Grundy Senior High School

Grundy High School
Address
1300 Goldenwave Dr. Grundy, Virginia 24614 United States 37°16′59.16″N 82°6′53.28″W / 37.2831000°N 82.1148000°W / 37.2831000; -82.1148000Coordinates: 37°16′59.16″N 82°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	Tommy P. Justus
Principal	Leslie K. Horne
Faculty	See Here
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	438[1] (2009)
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy &      Gold
Mascot	Golden Wave
Rival Schools	Christiansburg High School, Hurley High School, Twin Valley High School
Athletic Conference	Southern Empire Conference
Website	Official Site

Grundy Senior 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. The school is renowned for its wrestling program, which has won 19 state championships and has been ranked nationally. Also known for its scholastics bowl team, who has now been to the state competition two years in a row now and has finished in the top four in the state. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in 2A West Conference 39. Grundy is a National Blue Ribbon School.

Notable alumni

• Lee Smith - Author (attended two years).^[2]
• Jayma Mays - Actress (Red Eye, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Epic Movie, Glee).^[3]
• Ryan O'Quinn - Actor.
• Heath Calhoun - US paralympian, Wounded Warrior Project spokesperson
• Beverly Perdue - Former Governor of North Carolina.^[4]

References

External links

• Grundy High School