Nitro High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Nitro High School

| image = Nitro High School.jpg

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| motto = Love. Learning. Leadership.

| established = 1917

| type = Free public

| affiliation =

| district = Kanawha County Schools

| grades = 9–12

| president =

| principal = Brian Barth

| head of school =

| dean =

| faculty =

| teaching_staff = 41.00 (FTE)

| ratio = 19.46

| students =

| enrollment = 798 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5400600&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=540060000426|title=NITRO HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}

| athletics =

| conference = Cardinal Conference

| nickname = Wildcats

| rivals = Saint Albans High School and Poca High School

| campus type = Suburban

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| colors = Red and Black {{color box|Red}}{{color box|Black}}

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| website = https://nh.kana.k12.wv.us/

| streetaddress = 1300 Park Avenue

| city = Nitro

| state = West Virginia

| zipcode = 25143

| coordinates = {{coord|38|25|9|N|81|50|45|W|type:edu_region:US_dim:200|display=inline,title}}

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Nitro High School is a public high school in the city of Nitro in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is one of eight public high schools in the Kanawha County School District.

History

The current building was built in 1959, and used as a junior high school. The facility was expanded in 1966, and again in 1992 to its current iteration. Formerly, the high school was located in the heart of the business district on 21st Street.{{Cite web|date=April 18, 2007|title=Health Consultation: Dioxin in Dust in Schools and Community Center|url=https://www.wvdhhr.org/RTIA/atsdr_documents/Nitro_School_Dioxin_HC_April-18-2007.pdf|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=WV Dept of Health and Human Services}} That building is now occupied by the Nitro Community Center and owned by Kings Way Christian Church.

Performing arts

Nitro has three competitive show choirs, the men's-only Tomcats , the women's-only Sophisticats and the mixed-gender Showcats, which are directed by Amy Smith and Assistant director Dylan Carpenter.{{cite web |title=SCC: Viewing School - Nitro High School |url=https://www.showchoir.com/choirs/school.php?id=401 |website=Show Choir Community |accessdate=April 21, 2020}}

Notable alumni

  • J.R. House, Major League Baseball catcher and coach{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Rick Ryan Staff |title=Prep football: 1998: The year Nitro passed all its tests |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/prep_sports/football/prep-football-the-year-nitro-passed-all-its-tests/article_ecda6804-e2ee-5d51-93f2-1a846d2c9b90.html |website=Charleston Gazette-Mail |date=25 August 2018 |accessdate=5 April 2019 |language=en}}
  • Kathy Mattea, Grammy award-winning country music artist
  • Lew Burdette, Major League Baseball pitcher

References

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