Grundy High School is a

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located east of

Grundy, Virginia Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, an area located within the Appalachian Mountains region. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is home to the Appalachian School of Law. The population was 875 as of the ...

on Slate Creek in

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. It is part of the

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 Melanie Hibbits. A ...

system. 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. 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.

Wrestling

The school is renowned for its

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program, which has won 23 state championships, the most of any high school in Virginia, and has been ranked nationally. Grundy has produced more than 80 individual state champions. Current

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wrestling coach

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was the head coach 1989-1996. Travis Fiser has been the head coach since 1997.

Notable alumni

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spokesperson *

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References

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