Vigor High School

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| name = C. F. Vigor High School

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| motto = The School That Spirit Built

| established = {{start date and age|1944|p=1}}

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| type = Public high school

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| principal = Gerald Cunningham

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| teaching_staff = 38.00 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 15.97

| enrollment = 607 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0102370&ID=010237000964|title=CF Vigor High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 27, 2024}}

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| grades = 9–12

| streetaddress = 913 North Wilson Avenue

| city = Prichard, Alabama

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| zipcode = 36610

| country = United States

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Vigor High School, located in Prichard, Alabama, is a public high school that educates grades 9-12. It is operated by the Mobile County Public School System.{{cite web|title=About The School |work=Mobile County Public School: Vigor High School| url=http://vigor.mcs.schoolinsites.com/?PageName='AboutTheSchool'|access-date=August 27, 2008}}

It serves most of Prichard."[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Prichard city, AL]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_003.pdf 3], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_004.pdf 4], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_005.pdf 5], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_006.pdf 6], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0162496_prichard/DC10BLK_P0162496_007.pdf 7]."[http://images.pcmac.org/Uploads/MCPSS/MobileCounty/Departments/DocumentsCategories/Documents/Vigor%20High%20School.pdf Vigor High School Attendance Zone]." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.

Naming

The school is named after Charles Frederick Vigor (1874–1941), who was an Assistant Superintendent of Mobile County, Alabama Public Schools for more than 30 years, serving from 1910 to November 3, 1941, and was mainly in charge of rural schools in the system. He was a lifetime resident of Mobile, having graduated from Barton Academy, and was the first president of the Mobile Education Association.[https://www.vigorhighschool.com/ourschool#:~:text=Charles%20Frederick%20Vigor%2C%20the%20school's,rural%20schools%20in%20the%20system. Our School - Vigor High School]. vigorhighschool.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

Dress code

The Mobile County Public School System requires all schools to have a school uniform policy. Shirts allowed include tennis shirts or oxford shirts in hunter green for freshman, sophomores, and juniors; and grey for seniors. Pants must be khaki, and the material must be cotton twill. Students are allowed to wear tennis shoes of any color. Open-toed shoes are not allowed.

Notable alumni

Willie Anderson – NFL offensive tackle, 4x Pro Bowl selection{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDERWIL02 |title=Willie Aaron Anderson |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024092532/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDERWIL02 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 }}
Robert Brazile – NFL linebacker, 7x Pro Bowl selection, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRAZIROB01 |title=Robert Lorenzo Brazile |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070515/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRAZIROB01 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }}
Paul Crane – former NFL center, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/paul-crane-passes-away-at-76-blackwell |title=Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76 |website=si.com|access-date=November 2, 2020}}
Deshaun Davis – American football coach and former player{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Ben |title='Every day is Deshaun Davis Day:' Former Auburn star honored in Vigor return |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/01/every-day-is-deshaun-davis-day-former-auburn-star-honored-in-vigor-return.html |website=AL.com |access-date=August 14, 2019}}
Quinterrius Eatmon – professional football offensive tackle{{cite web | url=https://www.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/10/prep_notebook_leflores_eatmon.html | title=Prep notebook: LeFlore's Eatmon returns to school | publisher=al.com | date=October 15, 2009 | accessdate=5 September 2024}}
Jalston Fowler – former NFL fullback{{cite web|url= http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2515931/jalston-fowler|title= Jalston Fowler|publisher= ESPN |access-date= December 12, 2016}}
Jacoby Glenn – former NFL cornerback[http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-8527884848736527691/vigor-defensive-back-jacoby-glenn-verbally-commits-to-play-at-kentucky/ Vigor defensive back Jacoby Glenn verbally commits to play at Kentucky]
Pat Howell – former MLB center fielder{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=howelpa01|title= Pat Howell Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= November 10, 2012}}
Scott Hunter – NFL quarterback{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUNTESCO01 |title=Scott Hunter |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017100137/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUNTESCO01 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}
Ellis Lankster – former NFL cornerback{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/profiles/ellis-lankster?id=89752|title= Ellis Lankster|publisher= NFL Enterprises LLC |access-date= November 10, 2012}}
Kevin Lee – former NFL wide receiver{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201152/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8329293.html Patriots receiver Lee hopes he'll be in a . . . Hands-on situation]}}
Sen'Derrick Marks – NFL defensive tackle{{cite web|title=Sen'Derrick Marks|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/sen'derrickmarks/79603/profile|website=NFL|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC.|access-date=November 11, 2015}}
Darius Philon – former NFL defensive tackle{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/01/arkansas_dt_mobile_native_dari.html|title=Arkansas defensive lineman, Mobile native Darius Philon set to enter 2015 NFL draft | AL.com|date=January 13, 2015|publisher=al.com|accessdate=May 2, 2015}}
Donald Reese – former NFL defensive end{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=REESEDON01 |title=Donald Francis Reese |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102230358/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=REESEDON01 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}
Terrance Simmons – former NFL defensive tackle{{Cite web |title=Terrance Simmons |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimmTe20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317021238/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimmTe20.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
David Windham – former NFL linebacker, Super Bowl XXII champion with the Washington Redskins{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/06/13/with-super-bowl-rings-redskins-replacements-finally-have-hard-proof-of-nfl-glory/|title=With Super Bowl rings, Redskins 'Replacements' finally have hard proof of NFL glory|work=The Washington Post|first=Rick|last=Snider|date=June 13, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2023}}
Rickey Young – former NFL running back, 1978 NFL receptions leader{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGRIC01 |title=Rickey Darnell Young |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012080713/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGRIC01 |archive-date=October 12, 2012 }}

References

External links

[http://vigor.mcs.schoolinsites.com/ Official website]

Category:Public high schools in Alabama

Category:High schools in Mobile County, Alabama

Category:Educational institutions established in 1944

Category:1944 establishments in Alabama