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Virgil I. Grissom High School Tigers
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Coaches	Regina Johnson
State Championships	1982 (UAB 4A), 1987 (UAB 5A-6A), 1991 (ASCA), 1998 (ASCA), 2000 (ASCA), 2001 (ASCA), 2003 (ASCA), 2004 (ASCA)
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Virgil I. Grissom High School, more commonly referred to as Grissom High School, is a public high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States with approximately 2000 students in grades 9-12 from Southeast Huntsville.

Championships

Grissom's quiz bowl has won 8 Alabama UAB/Alabama Scholastic Competition Association (ASCA) state championships (1982 (4A), 1987 (5A-6A), 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, & 2004 (ASCA)) - the most of any Alabama high school - with a runner-up finish in 2005. Grissom finished 5th in the 1992 Texaco Star National Academic Championship and 6th in the 2000 Panasonic Academic Challenge.

Players

Grissom player Daniel Thomas was selected to the 2001 Panasonic Academic Challenge All-American Team.

Grissom player Shawn Askew (1989-1993) was a 1-day Jeopardy! co-champion in 1997.

Past Seasons

1989-1990

Grissom finished the season 34-5 with a 7-1 record in tournament play. The Tigers won their 4th consecutive Huntsville City Schools (HCS) city championship with a 14-2 record in regular-season city play. Grissom entered the city championship tournament as the #1 seed with the automatic first-round bye before losing to Johnson HS 180-155 in the second round. The Tigers won out through the losers' bracket to face Johnson again, winning 250-130, forcing a deciding championship match between the two which they won 210-65. Grissom won their ASCA district championship to earn a spot in the 16-team double-elimination 1990 ASCA state championship tournament. The tournament, broadcast on Alabama Public Television on tape-delay during the summer of 1990, crowned Auburn HS as champions.

Date	Tournament	Result	W-L
November 21, 1989	Lee HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet	W	4-0
December 14, 1989	Grissom HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet	W	4-0
January 23, 1990	Huntsville HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet	W	3-1
February 15, 1990	Johnson HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet	W	3-1
February 23, 1990	Wallace St. CC (Hanceville, Ala.) ASCA district championship	W	5-0
March 1, 1990	HCS City Championship (at Butler HS (Huntsville, Ala.))	W	3-1
March 29, 1990	Calhoun St. CC Invitational (Decatur, Ala.)	W	8-0
April 25-28, 1990	ASCA State Championship (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)	L (5th place)	2-2

Starting Team

Sandor Lehoczky (Sr. - captain)
Wendy Steadman (Jr.)
Eric Sung (Jr.)
Shawn Askew (Fr.)

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 ==Past Seasons==
-===2004–2005===
+===1989-1990===
-====A Team====
+Grissom finished the season 34-5 with a 7-1 record in tournament play.  The Tigers won their 4th consecutive Huntsville City Schools (HCS) city championship with a 14-2 record in regular-season city play.  Grissom entered the city championship tournament as the #1 seed with the automatic first-round bye before losing to Johnson HS 180-155 in the second round.  The Tigers won out through the losers' bracket to face Johnson again, winning 250-130, forcing a deciding championship match between the two which they won 210-65.  Grissom won their ASCA district championship to earn a spot in the 16-team double-elimination 1990 ASCA state championship tournament.  The tournament, broadcast on Alabama Public Television on tape-delay during the summer of 1990, crowned [[Auburn]] HS as champions.
-*Myles Teston (12)
-*Andy Knowles (9)
-*Mark Morris (9)
-*Amanda Hardin (9)
-====B Team====
+{| class="wikitable"
-*Justin Decker (9)
+! Date || Tournament || Result || W-L
-*Kathrine Byrd (9)
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
-*Kyle Clark (7)
+| November 21, 1989 || Lee HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet || '''W''' || 4-0
-*John Morgan (9)
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| December 14, 1989 || [[Grissom|Grissom HS]] (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet || '''W''' || 4-0
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| January 23, 1990|| Huntsville HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet || '''W''' || 3-1
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| February 15, 1990|| Johnson HS (Huntsville, Ala.) HCS city meet || '''W''' || 3-1
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| February 23, 1990|| Wallace St. CC (Hanceville, Ala.) ASCA district championship || '''W''' || 5-0
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| March 1, 1990|| HCS City Championship (at Butler HS (Huntsville, Ala.)) || '''W''' || 3-1
+|-style="background: #ddffdd"
+| March 29, 1990|| Calhoun St. CC Invitational (Decatur, Ala.) || '''W''' || 8-0
+|-style="background: #ffdddd"
+| April 25-28, 1990|| ASCA State Championship (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) || '''L''' (5th place) || 2-2
+|}
-====Alternates====
+====Starting Team====
-*Maximillian Frank (11)
+*Sandor Lehoczky (Sr. - captain)
-*Victoria Wilks (9)
+*Wendy Steadman (Jr.)
-*Rachel Hill (9)
+*Eric Sung (Jr.)
+*Shawn Askew (Fr.)
-===2005–2006===
-====A Team====
-*Andy Knowles (10)
-*Mark Morris (10)
-*Amanda Hardin (10)
-*Justin Decker (10)
-====B Team====
-*Casey Lowery (10)
-*Nick Schuch (10)
-*John Morgan (10)
-*Kyle Clark (8)
-====Alternates====
-*Kathrine Byrd (10)
-*Victoria Wilks (10)
-*Rachel Hill (10)
-*Taylor Lamm (9)
-*Riley Denton (8)
-*Tiffany Rainwater (8)
-*Travis Morgan (8)
-===2006–2007===
-====A Team====
-*Andy Knowles (11)
-*Casey Lowery (11)
-*Nick Schuch (11)
-*Justin Decker (11)
-====B Team====
-*Mark Morris (11)
-*Amanda Hardin (11)
-*John Morgan (11)
-*Riley Denton (9)
-====Alternates====
-*Rachel Hill (11)
-*Taylor Lamm (10)
-*Tiffany Rainwater (9)
-*Travis Morgan (9)
-===2007–2008===
-====A Team====
-*Andy Knowles (12)
-*Casey Lowery (12)
-*Nick Schuch (12)
-*Riley Denton (10)
-====B Team====
-*Mark Morris (12)
-*Justin Decker (12)
-*Amanda Hardin (12)
-*John Morgan (12)
-====Alternates====
-*Rachel Hill (12)
-*Kyle Clark (10)
-*Travis Morgan (10)
-*Tiffany Rainwater (10)
-*Tricia Knowles (9)
-*Jeffery Craven (9)
-*Jesse Denton (9)
-*Kaleb Smart (9)
-===2008–2009===
-====A Team====
-*Riley Denton (11)
-*Kyle Clark (11)
-*Tiffany Rainwater (11)
-*Travis Morgan (11)
-====B Team====
-*Tricia Knowles (10)
-*Jesse Denton (10)
-*Kaleb Smart (10)
-*Jacob Morgan (8)
-====Alternates====
-*Jeffery Craven (10)
-*Kimberley Clark (9)
-*Gavin Gilliland (7)
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