Washington Irving High School was a school in Clarksburg until it was made into a middle school.

History

When WI opened its doors in 1914 it was an all white school. It continued to be until the end of segregation in 1956 when the doors of Kelly Miller High School

Kelly Miller High School

Kelly Miller High School was a 'colored' or 'negro' high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia operated from 1903 until school desegregation in 1956. The school was named in honor of Kelly Miller , an African American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an...

 (Clarksburg's black school) were closed for good.

Notable alumni include the ESPN broadcaster Mike Patrick

Mike Patrick

Mike Patrick is an American sportscaster.-Career:Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pa. In 1970, he was named Sports Director at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Fla., where he provided play-by-play for Jacksonville Sharks' World Football League telecasts...

, and Sam Ellis former manager for Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...

.