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James Monroe High School (West Virginia)

James Monroe High School is the only public high school in Monroe County, West Virginia. It has 461 students by the methods of the WVSSAC. The building is also home to the Monroe County Vocational Technical Center.

James Monroe High School
Location
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Rt. 1 Box 97-1-A

Lindside
,
West Virginia
24951

United States
37°29′00″N 80°39′31″W / 37.4834°N 80.6586°W / 37.4834; -80.6586
Information
School typepublic secondary
School district
Monroe County Schools
SuperintendentJoetta Basile
CEEB code491015[1]
Principal
Debbie Sams
Teaching staff
20.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment460 (2024-2025)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
23.00[2]
Campus type
rural
Colors  purple
  black
  white[3]
MascotMavericks
Team nameMavericks[3]
Websitejmhs.monroe.k12.wv.us

The school is located in Lindside, West Virginia. It was formed in 1994 by consolidation of the former Peterstown and Union high schools. It is named for James Monroe.

The school's teams are stylized "Mavericks" and is expressed with western themes. The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball and soccer, for young men in baseball and football, and for young women in softball and volleyball.[4] The school also sponsors 11 non-athletic student organizations.[5]

Athletics

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James Monroe offers football, volleyball, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' basketball, baseball, and softball.[6]

Football

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State Championship Appearances

  • JMHS Varsity Football lost in the WV State Championship to Bluefield in 2007, with a score of 20-12[7]
  • JMHS Varsity Football lost in the WV Class "A" State Championship to Williamstown in 2022, with a score of 52-20[8]

Volleyball

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State Championship Appearances

  • In 2008, JMHS Varsity Volleyball came runner-up in the State Championship
  • In 2014, JMHS Varsity Volleyball won the State Championship against Clay County[9]

References

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  1. ↑ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "James Monroe High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "School info for James Monroe HS". West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "James Monroe Athletics". James Monroe High School. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "James Monroe Organizations". James Monroe High School. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Athletics - James Monroe High School". James Monroe High School.
  7. ↑ "State Championship History" (PDF). WVSSAC. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Carey, Greg (December 4, 2022). "Mission accomplished: Williamstown finishes job, handles James Monroe 52-20 in Class A title game". WV MetroNews. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "State Championship History" (PDF). WVSSAC. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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