Cabell Midland High School is located in Ona, West Virginia. Cabell Midland is a four-year high school which serves grades 9 through 12. The school's name is derived from two sources; "Cabell" for the county in which it is located, and "Midland" for the famous Midland Trail which once extended from Norfolk, Virginia to Los Angeles, California.
| Cabell Midland High School | |
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| Address | |
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2300 Route 60 , 25545 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°25′41″N 82°12′26″W / 38.42818°N 82.2073°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong |
| Established | 1994 |
| School district | Cabell County School District |
| Principal | Matthew Adkins[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,965 (2023-24) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Silver |
| Athletics | Football, basketball, cross country, track, volleyball, cheerleading, soccer, baseball, softball, archery, Wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Mountain State Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | The Knights |
| Rival | Huntington High School[2] |
Overview
editThe school serves students predominantly from the eastern part of Cabell County from Barboursville Middle School and Milton Middle School. The building was constructed in 1994 through of the consolidation of Barboursville High School and Milton High School. The approximately 286,000-square-foot (26,600 m2) building was designed by the Charleston, West Virginia architectural firm of Williamson Shriver Architects. The design received an Honor Award for Architectural Excellence from the West Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-WV) in 1995.[citation needed] The temporary name of the school during the planning stages was Cabell East High School, but after asking for input and ideas from the public, the official name of Cabell Midland High School was later decided on by the Cabell County Board Of Education. The name of the other public high school in Cabell County, Huntington High School (which combined "Old" Huntington High School and Huntington East High School), went through the same process, originally being called Cabell West High School, then Huntington Summit High School, and finally Huntington High School.
Student body
editCabell Midland, with an enrollment of 1,834 as of 2012, was and is the largest student body in the state and among the largest 15% of schools in the country. The population was 51% male; 97.8% White, 0.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Hispanic, and 0.2% American Indian. The student-to-teacher ratio was 17.9, ranking 116th of the 159 secondary schools in the state. As of the 2018-2019 school year, Cabell Midland has 1,857 students and a faculty of 195 employees.[3][4]
Athletics
editCMHS is a member of the Mountain State Athletic Conference (MSAC) and competes in the state's "large school" division of AAAA.
State championships
editPre-Consolidation State championships
editListed below are all championships won by Milton High School (M) and Barboursville High School (B).[5]
| State championships | State runners-up | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Year(s) | Year(s) |
| Boys basketball | 1975 (B) | 1961 (M) |
| Football | 1953 (B) | 1949 (M), 1954 (B), 1983 (B), 1984 (B) |
| Golf | 1965 (B), 1966 (B), 1983 (B), 1984 (B), 1985 (B) | 1964 (B), 1980 (B), 1993 (B) |
| Softball | 1987 (M), 1990 (M), 1991 (M) | |
| Girls track | 1980 (M), 1981 (M) |
Post-Consolidation State championships
editListed below are all championships won by Cabell Midland High School after the year 1994.[5]
| State championships | State runners-up | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Year(s) | Year(s) |
| Baseball | 2003, 2023, 2024 | 2006, 2013 |
| Boys basketball | 2002 | |
| Girls basketball | 2021 | |
| Cheer | 2001 | |
| Boys cross country | 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018 | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Girls cross country | 1994, 1997, 2018 | |
| Football | 2012, 2019 | |
| Golf | 2000, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 2004, 2013, 2021, 2022 |
| Boys soccer | 2019 | |
| Girls soccer | 2017 | |
| Softball | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2021 | |
| Girls tennis | 2000 | |
| Boys track | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2016, 2024 | |
| Girls track | 2006 | |
| Volleyball | 1995 | 1995, 1997, 2018 |
Mascot and school colors
editCabell Midland's mascot is the Scarlet Knight, which was chosen via a poll of the students of Milton and Barboursville high schools in 1993, the two that consolidated to form Cabell Midland. The school colors are scarlet and silver.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Katie Lee: food critic, chef; third wife of Billy Joel[7]
- Jason Starkey: NFL player[8]
References
edit- ^ "Administration / Principal - Cabell Midland". Cabell County Schools. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "FNR: Live coverage of Huntington vs. Cabell Midland set for Friday, Oct. 4". WCHS. October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Cabell Midland High School in Ona, WV". High-schools.com. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Cabell Midland High School - US News Profile". US News. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "West Virginia - State Champion History". West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Rosenberger, Bill (January 1, 2009). "Mascot debate emerging in Milton". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee split". NY Daily News. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Jason Starkey - Pro Football Reference". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.