Vigor High School

C. F. Vigor High School
Location
913 North Wilson Avenue Prichard, Alabama 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
Motto	The School That Spirit Built
Established	1944(81 years ago) (1944)
CEEB code	012235
Principal	Gerald Cunningham
Teaching staff	38.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	607 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.97 [1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Green and white
Mascot	Wolves
Yearbook	Vigorama
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]

It serves most of Prichard. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[5]

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]

Notable alumni

• Willie Anderson – NFL offensive tackle, 4x Pro Bowl selection ^[6]
• Robert Brazile – NFL linebacker, 7x Pro Bowl selection, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame ^[7]
• Paul Crane – former NFL center, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets ^[8]
• Deshaun Davis – American football coach and former player ^[9]
• Quinterrius Eatmon – professional football offensive tackle ^[10]
• Jalston Fowler – former NFL fullback ^[11]
• Jacoby Glenn – former NFL cornerback ^[12]
• Pat Howell – former MLB center fielder ^[13]
• Scott Hunter – NFL quarterback ^[14]
• Ellis Lankster – former NFL cornerback ^[15]
• Kevin Lee – former NFL wide receiver ^[16]
• Sen'Derrick Marks – NFL defensive tackle ^[17]
• Darius Philon – former NFL defensive tackle ^[18]
• Donald Reese – former NFL defensive end ^[19]
• Terrance Simmons – former NFL defensive tackle ^[20]
• David Windham – former NFL linebacker, Super Bowl XXII champion with the Washington Redskins ^[21]
• Rickey Young – former NFL running back, 1978 NFL receptions leader ^[22]

References

• United States portal
• Schools portal

1. "CF Vigor High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
2. "About The School". Mobile County Public School: Vigor High School. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Prichard city, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
4. "Vigor High School Attendance Zone ^{[ permanent dead link ]}." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.
5. Our School - Vigor High School. vigorhighschool.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
6. "Willie Aaron Anderson". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
7. "Robert Lorenzo Brazile". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
8. "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
9. Thomas, Ben. "'Every day is Deshaun Davis Day:' Former Auburn star honored in Vigor return". AL.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
10. "Prep notebook: LeFlore's Eatmon returns to school". al.com. October 15, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
11. "Jalston Fowler". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
12. Vigor defensive back Jacoby Glenn verbally commits to play at Kentucky
13. "Pat Howell Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
14. "Scott Hunter". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
15. "Ellis Lankster". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
16. Patriots receiver Lee hopes he'll be in a . . . Hands-on situation ^{[ usurped ]}
17. "Sen'Derrick Marks". NFL. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
18. "Arkansas defensive lineman, Mobile native Darius Philon set to enter 2015 NFL draft | AL.com". al.com. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
19. "Donald Francis Reese". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
20. "Terrance Simmons". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
21. Snider, Rick (June 13, 2018). "With Super Bowl rings, Redskins 'Replacements' finally have hard proof of NFL glory". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
22. "Rickey Darnell Young". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

External links

• Official website Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine