Nimitz High Celebrates Brittney Griner Day

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Nimitz High School designated Friday, May 18 as “Brittney Griner Day.” The school celebrated one of its most famous graduates by presenting her with a key to the school and a certificate highlighting all of her accomplishments as a member of the women’s basketball team at Baylor University.

Griner, a 2009 Nimitz graduate, led the Lady Bears to the 2012 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Women’s national championship and was named the Women’s College Player of the Year, in addition to being named the Big 12’s Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Baylor finished the season 40-0, becoming the only women’s team in the history of the NCAA to record 40 wins in a season.

Debbie Jackson, Nimitz High head girls’ basketball coach; Merlin Griggs, vice president of Aldine ISD Board; Alex Jordan, principal of Nimitz Senior High; Pat Leon-Wade, Nimitz Area Superintendent, and AISD Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg joined Griner on stage (l-r) to help celebrate.

During the ceremony, Griner answered questions from coach Jackson and the audience and announced she will return to Baylor for her senior season. Once she graduates, she said she will look forward to a career in the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) and would also like to play in Europe. While at Nimitz, Griner led the Lady Cougars to the 2009 Class 5A state championship game.