Griggs Elementary School News

LaVeral Graf, Principal

e self-image who will be successful at the next level of achievement. This will be accomplished by a caring, qualified staff, with community support, in a safe orderly environment.

About The School:
W.C. Griggs School was organized in 1958. It is named in honor of William C. Griggs. He began his educational career at the age of twenty-five and served in several different capacities. He was the principal of Henley High School In Birmingham. He served as superintendent of schools in Gadsden and Bessemer, Alabama as well as in Danville, Virginia. In 1925 Mr. Griggs was appointed superintendent of the Mobile County School System for the completion of a term. William Griggs served in the Mobile County Public School System for seventeen years until his retirement in 1944. He was active in both the community and his local church. William C. Griggs died on July 6, 1955.

2006-2007 Third Year To Receive The Torchbearer School Award
Torchbearer Schools are high-poverty public schools that have overcome the odds to become high-performing schools. They exemplify what can be achieved when schools are committed to excellence for all students. These schools are perfect examples of the positive environment created when principals, faculties, and staff members work together to set common goals and meet the same high expectations.