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Pound High School was a public high school located in
Pound, Virginia Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was recorded as 1,037 in the 2010 United States Census. History The Pound area was explored in 1751 by Christopher Gist, and it is traditionally said to be the oldest settl ...
. In 2011, Pound High School was closed and consolidated with J. J. Kelly High School to form Central High School in
Wise, Virginia Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in ...
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Notable alumni

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Glen Roberts Glenn Roberts (October 25, 1912 – May 21, 1980) was an American National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League player. In college basketball, Roberts was one of the first players to put the "Jump shot (basketball), ju ...
- Inducted to the
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or ...
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References

Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Wise County, Virginia Educational institutions established in 1953 Educational institutions disestablished in 2011 1953 establishments in Virginia 2011 disestablishments in Virginia {{Virginia-school-stub