Buckhannon-Upshur High School

Buckhannon-Upshur High School is a high school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States with approximately 1,200 students. It is located at 270 B-U Drive, about two miles south of Buckhannon city limits. The school offers grades 9-12, and serves all of Upshur County, with the exception of a few students from surrounding counties.Mr. C Edward Vincent serves as principal of Buckhannon-Upshur High School.HistoryBuckhannon High School began in a wood frame building on East Main Street in Buckhannon in 1881. The school remained in the wooden building until 1909 with the construction of a new facility on College Avenue. A gymnasium was added in 1922. In 1925 Upshur High School opened its doors on Route 20 about one mile south of Buckhannon High. Buckhannon High, a 7-12 school, was designated for the city kids; Upshur High, a 9-12 school, was designated for the county, or country kids.Prior to the great depression, each West Virginia county had several district school boards. To save on expenses each county was consolidated into its own school district. As part of this action, the Upshur County School Board consolidated the two schools in 1933, creating Buckhannon-Upshur High School. The city and county students continued to meet in separate buildings until 1958, but all extracurricular activities, such as band and athletics met together as Buckhannon-Upshur High School.In the early 1920s, Victoria High School, the school for Upshur County's black population, burned down. A faulty heating system was to blame. No students were present at the time of the incident. The first school was located on Victoria Street less than one block from Buckhannon High School. A new 1-12 grade facility was built on Baxter Street near WV Wesleyan College.