sentences:  The school opened on September 3, 1996 and shares a facility with Grafton Middle School, the only shared facility of this type in the Hampton Roads area, and the largest building in York County at the time of its construction.Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers, District, and in Region I. Grafton High School was awarded a silver medal by "U.S. News & World Report" in the 2008 America’s Best High Schools search.On February 3, 2020 an electrical fire broke out at the school complex just before 4pm, shutting the school down (anticipated to be through May 2020).