Stonewall Jackson High School (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
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Stonewall Jackson High School is a former high school in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It opened in 1940 and closed in 1989. It was located on the West Side of Charleston, West Virginia. In 1989, Stonewall Jackson High School and Charleston High School consolidated to become Capital High School. The building is now a middle school.
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Type | Public |
Established | 1940 |
Closed | 1989 |
School district | Kanawha County School District |
Grades | 10–12 |
Colour(s) | Scarlet and Grey |
Slogan | "The Wall" |
Mascot | Generals |
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It was named after the Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson who was from Clarksburg, in what is now West Virginia. In August 2020, following the Black Lives Matter movement, Stonewall's name was removed from the school, which is now called West Side Middle School.