North Marion High School is a public high school in West Virginia, United States. It is one of three high schools in Marion County, alongside Fairmont Senior High School and East Fairmont High School.[3]
| North Marion High School | |
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| Address | |
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1 North Marion Drive , , 26571 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°30′39″N 80°18′4″W / 39.51083°N 80.30111°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public coeducational |
| Opened | 1979 |
| School district | Marion County |
| Superintendent | Donna Hage |
| Principal | Kristin DeVaul[1] |
| Faculty | 45.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 738 (2022–2023)[2] |
| Average class size | 25-30 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.40[2] |
| Campus type | Closed |
| Color(s) | Black & silver |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Nickname | Rachel Rowdies |
| Team name | 'Huskies' |
| Yearbook | North Star |
| Feeder schools | Mannington Middle School Monongah Middle School Barrackville Middle School Fairview Middle School |
| Website | www |
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North Marion High School was completed and opened in September 1979.[4] The school is classified as "AA", and it has an enrollment of 851 students as of 2020.[5]
Athletics
edit| State Championship History[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Sports | State Titles | Girls' Sports | State Titles |
| Baseball | Softball | ||
| Basketball | 1999 | Basketball | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2023 |
| Cross Country | 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005 | Cross Country | 1993 |
| Golf | Cheerleading | 1982,1984,1988, 1990, 1994, 1995 | |
| Football | 1980, 1981, 1997 | Volleyball | |
| Soccer | Soccer | ||
| Swimming | Swimming | ||
| Tennis | Tennis | ||
| Track & Field | Track & Field | 2014 | |
| Wrestling | 1998 | ||
| Boys' Total | 9 | Girls' Total | 13 |
In popular culture
editThe school is represented as "Grantville High School" in the popular alternative history novel 1632 by writer Eric Flint. The novel is set in the fictional town of Grantville, which is based on the real town and surroundings of Mannington.[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Rich Rodriguez, 1981 graduate: Former West Virginia University football player and head coach; Former head football coach for the University of Michigan; Former Head Football coach at the University of Arizona. Current Offensive Coordinator at the University of Louisiana-Monroe.[8]
- Natalie Tennant, 1986 graduate:[citation needed] First female to represent West Virginia University as the Mountaineer Mascot; Prominent television anchor and reporter, working in both the Clarksburg and Charleston television markets; Former WV Secretary of State, elected in 2008, serving from 2009-2017.
References
edit- ^ David Kirk (August 8, 2021). "Kristin DeVaul is North Marion's New Principal". Times West Virginian.
- ^ a b c "North Marion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Marion County Schools". Marion County Schools. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ Virginian, Stephanie Panny | Times West (26 October 2018). "North Marion to dedicate its field to Hall of Fame coach Roy Michael, the Woodcutters". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "WV School Directory".
- ^ WVSSAC Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1632 by Eric Flint - Baen Books". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "MGoBlue". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-20.