Mount View High School (West Virginia)

Mount View High School

"Supporting each student’s quest for college and career success"
Address
950 Mount View Road
Welch, West Virginia, 24801
United States
Coordinates 37°24′13″N 81°32′34″W / 37.4037°N 81.5427°W / 37.4037; -81.5427Coordinates: 37°24′13″N 81°32′34″W / 37.4037°N 81.5427°W / 37.4037; -81.5427
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1975
Opened 1978
School district McDowell County Schools
Superintendent Nelson Spencer (Superintendent of all schools)
Dean Sharon Powell
9-12 Principal Debra Hall
6-8 Principal Leon Gravely
Staff 75 people
Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Age range 11–19 years of age
Enrollment 812 students (2014[1])
Average class size 15–20 students
Student to teacher ratio 14.1
Language English
Color(s)              Gold, brown, and white
Sports Basketball, Football, Baseball, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, Softball
Mascot Golden Knight
Team name Golden Knights
Rivals Riverview High School
Man High School
Westside High School
Wyoming East High School
Yearbook Golden Memories
Communities served Welch, Gary, Kimball, Davy, Northfork, Elkhorn, Anawalt
Website http://boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us/Page/795

Mount View High School (MVHS) is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, which includes Welch Elementary School.[2] As of 2010, the school teaches forty-seven courses for its students, and serves grades 6–12. Mount View High School colors are gold and brown, which are also the colors of the school's mascot, the Golden Knight.[3] The average class size is around fifteen to twenty students per teacher, and the school has a population of 812 students as of 2014. Mount View has previously offered evening college classes from Bluefield State College.

History

Mount View High School was built on Tom's Mountain in the late 1970s and is still operational today. Mount View High School's population came from three other schools: Welch High, Gary High, and Northfork High. In 2002, McDowell County Schools (MCS) decided to move the seventh and eighth grade to Mount View. Afterwards, the school experienced major renovations including building a new wing for the seventh graders and building a new auditorium for all the students; the auditorium would be named after the first principal of the school as Bob N. Jack Auditorium. In 2005, MCS decided to move the sixth grade to Mount View. Lack of space for the six graders caused MVHS to take a section of the media center off to form a new wing for the sixth graders. Mount View High School also built a new gymnasium for middle school students. In 2007 former principal Adam E. Grygiel became the main principal of the entire school. Before the 2009–2010 school term began it was announced that Mount View Middle and Mount View High was going to merge to form one school. In 2009 current eighth grade science teacher Edward Evans became the National Science Teacher of the Year which brought new technology to the school. In preparation for the 2016–17 school year, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) lowered the school's classification to Class A after the school's enrollment decreased to 420 students in grades 9–12.[4] Despite having 420 students, the school is ranked third largest in West Virginia's Class A.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mount View High School". SchoolDigger.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "McDowell County Schools Information". City-data.com. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Mount View High School's Web Page". Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ "WVSSAC School Classification List". WVVA (Frankly Media). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Huffman, Cam (November 19, 2015). "New WVSSAC classifications impact several area schools". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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