Parry McCluer High School

Parry McCluer High School
Address

100 Bradford Drive
Buena Vista, Virginia 24416
United States

37°43′0.37″N 79°21′39.84″W / 37.7167694°N 79.3610667°W / 37.7167694; -79.3610667Coordinates: 37°43′0.37″N 79°21′39.84″W / 37.7167694°N 79.3610667°W / 37.7167694; -79.3610667
Information
Funding type Public
Founded 1920
School district Buena Vista City Public Schools
Principal Anna Graham
Enrollment 328[1] (2009)
Color(s)           Blue and white
Mascot Yosemite Sam
Nickname The Fighting Blues, PMHS
Rival Rockbridge County High School
James River High School
Athletic conferences Pioneer District
Region C

Parry McCluer High School (PMHS) is a high school located in Buena Vista, Virginia, United States. The school has a population of approximately 340 students. Its current principal is Anna Graham, and its current assistant principal is Sherrie Wheeler. The school band is the Marching Blues.

Athletics

The Parry McCluer High School football team has won the state championship five times: in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1986, and 1987. The team was state runner-up in 1991.[2] The golf team won the 1980 state championship. The boys' cross country team won the 1980 single A state championship,[3] and took runner-up in the 2011-12 state championship, losing to George Mason High School.[4] The PM Softball team won Back to Back State Championships in 2015 and 2016. Their head coach is Troy Clark. The PM softball team also had 3 participants in VHSCA All Star game in 2016 (Logan Buzzard - shortstop, Lexy Johnson - catcher, and Troy Clark - Coach).

The Marching Blues

The Parry McCluer marching band was formed by the local chapter of the American legion in 1941. It did not become an official school unit nor take on the name "marching" until 1947.[5] The band was very successful, especially in the 1960-1990 period, during which it won first place in marching for at least one Festival of States competition, as well as many other notable achievements. The band declined somewhat after the opening of rival Rockbridge County High School in 1992. Currently the band has 57 members and has won all divisions in competition.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "VHSL 2009-2010 Football Divisions Enrollment" (PDF).
  2. ↑ http://www.vhsl-reference.com/gameswon_all_byseason.cfm?TEAMID=10547
  3. ↑ http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=44870#3844
  4. ↑ http://va.milesplit.com/meets/96607/results/182715
  5. ↑ Lynn, Francis. Buena Vista: The Bud not yet Bloomed, 1992
  6. ↑ http://www.pmhs.bvcps.net/
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