Vigor High School's Newsletter

Vigor High School's Youth Advisory Council for the city of Prichard met for the first time with Attorney Lasheryl Dotch to jumpstart Equitable Neighborhood Initiative. The Equitable Neighborhood Initiative equips communities to address the pandemic-related issues of today while building capacity to deal with the health and quality of life's challenges of tomorrow. For more information visit www.enialabama.org/communities.

It is important to talk about digital citizen when you are teaching a technology class. Digital citizen refers to the rights and responsibilities of using digital tools and interacting with others online. Digital citizen makes up many things such as privacy and security, cyberbullying/cyberstalking, digital footprint, and online communications. Mrs. Billups students were put in groups to create a Digital citizenship and Cyberbullying Poster Campaign.

Students who are a part of the Digital Media Design and Digital Publication Design classes within Vigor’s Signature Academy have been busy learning how to take proper pictures and making informative advertisements. These advertisements have been used to notify their peers and the community of various events that are planned for the school.

C.F. Vigor High School's IT Students work with network switches. Students are engaged in hands-on activities to understand the devices' operation and configuration in Mr. Donye Woodyard Information Technology and Network Fundamentals Class. They learn about the switch's role in directing data traffic within a network, ensuring efficient communication between devices. Students perform practical tasks like setting up VLANs, managing port configurations, and implementing Quality of Service (QoS) settings. They also gain insight into network segmentation, bandwidth allocation, and prioritization. This experience equips them with valuable skills in network management, troubleshooting, and optimizing network performance, highly relevant in the field of networking and IT.

Our students here at Vigor High School know the importance of safety in the computer lab! Pictured below we have Jake Lang and DeArrius Washington who have created safety signs to hang in our computer lab. They are both seniors and a part of the Vigor High School's football team.

Vigor High School had three students to intern with the Mobile County Public Schools System this pass summer. Jadah Skipwith and Dejiahrea Miller worked in the Human Resource Department and Laniah Stewart worked in the Communications Department. All three of these students are now seniors that have professional experience to add to their resume.

Tylar Dixon, a 2023, graduate continues to work with the Alabama Department of Transportation's IT Department. Tylar plans to further his education in the field of IT.

Jalil Johnson is also a 2023 graduate working at SSAB Alabama Inc's. IT Department. He plans to join the Army National Guard and pursue a career in IT. Jalil is pictured below with Vigor's Academy Specialists, John Davis, holding cat 5 cable that he created. He is also pictured operating a man lift to install cameras on the SSAB poles located in Axis AL.

Vigor's Student Leadership Council members participated in two informative work sessions this past summer. In session one Ms. Tiffany Buchanan who was recently named assistant principal at Vigor High School conducted a seminar on public speaking. Students worked in groups to help expand their vocabulary and were given speaking opportunities. They had ten minutes to develop a speech on a topic and two minutes to present it to their peers. Students were given constructive criticism from their peers to enhance future public speaking engagements.

In work session two, Licensed Professional Counselor, Mrs. Veronica Davis, had students create their own mental health toolbox filled with coping strategies, personal inspiration statements, and emotional wellness tools designed to help them stay mentally fit this school year. They also learned about the difference between mental health and mental illness and learned what it takes to be in the field of professional mental health counseling.

Veronica Davis owns and operates LPC Services in Mobile, Alabama. She provides counseling to adolescents, adults, and couples throughout the state of Alabama. One can contact Mrs. Davis at www.LPCServices4Help.com and connect with her on Facebook-LPC Services, LLC Behavioral Health Specialist or on Instagram

at Veronica_Davis_Therapist_.

Information Technology (Academies)

Cyber Security and Infrastructure Pathway

Virtual Reality Pathway

Business Management & Administration (Academies)

Business Information Technology Pathway

Marketing Pathway

Culinary Arts (Academy)

Restaurant Food & Beverage Service Pathway

Public Service (Academy)

AJROTC (Academy)

Faulkner Career Technical: Industry Academies

Automotive

Collision Repair

Computer Technology

Cosmetology

Electrical Technology

Graphic Designs

Aviation

Health Science

HVAC & Welding

Email: jfdavis@mcpss.com
Website: https://www.vigorhighschool.com/
Location: 913 North Wilson Avenue, Prichard, AL, USA
Phone: (251)221-3045
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