Grundy Senior High School

Public school in Grundy, Virginia, United States

Navy & GoldAthletics conferenceVHSL Class 1
VHSL Region D
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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 26 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

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]

References

^ "Grundy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ "History of Grundy High School - Grundy High (GHS)". ghs.bcpsk12.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
^ ^a ^b "VHSL Record Book". Virginia High School League.
^ "Travis Fiser has continued winning tradition at Grundy, has found home in coalfields of Southwest Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier.
^ Parrish, Nancy (1999). Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group: A Genesis of Writers. Louisiana State University Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780807142356.
^ Hämmerling Smith, Nina. "HOT GALLERY: Who Are These Sporty Stars?". Snakkle. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
^ 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.
^ "Biography On U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers" (PDF). DoDLive.mil. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 29 March 2019.