{"id":3893,"date":"2025-07-25T14:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:53:55","slug":"parsons-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons High School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parsons High School was consolidated into Riverside High School in 1966.&nbsp; If you have pictures, newspaper articles, yearbooks or other material related to Parsons High School that you would like to share via this web site, please <a href=\"mailto:jlb30504@gmail.com\">contact me<\/a>.&nbsp; We also need any Parsons High School historical information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/the-wedding-of-the-flowers\/\">The Wedding of the Flowers<\/a> &#8211; Parsons Elementary School &#8211; 1961\/1962<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Educational Changes in Decatur Co. since 1921<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decatur\/books\/action2\/school-1.html#phs_1965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parsons Graduates (1965 class)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-1.html#phs_gym\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old School Gym Dated To 1930<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-elementary-school-1930-1931-sixth-grade\/\">Parsons Elementary School &#8211; 1930\/1931<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/ybook\/grad_index.php?school=parsons%20high%20school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Index to Graduates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/first-parsons-school-band-circa-1948\/\">First Parsons School Band, circa 1948<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action1\/ac1-33.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Ec Teacher Closes Career in Decatur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-band-1950\/\">Parsons Band &#8211; 1950<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-band-1951\/\">Parsons Band &#8211; 1951<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-band-1952\/\">Parsons Band &#8211; 1952<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-christmas-band-concert-1952\/\">Parsons High School Christmas Band Concert &#8211; 1952<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-1.html#smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parsons Students Honor Boy&#8217;s Memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/principals-of-parsons-high-school\/\">Principals of Parsons High School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annuals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolReflections1952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1952 Annual <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/phs-1953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1953 Annual <\/a><\/li>\n<li>1955 Annual &#8211; not published<\/li>\n<li>1956 Annual &#8211; not published<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1957 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1958 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1959 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1961 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1962 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ParsonsHighSchoolTiger1964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1964 Annual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-graduation-program-1927\/\">Parsons High School Graduation Program &#8211; 1927<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1937\/\">Class of 1937<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1938\/\">Class of 1938<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1939\/\">Class of 1939<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1940\/\">Class of 1940<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1941\/\">Class of 1941<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1942\/\">Class of 1942<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1949\/\">Class of 1949<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1952\/\">Class of 1952<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1953\/\">Class of 1953<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1955\/\">Class of 1955<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1956\/\">Class of 1956<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1957\/\">Class of 1957<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1958\/\">Class of 1958<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1962\/\">Class of 1962<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1963\/\">Class of 1963<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-class-of-1964\/\">Class of 1964<\/a> &#8211; photograph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reunions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-1.html#class38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30 Year Reunion Is Held By Parsons Class Of \u201838<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-1.html#class52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHS Class Of \u201852 Holds Reunion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/parsons-high-school-ladies-basketball-circa-1938\/\">Ladies Basketball &#8211; circa 1938<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/decaturtn\/books\/action2\/school-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;49 Team Was One of PHS&#8217;s Greatest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/football_1963.pdf\">Parsons vs. Decaturville, Oct 25, 1963 &#8211; program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parsons High School was consolidated into Riverside High School in 1966.&nbsp; If you have pictures, newspaper articles, yearbooks or other material related to Parsons High School that you would like to share via this web site, please contact me.&nbsp; We also need any Parsons High&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"tngenwebproject@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/author\/tngenwebprojectgmail-com\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/category\/yesterdays\/school\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">School<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">School<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 9 months ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 25, 2025","modified":"Updated on October 24, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 25, 2025 2:50 pm","modified":"Updated on October 24, 2025 11:53 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4095,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions\/4095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}