Herbert Hoover High School | |
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775 Husky Way , 25071 | |
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Type | Public high school |
Opened | 1963 |
School district | Kanawha County Schools |
NCES School ID | 540060000403 [1] |
Principal | Mike Kelley |
Teaching staff | 40.00 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 783 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.58 [1] |
Colors | Scarlet and royal blue |
Fight song | Herbert Hoover Fight Song |
Athletics conference | Cardinal Conference |
Mascot | Husky |
Nickname | Huskies |
USNWR ranking | 3,722 [2] |
Feeder schools |
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Website | herberthoover |
Herbert Hoover High School (HHHS) is a public high school in Elkview, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools district.
Herbert Hoover High School first opened its doors in September 1963, following the consolidation of Clendenin High School and Elkview High School. The school began integrating 9th grade students during the 1992–1993 academic year.Historically, Herbert Hoover High School faced challenges with academic performance and was once considered among the lower-performing schools in West Virginia. In 2009, Mike Kelley was hired as the new principal, bringing a renewed focus on academic achievement and school culture. In recent years, the school has seen significant improvement, and as of 2022, it was ranked as the sixth-best overall high school in the state.. [3]
During the 2016 West Virginia flood, the school building was damaged beyond repair on June 23, 2016 when the Elk River put 7 feet of water into the school. On July 21, 2016 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared the building a total loss and the Kanawha County School Board began expedited plans for a new building, however several delays prevented the advancement of the project, and the new facility is expected to be opened in August 2023. For the 2016–17 school year, students shared space, via a split schedule, with Elkview Middle School. This involved each group attending school for four-and-one-half hours per day with reading and homework assignments. A temporary campus of modified mobile home-type units known as "modulars" was constructed adjacent to the middle school, and a normal schedule was resumed for the 2017–18 school year. FEMA provided the modulars and will fund approximately 75 to 80% of the cost for the new building. [4] The old, damaged building was demolished in September 2018. [5]
Following the destruction of the original school building during the 2016 West Virginia flood, a new state-of-the-art campus was constructed. The new Herbert Hoover High School officially opened to students in August 2023.
Herbert Hoover Huskies football | |
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First season | 1963 |
Athletic director | Richard Parsons |
Head coach | Joey Fields 6th season, 47–13 (.783) |
Stadium | Husky Stadium (capacity: 4,000) |
Year built | 2023 |
Field surface | Field turf |
Location | Elkview, West Virginia |
League | AAA |
Conference | Cardinal Conference |
All-time record | 324–326–1 (.498) |
Playoff appearances | 18 |
Playoff record | 16–18 (.471) |
Colors | Scarlet and royal blue |
Marching band | Marching Huskies |
Website | Herbert Hoover Huskies football |
Playoff Appearances
Season | Class | Coach | Playoff Result | Record |
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1977 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Semi-finals | 10–1 |
1989 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Quarter-finals | 8–3 |
1992 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | First round | 7–4 |
1993 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Semi-final | 9–4 |
1994 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Semi-final | 10–3 |
1995 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Quarter-finals | 9–3 |
1996 | AAA | Joe Eddie Cowley | Quarter-finals | 9–3 |
2001 | AAA | Steve Stoffel Sr. | First round | 6–5 |
2002 | AA | Steve Stoffel Sr. | Quarter-finals | 8–4 |
2005 | AA | Steve Stoffel Sr. | First round | 9–2 |
2009 | AA | Tim Meyer | First round | 6–5 |
2010 | AA | Tim Meyer | First round | 6–5 |
2015 | AA | Tim Meyer | Quarter-finals | 8–4 |
2020 | AA | Joey Fields | Quarter-finals | 6–4 |
2021 | AA | Joey Fields | First round | 10–1 |
2022 | AA | Joey Fields | State Runner-up | 10–3 |
2023 | AA | Joey Fields | Quarter-finals | 8–4 |
2024 | AAA | Joey Fields | State Runner-up | 13–1 |
Undefeated Regular Seasons
Season | Coach | Record |
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1977 | Joe Eddie Cowley | 10–0 |
2021 | Joey Fields | 10–0 |
2024 | Joey Fields | 10–0 |
Individual Awards
Team Information
Head Coach: Missy Smith
Seasons as Head Coach: 19th
Overall Record: 444-127 (.778)
Source [9]
WVSSAC State Championships
Season | Coach | Class | Record |
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2014 | Missy Smith | AA | 31–6 |
2017 | Missy Smith | AA | 27–6 |
2018 | Missy Smith | AA | 33–0‡ |
2019 | Missy Smith | AA | 34–1† |
2021 | Missy Smith | AA | 28–4 |
2022 | Missy Smith | AA | 24–4 |
‡Finished No. 5 in the nation in MaxPreps final poll. [10]
†Finished No. 23 in the nation in MaxPreps final poll. [11]
Individual Player Awards
Individual Coach Awards
WVSSAC State Championships
Season | Coach | Class | Record |
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2007 | Kevin Buckner | AA | 23–11 |
2013 | Brian Young | AA | 31–3 |
WVSSAC State Tournament appearances
Bold indicates state champions.
Source
[16]
Individual Awards
Sectional Champions
Regional Champions
WVSSAC State Tournament appearances
Sectional Champions
Regional Champions
WVSSAC State Tournament appearances
Source [17]
Sectional Champions
Source [18]
State Champions
Herbert Hoover 100 Win Club
Herbert Hoover West Virginia state championship history | |||||
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Boys' sports | State titles | Runner-up | Girls' sports | State titles | Runner-up |
Baseball | 2007, 2013 | 2012 | Softball | 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 2023 |
Basketball | – | – | Basketball | – | – |
Cross country | – | – | Cross country | – | – |
Golf | 2021 | – | Cheerleading | – | – |
Football | – | 2022, 2024 | Volleyball | – | 2024 |
Soccer | – | – | Soccer | – | – |
Track & field | – | – | Track & field | – | 2025 |
Wrestling | – | 2025 | Tennis | – | – |
Swimming | – | 2025 | |||
Boys' total | 3 | 4 | Girls' total | 6 | 4 |
WVSSAC Champions Cup
School Year | Class | Boys Points | Boys Place | Girls Points | Girls Place |
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2022-23 | AA | ||||
2023-24 [20] | AA | 473.5 | 5th | 474.5 | 5th |
2024-25 [21] | AAA | 482 | 7th | 678.5 | 1st |