Webster County High School (West Virginia)

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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	Scott Cochran
Principal	Stacey Cutlip
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, DJ Martin
Website	School website

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Nickname[]

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

Notable alumni[]

• Josh Stewart – actor on the television shows Third Watch and Dirt.

Extracurricular activities[]

Sports[]

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

• Boys: basketball, football, baseball, cross country, track, archery, soccer, and wrestling.
• Girls: basketball, cheerleading, showgirls, softball, cross country, archery, soccer, volleyball, and track.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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[]

• Student Council - Student Council is in charge of Homecoming, and other school functions.
• FCA - Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• NHS - National Honor Society
• Health Science Tech. Academy (HSTA)^[5]
• Upward Bound
• HOSA
• Math Field Day^{[citation needed]}
• Theatre
• International Thespian Society
• Peer Mediators
• Science Bowl Team
• Upward Bound
• Geography Bowl
• Chorus
• Band
• Drama
• JROTC
• FOR Club
• Webster County SADD Program
• Anonymous

Classes[]

• Publications
• Catering
• CNA

See also[]

• List of high schools in West Virginia
• Education in West Virginia

Notes[]

External links[]

• School website
• School newspaper website
• student-produced videos on TeacherTube

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