Granby High School
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Granby High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Norfolk, Virginia. The high school is part of the Norfolk Public Schools system. It is the only high school in the district that offers an International Baccalaureate program.
[edit] History
Opened in 1939, the school was previously known as Granby Street High School, reflecting the street on which it is located. Both the street and the school are named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby, a hero of the Seven Years' War. The twenty-four acre tract on which Granby was built was once part of the Talbot Plantation before the property was donated to the city by Winton W. Talbot. Granby High School also has a small crew team, the only one in the Public School's history to compete at SRA Nationals.The crew team shares their boathouse with Maury High School.Granby Crew has competed at regional,state,national,and international regattas such as the Stotesbury Cup.
Blue, Gold, and Silver are the school colors. Blue representing the color of the Chesapeake Bay, which is in Granby's vicinity. The gold and silver is derived from the proverb:"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." This quote is also hung on a plaque in the hallway.
[edit] Trivia
Billy Martin, head wrestling coach for Granby, won 21 state titles. A wrestling move he taught his athletes, the Granby roll, is used by many wrestlers and landed Martin in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
