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| Arnold Thurmond |
Thurmond began teaching at Parker-Gray in 1950 as an Industrial Arts Education instructor. He later became the school’s head basketball coach. During his coaching tenure, he won three consecutive Virginia state basketball championships (1955-1957) and participated in the national high school basketball tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. His leadership produced the school’s first Division One sports scholarship recipient (Walter Griffin- University of Connecticut, 1957). Following his tenure at Parker-Gray, Thurmond served as an assistant principal at George Washington High School. As a result of his WWII service in the Army, the French government awarded him the French Legion of Honor for his role in saving French citizens.
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