Parrish High School was a secondary education public school located in
Parrish, Alabama
Parrish is a town in Walker County, Alabama, Walker County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in October 1922. At the 2010 census the population was 982, down from 1,268 in 2000.
Geography
Parrish is located at (33.732477, -87.279291). ...
and was a part of the Walker County School System.
History
The original Parrish High School building opened in 1920 on the present site of
Parrish Elementary School. The school was moved in 1935 to a site on the hill to the west of the elementary school. This site was consumed by fire in 1979 and subsequently moved to its current location just off
Alabama 269. An on-campus football stadium was built some years later, named
Harland-Nelson Stadium.
In 2014, the
Walker County Board of Education
The Walker County Board of Education is the governing body over the public schools in Walker County, Alabama, United States.
Member schools
*Bankhead Middle School
*Carbon Hill Elementary/Junior High School
*Carbon Hill High School
*Cordova Elem ...
voted to close the high school after the 2013–2014 school year along with Sipsey Jr. High School and T.S. Boyd Elementary School due to budget constraints. Parris High School students not graduating that year were transferred to two nearby schools; they chose between either Oakman High School in
Oakman or Cordova High School in
Cordova.
Athletics
The Parrish High School football team played its football games at Harland-Nelson Stadium which is named after a former head coach George Harland and the Nelson Brothers Inc. a proud company supporter. They won the
AHSAA
The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), based in Montgomery, is the governing body for interscholastic athletics and activities programs for public schools in Alabama.
The AHSAA is a member National Federation of State High School ...
Class 1A State Championship in 2003. The Parrish High School Basketball team made the 2013 State Championship game, While the Parrish High School Softball team won the 2013 State Championship
References
External links
Archived official website
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Educational institutions established in 1920
Public high schools in Alabama
Schools in Walker County, Alabama
Public middle schools in Alabama
1920 establishments in Alabama