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Huntington High School is a four year high school located on top of a hill just outside Huntington, West Virginia.




History


Huntington High School was established in 1996 through the consolidation of the old Huntington and Huntington East High Schools. The school has a student body of approximately 1600 students. Huntington High School carries the Highlander mascot with the colors old gold and hunter green. The Huntington High Staff consists of a principal, five assistant principals, five counselors, 142 teachers, five secretaries, an athletic director, and 10 custodians. Eleven cooks staff the cafeteria and offer a variety of both hot and cold lunch selections daily. Four administrative offices can be found throughout the building to facilitate the needs of both students and staff. The award-winning curricular and extra-curricular programs offered at Huntington High School provide activities for all areas of interest. Huntington High is accredited by the North Central Association. In 2010, Huntington High School was featured in Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Television show on ABC. In 2016, after the filming of this television show focused on moderating eating habits and fighting obesity, the Cabell County Board of Education announced the school would pilot a program of unlimited and free food for all students regardless of socio-economic status.
Huntington High School (which combined old Huntington and Huntington East High School) was originally called Cabell West High School during the school project planning period. The name was then changed to Huntington Summit when the name of the other public high school in Cabell County was changed to Cabell Midland. The Cabell County Board of Education then decided that the new school should have connections to the two schools, Huntington High and Huntington East, that were being consolidated together. That is why the new school kept the Huntington High School name and then adopted the Highlanders nickname from the soon-to-be-closed Huntington East High School. The new school colors have no connection to the old high schools.
In 2022, the high school made national news over a series of walkouts associated with a religious service being held in the school's auditorium.




Student Body


Huntington High, with an enrollment of 1,731, is one of the largest high schools in the state. The population is 50.85% male. The school is 77.46% White, 14.70% Black, 1.82% Hispanic, 0.85% Asian, and 4.86% of 2 or more races.




Athletics


Huntington High School's athletic programs are well-represented at the state level. HHS has produced over 100 West Virginia State Championships in multiple sports.




= State championships

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Pre-Consolidation State championships

Listed below are all championships won by Huntington East High School (E) and Old Huntington High School (H).



Post-Consolidation State championships

Listed below are all championships won by Huntington High after 1996.




= Huntington Prep School

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In 2009, Huntington Prep School was originally housed within St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, but in 2020 ended that relationship. Since 2021, Huntington Prep became part of Cabell County Schools after they moved host schools to Huntington High School.




Clubs and Organizations






Notable alumni






= As Old Huntington High School

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1917 - Charlie Honaker, former NFL halfback, Cleveland Bulldogs
1917 - Hoge Workman, retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a player-coach in the National Football League
1922 - Johnson Fry, former MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1930 - Eddie King, former athletic director, Morris Harvey College
1939 - Dagmar, former actress, model, and television personality of 1950
1942 - Marshall Hawkins, retired NBA basketball Forward
1944 - Soupy Sales, former comedian and entertainer, notable panelist on the television hit What's My Line?
1948 - Bob Orders, former NFL center, Green Bay Packers
1955 - Leo Byrd, gold medalist at the 1959 Pan American Games for Basketball
1955 - Homer Heck, former West Virginia House of Delegates
1962 - Jacqueline Jackson, author and peace activist
1974 - Stephen T. Williams, mayor of Huntington, West Virginia
1977 - Bruce R. Evans, venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist
1982 - Rick Reed, former MLB starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, and Minnesota Twins
1983 - Jim Thornton, radio, television announcer, and voice actor; current Wheel of Fortune announcer
1984 - Ken Chertow, U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestler at the 1988 Summer Olympics




= As Huntington High School

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1999 - Justin McElroy, podcaster, co-founder of Polygon; co-host of My Brother, My Brother and Me
1999 - Jeff Morrison, 1999 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion for the Florida Gators
2002 - Chase Harrison, former MLS goalkeeper
2002 - Travis McElroy, podcaster, voice actor; co-host of My Brother, My Brother and Me
2003 - Sean Hornbuckle, Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates
2005 - Miko Alley, former soccer player for Philippines women's national football team
2005 - Griffin McElroy, podcaster, voice actor, and listed as a Forbes "30 Under 30" media luminary in 2017; co-host of My Brother, My Brother and Me
2007 - O. J. Mayo, retired NBA basketball shooting guard
2007 - Patrick Patterson, retired NBA basketball small forward
2011 - Kayla Williams, 2009 Vault World Champion
2019 - Darnell Wright, five-star football recruit and 10th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft
2023 - Gavin Lochow, FCS Central freshman All-American wide receiver for the Dayton Flyers
2025 - Darryn Peterson, five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class




References






External links


School Website

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