| North Marion High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
| 1 North Marion Drive Farmington, Marion County, West Virginia 26571 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°30′39″N 80°18′4″W / 39.51083°N 80.30111°W / 39.51083; -80.30111 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public coeducational |
| Opened | 1979 |
| School district | Marion County |
| Superintendent | Donna Hage |
| Principal | Kristin DeVaul |
| Teaching staff | 42.00 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 715 (2023–2024) |
| Average class size | 25-30 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.02 |
| 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 |
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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.
North Marion High School was completed and opened in September 1979. The school is classified as "AA", and it has an enrollment of 851 students as of 2020.
Athletics
| State Championship History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
- Natalie Tennant, 1986 graduate: 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
- David Kirk (August 8, 2021). "Kristin DeVaul is North Marion's New Principal". Times West Virginian.
- ^ "North Marion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- "Marion County Schools". Marion County Schools. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Virginian, Stephanie Panny | Times West (October 26, 2018). "North Marion to dedicate its field to Hall of Fame coach Roy Michael, the Woodcutters". Times West Virginian. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- "WV School Directory".
- WVSSAC Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "1632 by Eric Flint - Baen Books". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- "MGoBlue". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.