Grundy Senior High School

Grundy High School
Location
1300 Goldenwave Dr. Grundy , Virginia 24614 United States
Coordinates	37°16′59.16″N82°6′53.28″W / 37.2831000°N 82.1148000°W / 37.2831000; -82.1148000
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1963
School district	Buchanan County Public Schools
Superintendent	Melanie Hibbitts
Principal	Karen Brown
Faculty	See Here
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	362 (2020-21) [1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy &   Gold
Athletics conference	VHSL Class 1 VHSL Region D VHSL Black Diamond District
Mascot	Wave Man
Rival Schools	Christiansburg High School, Hurley High School, Twin Valley High School
Website	Official Site

Grundy High School is a public high school located east of Grundy, Virginia on Slate Creek in Buchanan County, Virginia. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools system. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's Black Diamond District in the Region D Conference. Grundy is a National Blue Ribbon School.

Following the closing of Grundy Junior High at the end of the 1994-1995 school year, the High School's name was changed from Grundy Senior High School to Grundy High School. ^[2]

Wrestling

The school is renowned for its wrestling program, which has won 27 state championships, ^[3] the most of any high school in Virginia, and has been ranked nationally. Grundy has produced more than 80 individual state champions. ^[3]

State Wrestling Tournament

Class	Finish	Year(s)
AA	First	1978, 1987-1998, 2000, 2001
AA	Second	2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011
A	First	2012, 2013
2A	First	2014, 2016, 2017
2A	Second	2015
1	First	2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Current Iowa State University wrestling coach Kevin Dresser was the head coach 1989-1996. Travis Fiser has been the head coach since 1997. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Lee Smith - Author (attended two years) ^[5]
• Jayma Mays - Actress ( Red Eye , Paul Blart Mall Cop , Epic Movie , Glee ) ^[6]
• Ryan O'Quinn - Actor
• Heath Calhoun - US paralympian, Wounded Warrior Project spokesperson
• Beverly Perdue - Former Governor of North Carolina ^[7]
• Francis Gary Powers - CIA pilot shot down flying a reconnaissance mission over the Soviet Union, precipitating the 1960 U2 Incident. ^[8]
• Vernon C. Smith (1892–1963), member of the Virginia House of Delegates ^[9]

References

1. "Grundy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. "History of Grundy High School - Grundy High (GHS)". ghs.bcpsk12.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
3. "VHSL Record Book". Virginia High School League.
4. "Travis Fiser has continued winning tradition at Grundy, has found home in coalfields of Southwest Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier.
5. Parrish, Nancy (1999). Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group: A Genesis of Writers. Louisiana State University Press. p. 170. ISBN   9780807142356.
6. Hämmerling Smith, Nina. "HOT GALLERY: Who Are These Sporty Stars?". Snakkle. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
7. Hypes, Larry (November 7, 2008). "Grundy grad to be N.C. governor, Yanks may win, and coal needs a friend". Bluefield Daily Telegraph . Retrieved May 27, 2014.
8. "Biography On U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers" (PDF). DoDLive.mil. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
9. "Vernon Corbett Smith". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

External links

• Grundy High School