Parry McCluer High School - Parrimac Yearbook (Buena Vista, VA)

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om SERLY HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOC e 3 A ViSTA, VIRGINGA RANDOLPH FRANTZ ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS ZORMNOKAE, VIRGINIA An architect's drawing of the Enderley Heights Primary School which will be ready for use September, 1963.

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All other students follow the General course of study with emphasis on industrial arts and home economics in addition to the prerequisites in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. In 1955, Mr. R. Clayton Camden became the first full-time high school principal at Parry McCluer High School, a position which he holds at present. Prior to 1955 the position of high school principal was held by the superintendent of schools. A visit to the downstairs corridor leading into the gymnasium will reveal a facet of the school's history dear to the memories of many P.M.H.S. graduates. In the Trophy Case are housed the numerous team trophies, individual cups, and memorabilia awarded for excellence in athletic participation. The walls are covered with handsome pictures of Winning teams. The most cherished team trophies on display are the District Baseball Championships of 1950, 1952, 1953, 1960, and 1962; the District Football Championships 1959 and 1960; the District Basketball Championships of 1958—5S9, 1960—61, and 1961—62; State Basketball Runner-up 1958—59 and again in 1960—61; and the coveted Rockbridge Shriners! Football Trophy (1962). No history of Parry McCluer would be complete without mentioning the Annual Health Day, frequently referred to as May Day . This yearly event had its inception about 1928 and has kept approximately its same format of health court, pageantry, and games every year since 1928, The past several years have seen a greater emphasis, however, placed on physical education and gymnastics. This brings us to the present. Parry McCluer has expanded as far as it possibly can at its present location. But the growth and expansion of the City of Buena Vista, and with it the consequent growth of the school population, have necessitated the building of another school. The city is eagerly awaiting the September, 1963 opening of the Enderley Heights School. This new elementary school, located in the southern and most rapidly expanding section of the city, will greatly alleviate the crowded conditions of the Parry McCluer School—conditions which have necessitated the housing of the first grade in the Buena Vista Presbyterian Education Building from 1960—1963. The Enderley Heights School will have twelve classrooms but space for an almost unlimited number if the need should arise. Eight classroom teachers will comprise the teaching staff for grades one through four. Other facilities and rooms being built are an administrative suite, clinic, library, kitchen, and a multi-purpose room which can serve as a lunchroom, auditorium, and playroom. The expected date of completion is August 15, 1963.

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Ne oe ee een Woo Shoo. oar Mr. Burton R. Floyd; Dr. Thomas Hedrick; Mr. Eugene Bosserman; Mr. Claude Lynn, Chairman; Mr. Donald Kay; Mr. Forrest Walker; Mrs. Helen Glass, Clerk of the Board.