Grundy Senior High School
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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 many state championships and has been ranked nationally. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Southwest District
in Region IV
.
Grundy, Virginia
Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is noted for its educational institutions and their role in the town's economic rebirth. In the past, the town served as a stopover for Union...
on Slate Creek in Buchanan County, Virginia
Buchanan County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,978 people, 10,464 households, and 7,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 11,887 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools
Buchanan County Public Schools
Buchanan County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Buchanan County, Virginia. The school system is managed by the School Board, headquartered in Grundy, Virginia, and the Superintendent is Tommy P. Justus. As of 2007, the school system's per pupil expenditure...
system. The school is renowned for its wrestling program, which has won many state championships and has been ranked nationally. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Southwest District
AA Southwest District
The AA Southwest District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from southwestern Virginia, United States. The schools of the Southwest District compete in AA Region IV with the schools in the AA Piedmont District and the AA River Ridge District...
in Region IV
AA Region IV
AA Region IV is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of three districts: the AA Piedmont District, the AA River Ridge District, and the AA Southwest District....
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Notable alumni
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- Author (attended two years). - Jayma MaysJayma MaysJayma Suzette Mays is an American television and film actress, and singer. Mays' most prominent roles include that of Emma Pillsbury on the American television series Glee, recurring appearances on Ugly Betty and on Heroes as characters named Charlie.- Life and career :Mays was born Jamia Suzette...
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). - Ryan O'QuinnRyan O'QuinnRyan O'Quinn is an American television, film and voice actor.O'Quinn was born in Grundy, Virginia and graduated from Grundy Senior High School. He attended The College of William and Mary in Virginia where he performed with the famed improvisational comedy troupe I.T...
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