Nicholas County High School

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Nicholas County High School is a high school located near Summersville, West Virginia.Nicholas County High School has seen a steady decline in student enrollment like many schools throughout West Virginia. NCHS has 693 students, a drop from 720 in the 2015-2016 school enrollment period. Due to this drop the school currently ranks as a AA school down from a AAA. NCHS has achieved the accomplishment of placing 16th in the WVSSAC Football Tournament in 2007, 12th place in 2008, 8th in 2009, and 9th in 2012, as well as 8th in the WVSSAC Cheerleading Tournament in 2007. Nicholas County also boasts the title of having the 12th place in the world Future Problem Solvers Team as well as boasting two first place titles and one second place title at the 2013 West Virginia FBLA Conference. The mascot for NCHS is the grizzly bear, and its school colors are Old Gold and Old Navy.As a result of June 2016 flood damage to Richwood High School, plans were made to consolidate RHS with NCHS on a new campus. The planned consolidation was placed on hold, however, when the West Virginia Board of Education reject Nicholas County's plan on June 13, 2017.Top HonorsIn the winter of 2008, Nicholas County High School was awarded an honor by U.S. News & World Report. This organization listed NCHS on the top 10% of high schools in the United States. NCHS was the only high school in the Nicholas County School System to achieve this high honor, and was one of the only few in the state to receive it.