Ripley High School (Ripley, West Virginia)

Infobox School
name = Ripley High School
motto = "Truth, Honor, Loyalty"
location = Ripley, West Virginia
type = Public
grades = 9-12
established = 1913
enrollment = 979
faculty = 100
principal = Todd Layhew
vice principal = Jo Hendricks, Dave Moore
mascot = Vikings
colors = Blue and White
website = http://ripleyhs.jack.k12.wv.us/

Ripley High School is a public school in Ripley, West Virginia, serving the town of Ripley and the immediate surrounding areas in Jackson County, West Virginia. The school receives feeder students from Ripley Middle School, which receives students from Cottageville Elementary, Evans Elementary, Fairplain Elementary, Gilmore Elementary, Kenna Elementary, and Ripley Elementary,

History

In the summer of 1913, Ripley High School was established, and in the following school year, 23 students were enrolled. In order to uphold its legal right to exist as an educational institution, it had to combine with the grade school in the following year due to an extremely low amount of students. In 1917, better efforts were made to build the school, and additional rooms were made accordingly. In 1918, however, the infamous Spanish flu pandemic swept across America, and health authorities suspended the school, locking the doors until January 1, 1919. In the autumn of the same year, the school succeeded in voting for the construction of a new building, but it wasn't finished until 1922. Classes continued in that building for almost twenty-eight years until the present building was constructed in 1950, and it has steadily increased since then with additional buildings. In 2002, the Main Building of the school received a multi-million dollar facelift. The football field, known as "Memorial Stadium" or "Death Valley" received new astroturf during the fall of 2004.

Ripley High School Alma Mater

"Dear old Ripley High we love you, and to you we'll always cheer. And the victories you are winning will echo year to year. And to you we're always faithful- we are with you do or die. You're the right school, blue and white school - dear old Ripley High!"

Ripley High School Mission Statement

Ripley High School is committed to developing independent learners with 21st Century skills.

External links

* [http://rhs.jack.k12.wv.us/ Official Site]