Sissonville High School

Sissonville High School is a public high school in Sissonville, West Virginia, USA. It is one of the eight public high schools in the Kanawha County School district. It serves students in grades 9 through 12.

Sissonville High School
Address
6100 Sissonville Drive [1] Sissonville , WV 25312 United States
Coordinates	38°28′31″N 81°40′21″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	“Scholarship, Honor, Service”
Established	1932
School board	KCS Board website
School district	Kanawha County Schools
CEEB code	491195 [2]
Principal	Robert “Gene” Smith
Faculty	51
Teaching staff	39.00 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	598 (2018–19)[3]
Average class size	22
Student to teacher ratio	15.33[3]
Schedule	8:30am to 3:55pm
Color(s)	Red   Black
Fight song	“We’re Sissonville High School”
Sports	Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Track, Cross Country, Wrestling, and cheerleading
Mascot	Indians
Rival	Poca High School (all sports), Herbert Hoover High School (football), and Nitro High School (basketball)
Website	School website

History

In October 2001, the Katie Sierra free speech case made national news when she was suspended for her activism in opposition to the bombing of Afghanistan.^[4]

Arts

Band

The Sissonville High School Band program is under the direction of Corey Green, and consists of 3 major ensembles; "The Pride of Sissonville" Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band.

"The Pride" has won many awards at the local, regional, and national levels, with high placements at both the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships and Cavalcade of Bands Finals. They were the 2014 (87.40) and 2015 (92.25) Cavalcade of Bands National Champions for the Independence A division.^[5]

The band participates in the annual Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival as well as other local parades and exhibitions.

Touch of Class Show Choir

The Touch of Class Show Choir has won many awards throughout the years including: Best Male Soloist, Best Female Soloist, Class C Champion, and Grand Champions.

Touch of Class has had many themes for their main show, some notable themes include: Live in Living Color, The Game of Life, The Money Show, The Party Show, Light the Fire Within, Celebrating Music, and A Day In The Life.

Back in 2011, Sissonville High School's auditorium was completely redone, and new equipment was added as old was replaced. Lots of show choir shows, performances, prom fashion shows, talent shows, and theater productions were performed on that very stage.

Theatre

Athletics

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track
• Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Boys Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Swimming
• Robotics

See also

• Schools portal
• Education portal

• List of high schools in West Virginia

References

1. GNIS for Sissonville High School; USGS; May 20, 1997.
2. High School CEEB Code Search
3. "SISSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
4. Fuentes, Annette (June 30, 2004). "Whose Homeland Is It?". In These Times. Institute For Public Affairs. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official website
• Alumni website
• History of Sissonville High School
• Sissonville Band website