Williamstown High School (West Virginia)
Williamstown High School is a public high school in Williamstown, West Virginia, United States.
| Williamstown High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
219 W 5th St , West Virginia 26187 | |
| Coordinates | 39.40032°N 81.4519°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public coeducational |
| Motto | Home of the Yellowjackets! |
| Principal | Jason Ward |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 637 (2016-17)[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket |
| Website | Williamstown High School |
Description
Williamstown High School accommodates grades 7-12 and has an enrollment of about 630 students. Two elementary schools feed into WHS, Williamstown Elementary, and Waverly Elementary in Waverly, WV. Longtime Principal Pat Peters, who had been struggling for a couple years with various health issues, announced his retirement via Facebook in June 2018. His replacement was named on July 18, 2018, with previous Assistant Principal Jason Ward getting the job.
Academics
WESTEST results for the school are consistently well above state averages for 2005, for all subjects, grades, and subgroups except students with disabilities. The average number of students per teacher is 16.
Sports
WHS competes in the Single A level in West Virginia High School sports. It has held the LKC All Sports Award for more than 20 years (2003-2004 season excepted). Home of the 2008 and 2014 West Virginia Single A Football State Champions, the 2008 Sectional Soccer Champions, along with the 2015 Boys Soccer Sectional Champions and the 2016 Girls Soccer Sectional Champions. The 2016-17 Girls Basketball team were the #6 seed in the 2017 West Virginia Single A girl's basketball tournament, advanced to their first championship game since 2003, where they lost to class A Huntington-St. Joseph.
In 2015, the boy's soccer team won their section with a combined score of 18–2. The ‘Jackets would advance to the regional championship game against, at the time, #8 Nationally Ranked Charleston Catholic, with a trip to the state championship tournament at stake. The Yellowjackets fell short 2-1 and bowed out of the postseason.
In the 2014 football season, Williamstownmade it to Class “A” State Championship against 13-0 and tournament #1 overall seed St. Marys Blue Devils. This ended the game at a score of 33-32 and gave Williamstown their second football state title in their history. As of July 2018, that is the last appearance by Williamstown in the football state championship game. They were defeated by eventual state champions Magnolia 14–13 in 2015, after a controversial refereeing decision negated a Williamstown touchdown late in the game. In 2016, they were defeated by eventual state runners-up East Hardy, and graduated many of their starting players from that year's team. 2017 was the worst year for Williamstown football under Coach Smith, as the team struggled all season to a 5–4 record, barely making the playoffs as the lowest seed (#16) and losing in the first round to #1 seed East Hardy by a respectable score of 14–10.
References
- "WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 15, 2019.