Roanoke, WV (WOAY) – The WVSSAC held a vote to make changes to the four-level classification system for high school sports.
According to a media release, the measure passed by a vote of 150-0 among those present and voting.
The Board of Control is comprised of principals (or designees) from secondary schools in the state.
The approved proposal reads that each member high school shall be classified as either AAAA, AAA, AA or A based on the total enrollment figures of grades 9-12 based on enrollment figures from the West Virginia Department of Education. Enrollment will be calculated at the start of the second school month of the year preceding classification.
According to the release, schools with an enrollment of 1,050 or more will be in Class AAAA, schools with enrollment of 625-1,049 will be Class AAA, schools with an enrollment of 351-624 will be Class AA, and schools with an enrollment of 350 or less will be Class A.
The reclassification will take effect beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.
The Board of Control held a separate vote to determine which sports would utilize four, three, or no classifications.
As a result of the vote, sports utilizing the four-class structure will be volleyball, football, cheerleading, girls basketball, boys basketball, baseball and softball.
 Golf, cross country, soccer, wrestling, tennis and track will operate under a three-class system Class (AAAA, Class AAA and Class AA/A).
Participants in swimming will compete without a designated classification.
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