Ravenswood High School (West Virginia)

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Ravenswood High School
Location
Ravenswood High School (West Virginia)
100 Plaza Drive

Ravenswood
,
West Virginia
26164

United States
Coordinates 38°57′07″N81°45′39″W / 38.952044°N 81.760812°W / 38.952044; -81.760812
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtJackson County Schools (West Virginia)
NCES School ID491-080
PrincipalWilliam Heis
Teaching staff29.25 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9 – 12
Enrollment410 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.02 [1]
Color(s)  
Red and black
Athletics conferenceLittle Kanawha Conference
MascotRed Devil
Team nameRed Devils
NewspaperRavenswood High School Informer
Website rhs.jack.k12.wv.us

Ravenswood High School is a public school in Ravenswood, West Virginia. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is operated by the Jackson County School District.

Contents

Academics

Ravenswood offers Advanced Placement courses. [2]

Athletics

Ravenswood athletic teams are nicknamed the Red Devils and compete in the Little Kanawha Conference. [3]

State Championships
SportYear(s)
Baseball [4] 1999
Basketball (boys) [5] 2006, 2009
Basketball (girls) [6] 1982
Cross country (boys) [7] 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Cross country (girls) [7] 1990, 1992
Football [8] 1957, 1959, 1972, 1976
Golf [9] 2007, 2017
Track and field (girls) [10] 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993

Performing arts

RHS has a competitive show choir, "Rave Revue". [11] The group won a West Virginia state championship in 2018 amidst a slew of contest wins. [12]

Incidents

In November 2023, Brent Jones, a chemistry teacher who taught at RHS, was arrested on charges of sexual conduct on a student. [13] The school did not offer a statement.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "RAVENSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ravenswood High School in Ravenswood, WV". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ravenswood High School". West Virginia Wrestling. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Baseball". West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Boys Basketball" (PDF). West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Girls Basketball" (PDF). West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Cross Country". West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Football". West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Golf". West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Girls Track" (PDF). West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Ravenswood High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ Adkins, Roger (March 8, 2019). "Rave Revue wins grand champion at Cabell-Midland". Jackson Newspapers. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jackson County Sheriff: Ravenswood educator facing charges for sex with student". newsandsentinel.com/. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ Paul Hagen (February 10, 2017). "The Battle of Paul Fletcher's Life". Sports on Earth. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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