Parrish High School

Parrish High School was a secondary education public school located in Parrish, Alabama and was a part of the Walker County School System.

This article is about the former school in Parrish, Alabama. For the former A.G. Parrish High School, see Selma High School.
Parrish High School
Address
35 Tornado Alley

Parrish, Alabama
35580

United States
Information
School typePublic
Established1920 (1920)
StatusClosed
Closed2014 (2014)
School boardWalker County Board of Education
PrincipalJodi Claborn
Grades7-12
Number of studentsCoeducational
Color(s)Purple and white
MascotTornadoes
RivalCordova High School, Oakman High School
Feeder schoolsParrish Elementary School

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.[1]

In 2014, the Walker County Board of Education 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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 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
  1. "Parrish High School website - homepage". Walker County Schools. 2012-07-23. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. "Walker County school board votes to close 3 schools". 6 WBRC. April 11, 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Parrish HS holds last graduation before closing". 6 WBRC. May 24, 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. Harris, Ron (May 25, 2014). "Graduation ceremony signals closing of Parrish High School". Daily Mountain Eagle. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

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