2026 Russell County Art Competition:
Overall County Winner 9th-12th
1st Place
Sophia Turner HHS 11th Grade
- Oil & Acrylic 9th-12th
2nd Place
Jade Jensen HHS 10th grade
- Water Color & Tempra 9th-12th
2nd Place
Morgan Davis HHS 11th grade
- Charcoal & Pencil 6th-8th
1st Place
Emma Musick HHS 8th grade
- Charcoal & Pencil 9th-12th
1st Place
Sophia Turner HHS 11th Grade
- Pen & Ink 9th-12th
1st Place Tie
Morgan Davis HHS 11th Grade
- Pastels 9th-12th
3rd Place
Ben Sutherland HHS 11th grade
- Mixed Media 6th-8th
1st Place
Clara J. Ferrell HHS 8th grade
VHSL Class 1
Speech State Championships
@ Salem, VA
-Kara Ratliff
🥈 2nd Place Prose Interpretation
-Allie Dales
🏅5th Place Impromptu Speaking
Honaker High School Seniors at the Barter Theatre.
Thank you Sgt. Mensch from the National Guard for bringing pedal cars for the Driver Education class at Honaker High School. Honaker High School participates in YOVASO..Youth of Virginia Speak Out. Sgt. White focuses on talking to students about driving safe,buckling up, Slow down, no distractions. Project GPS ...Get ..Places Safe. Please talk to your teen driver about driving safe.
Congratulations to Eden Cook for signing with Emory & Henry for cheerleading.
Miss HHS Pageant 2026
- Miss HHS: Mackenzie Robinette
- 1st runner-up: Layla Hubbard
- 2nd runner-up: Eden Cook
- 3rd runner-up: Nevaeh Hess
- Miss Congeniality: Neveah Hess
- Best dress: Christine Gennetten
- People’s Choice: Abigail St. Clair
- Miss photogenic: Layla Hubbard
SkillsUSA -
Bronze Medal Winner:
Rylan Horn - Bricklayer
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4th Place:
Zack Fields - Bricklayer
Students from Honaker High School visited the Russell County Court House. Common Wealth Attorney Zack Stoots and the Common Wealth Attorneys office met with students for a discussion as they toured the General District Court to gain knowledge of the Court System as they had the opportunity to sit in on some Traffic Cases. Thank You Common Wealth Attorney Zack Stoots, Commonwealth Attorney Jessica Jackson, Russell County Sheriff's Office Bailiffs and Court Administration for making this a possibility.
Riley Adams a sophomore at Honaker High on Appalachian Artists Live from the studios of WEHC & WISE FM Radio
The Revolving Rascals competed in the Southwestern VA Regional KidWind Competition. In the middle school division, they won the Energy Expert award for content knowledge and the Judges’ Award for overall presentation. Congratulations to Cara Davis, Emma Musick, Charleigh Dunham, and Reese Ratliff.
VHSL Class 1 Speech
C/D Super Regional
-Kara Ratliff
🥈 2nd Place Prose Interpretation
-Allie Dales
🥉 3rd Place Impromptu Speaking
-State Bound to Salem 🏆
2026 Region 1D Girls Basketball Champions🏆🏀
VHSL Class 1 Wrestling Championships 🏆
🥇Carter Dye 113lb Champion
🥇Hunter Dye 120lb Champion
VHSL Region 1D Speech Championships 🏆
Allie Dales 3rd Impromptu Speaking
Kara Ratliff 2nd Prose Interpretation
They will compete at J.I. Burton at Super Region!!
Hogoheegee District J.V. Girls Champions 🏆🏀
Hogoheegee District Varsity Girls Season and Tournament Champions 🏆 🏀
Nathan Harmon "Raising Resilient Teens" assembly at Honaker High School.
Region 1D Wrestling
🥇Carter Dye 113 lb. Champion
🥇Hunter Dye 120 lb. Champion
National School Resource Officer (SRO) Day is on February 15 to honor law enforcement officers who work in schools. We have one of the best at HHS. Thank you, Sergeant White for all you do for us.
Honaker FFA in Richmond, VA
