Grissom High School has an excellent academic reputation.
... very high college acceptance rates, teachers with Ph.D.s, high rates of National Merit Scholars and Finalists...
Source of the name[]
Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama was named after Virgil I Grissom. He was an astronaut killed when his rocket capsule caught on fire. Three astronauts were killed in that fire and there are schools named after each in Huntsville. There is also a school named Challenger after that tragedy