Grundy Senior High School Explained

Grundy High School
Streetaddress:1300 Goldenwave Dr.
Zipcode:24614
Url:Official Site
Superintendent:Melanie Hibbitts
Principal:Karen Brown
Faculty:See Here
Type:Public
Grades:9 - 12
Mascot:Wave Man
Colors: Navy & Gold
Founded:1963
Enrollment:362 (2020-21)[1]
Free Label 1:Rival Schools

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grundy High. National Center for Education Statistics. February 26, 2019.
  2. Web site: History of Grundy High School - Grundy High (GHS). 2021-02-14. ghs.bcpsk12.com.
  3. Web site: VHSL Record Book. Virginia High School League.
  4. Web site: Travis Fiser has continued winning tradition at Grundy, has found home in coalfields of Southwest Virginia. Bristol Herald Courier.
  5. Book: Parrish, Nancy. Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group: A Genesis of Writers. 1999. Louisiana State University Press. 9780807142356. 170.
  6. Web site: Hämmerling Smith. Nina. HOT GALLERY: Who Are These Sporty Stars?. Snakkle. May 27, 2014.
  7. Web site: Hypes. Larry. Grundy grad to be N.C. governor, Yanks may win, and coal needs a friend. Bluefield Daily Telegraph. May 27, 2014. November 7, 2008.
  8. Web site: Biography On U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers . DoDLive.mil . United States Department of Defense . 29 March 2019.