School: Logan High School
County: Logan County
Community: Logan, West Virginia
Mascot: Wildcats
Yearbook: Guyana
Established: 1911
Current Campus Opened: 1957
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Logan High School has been part of the Logan Community for more than a century. Established in 1911, the school has educated generations of students while its classrooms, buildings, and traditions have changed with the community around it. Through thise generations, the Wildcats have remained an enduring part of Logan's history.
1911- Logan High School Begins
Logan High School was organized in 1911, beginning more than a century of public high school education in the Logan community.
1923- A New Logan High School
A new Logan High School building opened on East Stratton Street during the 1923-24 school year.
This era also marked the beginning of the Guyana, Logan High School's yearbook, with volume I published in 1923.
1957- A New Campus
After more than three decades on East Stratton Street, Logan High School moved into its current campus in 1957.
1962- Logan High and Aracoma High Unite
With the end of segregation, students from Aracoma High School joined Logan High School in 1962, bringing together two important parts of Logan's educational history.
Historic photo reproduced on Logan County WV History and Nostalgia.
Source: "The First Logan High School," originally published by Martha Sparks, My West Virginia Mountain.
Historic depiction of Aracoma High School, which served Logan's black students during segregation.
Artwork: Betty Gore Thompson
Source: Aracoma High School-Logan County WV History and Nostalgia