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James Monroe High School (West Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 80°39′31″W / 37.4834°N 80.6586°W / 37.4834; -80.6586
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James Monroe High School
Address
Map
Rt. 1 Box 97-1-A

,
24951

Coordinates37°29′00″N 80°39′31″W / 37.4834°N 80.6586°W / 37.4834; -80.6586
Information
School typepublic secondary
School districtMonroe County Schools
SuperintendentJoetta Basile
CEEB code491015[2]
PrincipalSusan Weikle [1]
Grades912
Gendercoed
Campus typerural
Color(s)  purple
  black
  white[3]
MascotMavericks
Team nameMavericks[3]
Websitejmhs.monroe.k12.wv.us

James Monroe High School is the only public high school in Monroe County, West Virginia. It has 493 students by the methods of the WVSSAC. The building is also home to the Monroe County Vocational Technical Center.

The school is located in Lindside, West Virginia. It was formed in 1994 by consolidation of the former Peterstown and Union high schools. It is named for James Monroe.

The school's teams are stylized "Mavericks" and is expressed with western themes. The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball and soccer, for young men in baseball and football, and for young women in softball and volleyball.[4] The school also sponsors 11 non-athletic student organizations.[5]

Athletics

James Monroe offers Football, Volleyball, Boy's & Girl's Soccer, Boy's & Girl's Basketball, Baseball, and Softball [6]

Football

2016 James Monroe Mavericks

State Championship Appearances

  • JMHS Varsity Football lost in the WV State Championship to Bluefield in 2007, with a score of 20-12[7]

Volleyball

State Championship Appearances

  • In 2008, JMHS Varsity Volleyball came runner-up in the State Championship
  • In 2014, JMHS Varsity Volleyball won the State Championship against Clay County [8]

References

  1. ^ "James Monroe Administration". James Monroe High School. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "School info for James Monroe HS". West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ "James Monroe Athletics". James Monroe High School. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ^ "James Monroe Organizations". James Monroe High School. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Athletics - James Monroe High School". James Monroe High School.
  7. ^ "State Championship History" (PDF). WVSSAC.
  8. ^ "State Championship History" (PDF). WVSSAC.