Princeton High School (West Virginia)


Princeton Senior High School is located in Princeton, West Virginia and is the largest high school in Mercer County. The school is located at 1321 Stafford Drive in Princeton.

Demographics

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,048 students and 58.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
The school is 97% white, 2% African-American, and 1% other.

Extracurricular activities and clubs

The organizations, clubs, and extracurricular activities of Princeton High School include focuses on student interests, fundraising and community service, and other activities. The school also offers Band, Madrigals, Center Stage, and Show Choir.
Clubs include Key Club, Interact Club, Art Club, Pep Club, National Honors Society, Model UN/Students for International Awareness, Students Against Destructive Decisions, and Future Business Leaders of America.

Sports

Princeton High School offers football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, track, cross-country, softball, volleyball, wrestling, and soccer among their sports programs. The 2012 baseball team won the state championship 7 to 4 against Nitro High School.

Events

The school also changed its grading/ranking policy in an effort to align it with the rest of the state of West Virginia. This was also changed in an effort to promote fairness to students taking more challenging courses. AP courses are worth a 5.0, honors are now worth 4.5, and regular classes are worth a 4.0. As of 2009, there were seven Advanced Placement courses in the school: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature, AP United States History, and AP Studio Art.

Notable Alumni