Herbert Hoover High School (West Virginia)
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Herbert Hoover High School (commonly abbreviated HHHS) is a public high school in Falling Rock
, West Virginia
. The current principal is Mr. Mike Kelley.Herbert Hoover High School claims to be a "magnet school for technology" (i.e. a school to attract students by the use of technology in many classes), but in 2006 Herbert Hoover lost this status. Herbert Hoover has many special classes including AFJROTC, a cooking class, shop, forensic lab, and aviation.
that participate in the Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival
. They are the first band to have won the Festival Grand Championship, which was first awarded in 1913. They were also the first band to have won the festival five consecutive times. They have a total of nine wins at the festival (1970, 1977, 1980-84, 1987-88). They have also had 2013 girls named Miss Kanawha Majorette.
The Marching Huskies also host their own band festival for other high school bands around the world.
Falling Rock, West Virginia
Falling Rock is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Falling Rock is located on the north bank of the Elk River southwest of Clendenin. Falling Rock has a post office with ZIP code 25079....
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. The current principal is Mr. Mike Kelley.Herbert Hoover High School claims to be a "magnet school for technology" (i.e. a school to attract students by the use of technology in many classes), but in 2006 Herbert Hoover lost this status. Herbert Hoover has many special classes including AFJROTC, a cooking class, shop, forensic lab, and aviation.
Band
The Herbert Hoover High School Marching Huskies is one of the thirty public high schools in Kanawha CountyKanawha County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
that participate in the Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival
Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival
The Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival is an annual festival dedicated to high school bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The event is held at the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia at the end of September of...
. They are the first band to have won the Festival Grand Championship, which was first awarded in 1913. They were also the first band to have won the festival five consecutive times. They have a total of nine wins at the festival (1970, 1977, 1980-84, 1987-88). They have also had 2013 girls named Miss Kanawha Majorette.
The Marching Huskies also host their own band festival for other high school bands around the world.