North Marion High School (West Virginia)

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
Address
1 North Marion Drive Farmington , Marion County , West Virginia 26571 United States
Coordinates	39°30′39″N 80°18′4″W
Information
School type	Public coeducational
Opened	1979
School district	Marion County
Superintendent	Donna Hage
Principal	Kristin DeVaul[1]
Faculty	45.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Age	14 to 18
Enrollment	738 (2022–2023)[2]
Average class size	25-30
Student to teacher ratio	16.40[2]
Campus type	Closed
Color(s)	Black & silver
Mascot	Husky
Nickname	Rachel Rowdies
Team name	'Huskies'
Yearbook	North Star
Feeder schools	Mannington Middle School Monongah Middle School Barrackville Middle School Fairview Middle School
Website	www.marionboe.com/o/north-marion-hs

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]
Boys' Sports	State Titles	Girls' Sports	State Titles
Baseball		Softball
Basketball	1999	Basketball	2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2023
Cross Country	1992, 1994, 1995, 2005	Cross Country	1993
Golf		Cheerleading	1982,1984,1988, 1990, 1994, 1995
Football	1980, 1981, 1997	Volleyball
Soccer		Soccer
Swimming		Swimming
Tennis		Tennis
Track & Field		Track & Field	2014
Wrestling	1998
Boys' Total	9	Girls' Total	13

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:^{[citation needed]} 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.

References

1. David Kirk (August 8, 2021). "Kristin DeVaul is North Marion's New Principal". Times West Virginian.
2. "North Marion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
3. "Marion County Schools". Marion County Schools. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
4. Virginian, Stephanie Panny | Times West (26 October 2018). "North Marion to dedicate its field to Hall of Fame coach Roy Michael, the Woodcutters". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
5. "WV School Directory".
6. WVSSAC Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
7. "1632 by Eric Flint - Baen Books". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
8. "MGoBlue". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-20.