0 , ▁but ▁the ▁district ▁does ▁bo ast ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁athlet es ▁at ▁el ite ▁levels . ▁Nathan ▁Em rick , ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁GP HS ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁multi - s port ▁star ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁baseball , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁four - year ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁University - Car b ond ale ▁baseball ▁team . ▁Lew ▁H itch , ▁born ▁in ▁Gr ig gs ville , ▁was ▁a ▁ 6 ' 8 " ▁forward / center ▁from ▁Kansas ▁State ▁University . ▁H itch ▁played ▁six ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 5 7 ) ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁L akers , ▁Mil w au kee ▁Haw ks , ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁War riors . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 5 . 0 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁champion ships ▁with ▁the ▁L akers . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁an nex ation , ▁Gr ig gs ville ▁and ▁Perry ▁independently ▁operated ▁school ▁athlet ic ▁programs , ▁as ▁the ▁T orn ado es ▁and ▁P ione ers , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Gr ig gs ville - Per ry ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁formed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁the ▁Perry ▁school ▁district ▁to ▁the ▁Gr ig gs ville ▁school ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Disc uss ions ▁of ▁a ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁districts ▁started ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9