Mount View High School (West Virginia)

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Mount View High School
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Address
Mount View High School (West Virginia)
950 Mount View Road

Welch
,
West Virginia
24801

United States
Coordinates 37°24′13″N81°32′34″W / 37.4037°N 81.5427°W / 37.4037; -81.5427
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School type Public, high school
Motto"Supporting each student’s quest for college and career success"
Established1975
School district McDowell County Schools
SuperintendentIngrida Barker, Ed.D. (Superintendent of all schools)
PrincipalTim Kennedy [1]
Staff75 people
Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment733 (2016-17) [2]
Average class size15–20 students
Student to teacher ratio14.1
Language English
Color(s)    Gold, brown, and white
Sports Basketball, Football, Baseball, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, Softball
MascotGolden Knight
Nickname Golden Knights
Rivals Riverview High School
Man High School
Westside High School
Wyoming East High School
YearbookGolden Memories
Communities served Welch, Gary, Kimball, Davy, Northfork, Elkhorn, Anawalt
Website http://boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us/Page/795

Mount View High School (MVHS) is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, with the other being Welch Elementary School. [3] As of 2010, the school teaches forty-seven courses for its students, and serves grades 6–12. The school's colors are gold and brown, which are also shown on the school's mascot, the Golden Knight. [4] The average class size is around fifteen to twenty students per teacher, and the school had a combined population of 812 students as of 2014. Mount View High School has previously offered evening college classes from Bluefield State College.

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History

Mount View High School was built on Tom's Mountain and opened in the fall of 1978 and is still operational today. Mount View High School's population came from three other schools: Welch High School, Gary High School, and Northfork High.

In 2002, McDowell County Schools (MCS) decided to move the seventh and eighth grade to Mount View. Afterwards, the school experienced major renovations including building a new wing for the seventh graders and building a new auditorium for all the students; the auditorium would be named after the first principal of the school as Bob N. Jack Auditorium. In 2005, MCS decided to move the sixth grade to Mount View. Lack of space for the six graders caused MVHS to take a section of the media center off to form a new wing for the sixth graders. Mount View High School also built a new gymnasium for middle school students. In 2007 former principal Adam E. Grygiel became the main principal of the entire school. Before the 2009–2010 school term began, Mount View Middle and Mount View High merged to form one school with grades 6–12. In 2008 retired seventh grade science teacher Edward Evans became the National Science Teacher of the Year which brought new technology to the school. In preparation for the 2016–17 school year, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) lowered the school's classification to Class A after the school's enrollment decreased to 420 students in grades 9–12. [5] Despite having 420 students, the school is ranked third largest in West Virginia's Class A. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mount View High School". boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "MOUNT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "McDowell County Schools Information". City-data.com. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mount View High School's Web Page" . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ "WVSSAC School Classification List". WVVA . Frankly Media. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Huffman, Cam (November 19, 2015). "New WVSSAC classifications impact several area schools". Bluefield Daily Telegraph . Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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