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Huntsville City Schools held an open house on Thursday July 20, 2017, the 48th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon giving the public their first view of the new Virgil I. Grissom High School named for one of America's original Mercury astronauts.

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The new school is located at 1001 Haysland Rd., southwest of Memorial Parkway and Weatherly Rd. The 350,000 square foot building sits on a 65 acre campus. It has a capacity for 1800 - 1900 students with room for future expansion. Students start arriving next week for orientation before the school year begins Aug. 2nd.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony was held in the main gymnasium of the new Virgil I. Grissom High School. Following the program the public was allowed to tour the facility for the first time.

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The front lobby has a large mural of astronaut "Gus" Grissom with his Liberty Bell 7 capsule and a historical timeline with photos of Grissom High School and it's students.

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The main gymnasium features a sunken floor with plenty of seating on both sides and walkway around the top level.

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The auxiliary gymnasium also severs a a hardened shelter for the occupants of the school and is built to withstand winds of an EF-5 tornado.

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This tiger mural features members of the senior class of 2017 who did not get to attend the new school but are now a part of it. it is located in the lobby of the main gymnasium of the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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This is the outside entrance to the Martha deFord Hays Auditorium at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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The Martha deFord Hayes Auditorium seats approximately 750.

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Backstage at the Martha deFord Hays Auditorium at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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The school has an exterior central courtyard surrounded by classrooms, the media center and the main office entrance.

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Cafeteria of the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Cyber Café and Media Center at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Advanced manufacturing clean assembly area and robotics room at the new Grissom High School. The school has extra wide hallways and stairways to improve traffic flow.

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Advanced manufacturing clean assembly area at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Drew Sparks, Greenpower lead teacher for Huntsville City Schools in the advanced manufacturing clean assembly area at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Kyle Brakke, lab technician in the advance manufacturing dirty assembly area at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Robotics classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School. (Bob Gathany / bgathany@AL.com)

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Chris Faust, advanced manufacturing teacher in the 3D printer lab at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Computer aided drafting classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Health Science classroom featuring high tech patient simulators at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Resident skeleton of the Biomedical Academy at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Precision machining classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Welding classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Band room at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Choir room at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Chris Brown, who teaches anatomy & physiology at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School organizes his new lab before school starts.

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Lab/classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Typical classroom with desks that can be arranged in multiple ways at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Janice Vaughn's AP Literature classroom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Freshman Academy entrance at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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The Grissom High School Athletic Complex features baseball, softball, soccer and football practice fields as well as tennis and track facilities, concession stands, restrooms and locker rooms.

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Soccer field at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Tennis courts at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Baseball facility at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Cheerleaders and pep band perform at ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Cheerleaders and mascot welcome guests at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Ribbon cutting ceremony in the main gym for the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Visitors view mural in front lobby during public tour of the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.

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Portrait of Virgil Grissom at the new Virgil I. Grissom High School.