 16, 2019, Webster County's boys basketball team won the school's first state championship, finishing the season with a perfect 28-0 record.

WCHS is also the home of the Highlander Show Band and Showgirls. They have won many awards and are highly regarded throughout the country. Their uniform consists of black bottoms with red jackets and black hats, with silver plumes. Their program is fed by the Highlanders of Tomorrow Band program (consists of Webster Springs and Hacker Valley Elementary Schools) and Glade Elementary School.

Clubs

Classes

See also

Notes
  1. "WEBSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "About WCHS". WCHS.Webs. K12.WV.us. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. Robinson vs. Webster County Board of Education
  4. "Senator Rockefeller visits WCHS". WCHS.Webs. K12.WV.us. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  5. Example of HSTA

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