Lewis County High School (Weston, West Virginia)
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| Lewis County High School | |
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| Location | |
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205 Minuteman Drive , 26452 | |
| Coordinates | 39°01′12″N 80°28′43″W / 39.0199°N 80.4786°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | John Whiston |
| Teaching staff | 47.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 703 (2024-2025)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.96[1] |
| Colors | Blue & grey |
| Nickname | Minutemen |
| Website | www |
Lewis County High School was created in 1966 with the consolidation of Weston High School, Jane Lew High School and Walkersville High School in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The original Lewis County High School was located on Court Street in Weston, West Virginia. The Weston Colored School's one high school student was absorbed into Weston High in 1954 after the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Lewis County High moved to its present location, just south of Weston, in 1994. The original Lewis County High now serves as Robert L. Bland Middle School.
Lewis County High School is a grade 9-12 school with an enrollment of 677 students. LCHS serves Lewis County, West Virginia which has a rural population of about 16,500.
Lewis County High School adopted its colors, blue and grey, and its nickname, the Minutemen, from Weston High School, the largest of the three schools that consolidated. Weston High School adopted the colors in the 1910s and the nickname in the 1920s. Jane Lew's school colors were red and black and the nickname was the Redskins. Walkersville's school colors were blue and white, and the nickname was the Broncos.
Media
Lewis County High School students operate an online newspaper named The Blue and Grey.[2] Students also operate a television station, WLC. The high school yearbook is the Collicola.
JROTC
LCHS maintains an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program[3] which is available to students at all grade levels.
Athletics
LCHS is a member of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC)[4] and competes at the Class AA level. The athletic department is in the 13 school Big Ten Conference.
