North Marion High School (West Virginia) Explained
North Marion High School |
Streetaddress: | 1 North Marion Drive |
City: | Farmington |
State: | West Virginia |
County: | Marion County |
Zipcode: | 26571 |
Country: | U.S. |
Coordinates: | 39.5108°N -80.3011°W |
District: | Marion County |
Superintendent: | Donna Hage |
Principal: | Kristin DeVaul[1] |
Faculty: | 45.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 15.82 |
Avg Class Size: | 25-30 |
Lower Age: | 14 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Schooltype: | Public coeducational |
Enrollment: | 712 (2018–19)[2] |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Campus Type: | Closed |
Mascot: | Husky |
Team Name: | 'Huskies' |
Nickname: | Rachel Rowdies |
Colors: | Black & silver |
Yearbook: | North Star |
Opened: | 1979 |
Feeders: | Mannington Middle School Monongah Middle School Barrackville Middle School Fairview Middle School |
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 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
State Championship History[6] |
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Boys' Sports | State Titles | Girls' Sports | State Titles |
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| | | |
| 1999 | | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018 |
| 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005 | | 1993 |
| | | 1982,1984,1988, 1990, 1994, 1995 |
| 1980, 1981, 1997 | | |
| | | |
| | Swimming | |
| | Tennis | |
| | | 2014 |
| 1998 | | |
Boys' Total | 9 | Girls' Total | 12 | |
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In popular culture
The 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
- 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: 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Kristin DeVaul is North Marion's New Principal. Times West Virginian. David Kirk. August 8, 2021. en.
- Web site: North Marion High School. National Center for Education Statistics. October 5, 2020.
- Web site: Marion County Schools. 2020-09-10. Marion County Schools. en.
- Web site: Virginian. Stephanie Panny Times West. North Marion to dedicate its field to Hall of Fame coach Roy Michael, the Woodcutters. 2020-09-13. Times West Virginian. 26 October 2018 . en.
- Web site: WV School Directory.
- http://www.wvssac.org/new_site/wvssac_website/html/state_championship_history.htm WVSSAC
- Web site: 1632 by Eric Flint - Baen Books. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023600/http://www.baen.com/library/0671319728/0671319728.htm. 2007-09-27. 2007-09-27.
- Web site: MGoBlue . 2007-12-20 . 2007-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071220182038/http://www.mgoblue.com/football/coachbio.aspx?id=42166 . dead .