Funding type Public Enrollment 328 (2009) Phone +1 540-261-2127 Founded 1920 | Principal Anna Graham Color(s) Blue and white Mascot Yosemite Sam | |
Nickname The Fighting Blues, PMHS District Buena Vista City Public Schools Similar Rockbridge County High Sch, Buena Vista City School B, Parry McCluer Middle Sc, James River High School, Brookville High School Profiles | ||
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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.
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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. The golf team won the 1980 state championship. The boys' cross country team won the 1980 single A state championship, and took runner-up in the 2011-12 state championship, losing to George Mason High School. 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 PM men's tennis team won states 2017, also completing a record of 17 straight district championships, following Captain Zach Coleman on the way to victory.
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. 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. Currently the band has 57 members and has won all divisions in competition.