West Holmes High School
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West Holmes High School is a public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Millersburg, Ohio
Millersburg, Ohio
Millersburg is a village in Holmes County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 3,326. It is the county seat of Holmes County.-Geography:Millersburg is located at , along Killbuck Creek...

. It holds grades 9-12. West Holmes is currently rated 'Excellent' from the state of Ohio, and has received this rating three consecutive years. It one of only two public high schools in Holmes County.http://www.westholmes.k12.oh.us/whhs/index.htm

Alma mater

We stand today with joyful hearts

Thy glories we will sing.

Our eyes shall fill with tears of pride.

Fond memories you bring.

As from this school we pass,

We say to these dear halls,"Good-Bye."

We shall through life

e're faithful be,

Hail to West Holmes High.

Words by Mary Ann Galion, who won a contest to write the words to "new" West Holmes alma mater
Music by Harold T. Blum Jr., school board member at the time

Fight song

The red, white, and blue are charging again
on to victory,

Our Knights are brave and true hearted men
watch them and you'll see.

O we love our school we'll always be true
fighting till the end.

Cheer for West Holmes Knights and we'll win
AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Athletics

West Holmes is in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. West Holmes has two big rivals, Triway High School in all sports, and Hiland High School
Hiland High School
Hiland High School is a public high school in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio. Their nickname is the Hawks.-Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships:* Boys Basketball – 1992, 2011 * Girls Basketball – 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 -Notable alumni:...

in all sports except for football as Hiland High School does not field a football program.

State Championships
  • Girls Basketball – 1984, 1985, 1986 (Holds Ohio State Record for most consecutive wins with 108)


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