Hampshire High School (West Virginia)

Public school in Romney, West Virginia

Hampshire High School

Address

157 Trojan Way

Romney

West Virginia

26757

Coordinates| 39°19′33″N 78°41′57″W﻿ / ﻿39.32583°N 78.69917°W﻿ / 39.32583; -78.69917
Information
School type| Public
Founded| 1964
School board| Hampshire County Schools
Principal| Amy Haines
Staff| 65.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 824 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 12.63[1]
Language| English
Color(s)| Green and white     [2]
Mascot| Trojan

Hampshire High School is a public school in Romney, West Virginia that serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of Hampshire County Schools under the auspices of the Hampshire County Board of Education. It is the only high school in Hampshire County. Hampshire High School is located on Trojan Way (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/47) off of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) near Romney. The school currently has approximately 800 students enrolled, with that number slightly declining. It also employs approximately 70 faculty members. Hampshire High School's current principal is Amy Haines.

## Background

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HHS is a product of a consolidation of Capon Bridge High School and Romney High School in the Fall of 1964. The site selected for the high school's campus was a knoll on South Branch Mountain along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) east of Romney. Originally serving 10th through 12th grades, Hampshire High School underwent an expansion in 1998 and began serving 9th graders in the Fall of 1999.

## Mascot and colors

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Hampshire High School's colors are green and white with the occasional addition of black and/or gold. Its mascot is the Trojan.

## Sports

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Hampshire High School currently has the following athletic programs: football, soccer, cross country, track and field, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, wrestling, cheerleading, swimming and golf.

Its athletic complex consists of the Paul Clovis Trail (cross country), Rannells Field (football/soccer/track), a football practice field, Soldier Field (soccer practice field), discus field, baseball field, softball field, basketball/volleyball court, tennis court, and baseball/softball indoor hitting/pitching facility.

## Notable alumni

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* Jerry Mezzatesta, long-serving West Virginia House of Delegates member for the 50th District, former teacher at Hampshire High School
* Sam Pancake, actor, mother Robin Pancake is a former art teacher at Hampshire High School

## See also

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* List of high schools in West Virginia
* Education in West Virginia

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Hampshire Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. ^ "Hampshire High School". West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

## External links

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* Hampshire High School

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Education in Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County Schools|

| Elementary schools|

* Augusta Elementary School
* Capon Bridge Elementary School
* John J. Cornwell Elementary School
* Romney Elementary School
* Slanesville Elementary School
* Springfield–Green Spring Elementary School

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Middle schools|

* Capon Bridge Middle School
* Romney Middle School

High schools|

* Hampshire High School

Defunct schools|

* Capon Bridge High School
* Capon Bridge Junior High School
* Grassy Lick Elementary School
* Green Spring Elementary School
* Hoy Grade School
* Levels Elementary School
* Mill Creek Elementary School
* Rio Elementary School
* Romney Colored School
* Romney High School
* Romney Junior High School
* Springfield Elementary School

State public schools|

* West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

Private learning centers
and educational institutions|

* Bhavana Society Forest Monastery and Retreat Center
* Global Country of World Peace Transcendental Meditation Learning Center and Retreat

Historic educational
societies and institutions|

* Potomac Seminary
* Romney Academy
* Romney Classical Institute
* Romney Literary Society
* Springfield Academy

Libraries|

* Hampshire County Public Library
* Literary Hall

People|

| Administrators|

* John Rinehart Blue
* William C. Clayton
* John Collins Covell
* Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy
* William Henry Foote
* Henry Bell Gilkeson

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Educators|

* John Jacob Cornwell
* John Jeremiah Jacob
* Howard Hille Johnson
* James Sloan Kuykendall
* Jerry Mezzatesta
* Alexander W. Monroe
* Ruth Rowan
* Howard Llewellyn Swisher

Officials|

* Robert White

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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