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Webster County High School | |
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One Highlander Drive , , United States | |
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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 | |
Alumni | Josh Stewart, Phil Cogar |
Website | School website |
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