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Board approves medical career pathway for students at WCHS

Whitley County High School students thinking about going into the medical field as a career will now be able to get a taste what the profession is like, and get real life training in the process. During its monthly meeting Thursday, the Whitley County Board of Education approved...
Posted On 23 Aug 2018

WCHS sophomore passes away Saturday at her home

Funeral arrangements have been set for Wednesday afternoon for a Whitley County High School student, who died Saturday. Bethany Faith Lawson, 16, of Limestone Branch, Williamsburg, died at her home. She was to be a sophomore at Whitley County High School this fall. Lawson was...
Posted On 12 Aug 2018

WCHS student selected for ORNL Program

A Whitley County High School student was selected to participate in the annual summer learning program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN. Blake McCullah will participate in the high school program this summer along with 48 other students from 10 states within the...

Whitley County High School announces new volleyball coach

Whitley County High School officials announced Thursday that Neysa Hernandez has been hired as the new coach of the Lady Colonels Volleyball program. Hernandez will be leaving her position as volleyball coach at Prattville, Alabama High School to take the new position. “We have...

WCHS Hospitality Program named to 2018 Elite 50 list

Whitley County High School has been named to the 2018 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top 50 secondary school hospitality programs in the nation. This is the second consecutive year that WCHS has received the honor. “We are honored to once again have our Hospitality Program...
Posted On 20 Dec 2017

WCHS hosting free community Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday

Local residents will have the chance to enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal Wednesday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Whitley County High School thanks to the efforts of several volunteers. “We have four foundational principles we operate by here. The fourth one of those is community...
Posted On 22 Nov 2017

Louisville man accused of trying to steal truck from WCHS campus

A Louisville man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle from the Whitley County High School campus Thursday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

The Colonel Players debuting ‘Digging Up The Boys’ Friday evening

Whitley County High School’s drama department, “The Colonel Players,” will be giving their first public performance of the season Friday night with a play that centers around a coal mine. This is the first time that the play, “Digging Up The Boys,” will be performed by a high...
Posted On 04 Oct 2017

WCHS hospitality program among ‘2017 Elite 50’ in nation

Whitley County High School has been named to the 2017 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top 50 secondary school hospitality programs in the nation. “We are again honored to be one of the 50 Elite hospitality programs in the country. Our students, under the leadership of...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016