Herbert Hoover High School (HHHS) is a

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Elkview, West Virginia Elkview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2010 census. It is named after the Elk River, which flows into the Kanawha River. Interstate 79, the "Jennings Randolph E ...

, United States. It is part of the

Kanawha County Schools Kanawha County Schools is the operating school district within Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Kanawha County Board of Education. Board of education The School Board is made up of five members, ...

district.

History

During the 2016 West Virginia flood, the school building was damaged beyond repair on June 23, 2016 when the Elk River put 7 feet of water into the school. On July 21, 2016 the

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(FEMA) declared the building a total loss and the Kanawha County School Board began expedited plans for a new building, however several delays prevented the advancement of the project, and the new facility is expected to be opened in August 2023. For the 2016–17 school year, students shared space, via a split schedule, with Elkview Middle School. This involved each group attending school for four-and-one-half hours per day with reading and homework assignments. A temporary campus of modified

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-type units known as "modulars" was constructed adjacent to the middle school, and a normal schedule was resumed for the 2017–18 school year. FEMA provided the modulars and will fund approximately 75 to 80% of the cost for the new building. The old, damaged building was demolished in September 2018.

Notable alumni

Corey Bird Corey Thomas Bird (born August 11, 1995) is a former American professional baseball outfielder. Amateur career Bird attended Herbert Hoover High School in Elkview, West Virginia, where he played basketball and baseball. As a senior in 2013, he ...

, baseball player

References

External links

* Schools in Kanawha County, West Virginia Public high schools in West Virginia {{WestVirginia-school-stub