Editing Parrish, Alabama (section)

==Education==
Parrish Elementary and [[Parrish High School]], members of the [[Walker County Board of Education]], are located in Parrish. The school mascot is the Tornadoes. In 2014, the [[Walker County Board of Education]] voted to close the high school after the 2013–2014 school year due to budget constraints.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 11, 2014|title=Walker County school board votes to close 3 schools|url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/25218226/walker-county-school-board-votes-to-close-3-schools|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074203/https://www.wbrc.com/story/25218226/walker-county-school-board-votes-to-close-3-schools/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=6 WBRC|language=en-US}}</ref> Parrish High School students not graduating that year were transferred to two nearby schools; they chose between either Oakman High School in [[Oakman, Alabama|Oakman]] or Cordova High School in [[Cordova, Alabama|Cordova]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 24, 2014|title=Parrish HS holds last graduation before closing|url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/25602107/parrish-hs-holds-last-graduation-before-closing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604082925/https://www.wbrc.com/story/25602107/parrish-hs-holds-last-graduation-before-closing/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=6 WBRC|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Ron|date=May 25, 2014|title=Graduation ceremony signals closing of Parrish High School|url=http://www.mountaineagle.com/view/full_story/25162063/article-Graduation-ceremony-signals-closing-of-Parrish-High-School|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811231046/http://www.mountaineagle.com/view/full_story/25162063/article-Graduation-ceremony-signals-closing-of-Parrish-High-School|archivedate=August 11, 2014|accessdate=July 29, 2014|website=Daily Mountain Eagle}}</ref>

=== Athletics ===
In 2003, the Parrish High School [[American football|football]] team won the [[Alabama High School Athletic Association|Alabama High School Athletics Association]] Class 1A State Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dnn.ahsaa.com/Sports/IndividualSports/Football/History/PlayoffResults/FootballPlayoffBrackets2003/Class1AFootballPlayoffBrackets2003/tabid/1252/Default.aspx|title=AHSAA {{!}} Class 1A Football Playoff Brackets (2003)|last=AHSAA|website=dnn.ahsaa.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>