Richwood High School (West Virginia)
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Richwood High School is a public high school located in Richwood, West Virginia, United States. The school has seen dwindling enrollment over the past several decades and currently has a student population of about 415 students. Twelfth grade has approximately 115, Eleventh grade approximately 100, Tenth grade approximately 100, Ninth grade approximately 100. The graduating class of 2006 had only about 80 graduates, making it the smallest graduating class ever to graduate. The school serves the eastern third of Nicholas County.
Due to flooding on June 23, 2016, both Richwood High School and Richwood Middle Schools will not reopen. According to the Richwood City Recorder, the middle school sustained 50 percent damage and the high school sustained 16 percent. The temporary solution is to bring in two story portables for both the middle and high schools.
Richwood High School students began school today at the old Beaver grade school site in the Craigsville
Mascot and colors
The school's mascot is the lumberjack and the school colors are orange and black.
Extracurricular activities
Sports
Richwood High School fields several sports teams at the Class A level, including:
- Boys: basketball, football, baseball, cross country, track, wrestling, golf
- Girls: basketball,cheerleading, softball, cross country, track, golf, wrestling, volleyball
In 2005, the RHS Ladyjacks softball team won the school's first team state championship in any sport. Additionally, other sports teams at the school have won multiple sectional and regional championships and the school's track team has also held two state records. Also in 2015 the richwood lady jacks made it to the West Virginia state championship
Marching band
Richwood High School is also home to the Lumberjack Express Band. The band has made many appearances in parades, festivals, and events throughout the United States and Canada. The members have performed at Walt Disney World, Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Kentucky Derby, the Coca-Cola 600, the Indianapolis 500, and the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia, to name a few. The band has been featured on regional and national television during these events, where they have also won numerous awards. Also, the Richwood band has perform in many large stadiums, presenting pre-game shows for the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. The band has also received Superior ratings for its marching and concert performances at the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission's regional band festival. The band is under the direction of Greg James, and Mike Fox.