Vigor High School

Last updated

C. F. Vigor High School
Address
Vigor High School
913 North Wilson Avenue

36610

United States
Coordinates 30°44′36.24″N88°4′51″W / 30.7434000°N 88.08083°W / 30.7434000; -88.08083
Information
Type Public high school
MottoThe School That Spirit Built
Established1944(80 years ago) (1944)
CEEB code 012235
PrincipalGerald Cunningham
Faculty30.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment530 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.67 [1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Green and white
  
MascotWolves
YearbookVigorama
Website www.vigorhighschool.com

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. [2]

Contents

It serves most of Prichard. [3] [4]

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. [2]

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