George Washington Carver High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
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| George Washington Carver High School | |
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| Address | |
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3900 24th Street North 35207 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°33′29″N 86°49′36″W / 33.55811°N 86.82656°WCoordinates: 33°33′29″N 86°49′36″W / 33.55811°N 86.82656°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | Excellence is the Standard |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Birmingham City Schools |
| CEEB code | 012487 |
| Principal | Evelyn L. Hines |
| Teaching staff | 42.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 626 (2019-20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.90[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue, red, and white |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Website | www |
George Washington Carver High School is a four-year public high school in Birmingham, Alabama. It is one of seven high schools in the Birmingham City School System and is named for the American botanist and inventor, George Washington Carver.
History
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Carver's current campus was completed in 2001 on a site that was formerly the North Birmingham Golf Course.[2] It was Birmingham City Schools' first new high school in three decades and cost an estimated $44.5 million.[3]
Athletics
Carver competes in AHSAA Class 5A athletics and currently fields teams in the following sports:[4]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Outdoor track and field
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Carver has won three state championships:
- Boys' basketball (1978)[5]
- Boys' track and field (1969)[citation needed]
- Girls' track and field (1993)[citation needed]
Notable alumni
References
- ^ a b c "George Washington Carver High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Doster Puts $44.5M End to Birmingham's High School Construction Drought". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ^ "(WBHM - Your NPR News Station)". www.wbhm.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ^ "Home - This is the home of carverathletics.com". carverathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Alabama High School Basketball History". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Issiac Holt Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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