Victory High School (now known as United High School) was a public high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States that operated from 1917 through 1973. Victory High School consolidated, along with Bristol High School and Salem High School, into the new Liberty High School in 1973. This name was chosen as it was built during World War I and completed after the war was over. [1] The school operated until 2021 as Adamston Elementary School, when it was closed after being consolidated with Wilsonburg Elementary into the newly renovated Victory Elementary, located north of Clarksburg on Route 19. This building[ clarification needed ] will continue operations as United High School, an alternate high school for troubled youth. [2]
The school colors were black and orange. The school's teams were known as the Victory Fighting Eagles.
A contest was conducted in 1930 to pick a mascot to go along with Victory. Joe Tipper, a student from Adamston in his junior year, won the contest. He came up with the name "Eagles." His reward was an engraved plaque bearing his name and the mascot name. The plaque was encased in one of the trophy cases in the main hallway at Victory. [1]
In 1998, a new bricked driveway was built in front to allow students to be dropped off and picked up in a safe environment. To cover the cost of this project, a brick wall was also established containing names of former Victory High alumni and faculty, Adamston Elementary students, and veterans. Bricks were sold from $20 to $50 and totally covered the cost of the project.
In 2022 the building was renovated to accommodate United High School.
Two state basketball championships were won. The first was by the 1933 team, coached by Farley Bell. The second team, coached by Howard "Doc" Hutson, won in 1941. [3]
Victory also won football state championships in 1925 and 1935.
17 students died in the armed services during World War II.
Full-time principals:
Harrison County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,921. Its county seat is Clarksburg.
Sweeny is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, the westernmost incorporated town in the county. The population was 3,626 as of 2020. The city's motto is "A City with Pride". The city was once known as Adamston.
Barboursville is a village in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,456 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
Anmoore is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of WV 58 and Interstate 79. The population was 514 at the 2020 census.
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in West Virginia. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg micropolitan area, which had a population of 90,434 in 2020. Clarksburg was named National Small City of the Year in 2011 by the National League of Cities.
Enfield High School is a secondary school established in 1893 in Enfield, Connecticut. The Enfield High School campus is located in the Connecticut River Valley, on Enfield Street in Enfield's Historical District. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1400 students. The present facility was erected in 1964 on Enfield Street. The facility underwent a $6.2 million renovation and library addition completed in 2005, and a $103 million "as-new" renovation and significant expansion completed in 2017. In May 2010, Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School underwent a consolidation process as part of the restructuring and improvement plan of Enfield Public Schools. Enfield High School operates as the town's sole high school, which houses both students from Enfield High School and the previous Enrico Fermi High School, which closed its doors in 2016.
Paden City High School is a 7–12 grade, class A high school in Wetzel County, West Virginia in the small town of Paden City.
Robert C. Byrd High School is a public school in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School is a school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States which serves grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The current principal is Manuel De La Cruz.
Spoon River Valley High School, also known as Spoon River Valley Senior High School, or SRVHS, is a public four-year high school located at 35265 North IL Route 97 east of London Mills, Illinois, a village in Fulton and Knox Counties, in the Midwestern United States, at the intersection of Illinois Routes 97 and 116. SRVHS is part of Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4, which serves the communities of Ellisville, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, and Rapatee, and includes Spoon River Valley Junior High School, and Spoon River Valley Elementary School. The campus is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Galesburg, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school districts lies within both the Canton and Galesburg micropolitan statistical areas.
Clay-Battelle Middle/High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Monongalia County, West Virginia, adjacent to Blacksville. It is operated by Monongalia County Schools.
The Albert Gallatin Area School District is a large, rural, public school district located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is named after Albert Gallatin former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, planner of the Lewis and Clark expedition, engineer of the financial details of the Louisiana Purchase, and founder of New York University. It serves the Boroughs of Masontown, Fairchance, Point Marion, and Smithfield. It also serves German, Springhill, Georges, and Nicholson Townships. It encompasses approximately 142 square miles (370 km2). According to 2000 US federal census data, Albert Gallatin Area School District serves a resident population of 25,282. By 2010, the District's population declined to 23,852 people. The educational attainment levels for the Albert Gallatin Area School District population were 82.4% high school graduates and 11.9% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
Harrison County School Board is the operating school district within Harrison County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Harrison County Board of Education and serves over 11,200 students in Harrison County. Dora Stutler is the current superintendent. The current members of the board of education are Mary Francis Smith, Frank Devono, Jr., Gary Hamrick, Doug Hogue, and William "Tom" Tucker.
Buckhannon-Upshur High School (B-UHS) is a high school located in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. It enrolls approximately 1,300 students. It is located at 270 B-U Drive, about two miles south of Buckhannon city limits. The school offers grades 9-12, and serves all of Upshur County with some students from surrounding counties. Randy West is the current principal.
Liberty High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, that operates as part of the Harrison County School District. The school is located on Davisson Run Road. The school opened in 1973 after Bristol High, Salem High and Victory High schools consolidated into Liberty High School and its colors are red, white, and blue. The school mascot is the Mountaineer.
Jackson County Public Schools is a public school district serving Jackson County, North Carolina, US. It is headquartered in the county seat of Sylva. The Jackson County School system is unique in the way that is still has a K–8 system with combined elementary and middle schools, with one central high school and one combined K–12 elementary/middle/high school. The county school system has eight schools, all with different histories and stories behind why they are the way they are today. The school system includes four kindergarten-through-8th-grade schools, two kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools, one traditional 9th-through-12th-grade high school, and one alternative 9th-through-12th-grade high school early college.
Adamston, West Virginia is a former town in Harrison County, West Virginia, incorporated in 1903. It was the former site of a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad depot and a post office. It is now a neighborhood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
The WVSSAC Super Six Football Championships was a series of high school football games, typically held on the first weekend of December, that determined the high school champions of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The tournaments that lead to the championship games, as well as regular-season competition, are governed by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). The games were named "Super Six" because six teams played in the state's three championship games. However beginning in 2024, the WVSSAC began dividing football into four classes, and no new name other than "State Football Championships" has yet benn announced. The Championship games were held at Wheeling Island Stadium in Wheeling, a two-day affair, with one game on Friday and two on Saturday, however they will return to Laidley Field in Charleston beginning in 2024 through at least 2026. The WVSSAC chose Charleston over bids from Wheeling, Bluefield, and a joint bid to split the four games between Marshall University and West Virginia University.
Adamston may refer to:
Ernest C. S. Holmboe (1873–1954) was an American architect best known for his work in West Virginia.