| Winfield High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3022 Winfield Road Winfield, WV 25213 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | William H. Hughes |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Generals |
| Website | http://putnam.schoolspan.com/WHS/ |
Winfield High School is a high school located on the banks of the Kanawha River in Winfield, West Virginia. The community is a rural town, located halfway between Huntington and Charleston. Winfield High School is the newest of the four high schools in Putnam County. The school mascot is The General and official school colors are Green and White, with Black also commonly used. As of 2011[update], the principal is Bill Hughes. The school yearly houses about 850 students.
The current building opened in 1980, prior to that what is currently Winfield Middle School housed students in grades 6-12. Winfield High underwent major expansion in 2006 to compensate for the extreme overcrowding of the school and to update many of the facilities. The 6 million dollar project was completed in the fall of 2007. After several years at the Class AA, Winfield was reclassified as a Class AAA school by the WVSSAC in the fall of 2008.
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The most recent statistics indicate that Winfield High School student body consists of the following racial/ethnic demographics:
97% White <1% Black <1% Other
In 2009 Winfield was honored by Business Week as being the top Academic School in West Virginia[1]
Baseball Class AA (1985, 2001, 2002)
Boys' Basketball Class AA(2004)
Girls' Basketball Class AA (2004, 2006)
Cheerleading Class AA (2003)
Football Class A (1960, 1961, 1963) Class AA (1985, 1987)
Boys' Golf Class AA (2004)
Girls' Soccer One Class Only (1995, 1996, 1997)
Girls' Swimming One Class Only (2010)
Boys' Track and Field Class AA/A(1997, 1998) Class AA (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Girls' Track and Field Class AA/A (1998) Class AA (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Girls' Volleyball Class AA (2006)