George Washington Carver High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
George Washington Carver High School | |
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Address | |
3900 24th Street North , 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 |
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) | |
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)[citation needed]
- Boys' track and field (1969)[citation needed]
- Girls' track and field (1993)[citation needed]
Notable alumni[]
- Issiac Holt, National Football League (NFL) defensive back[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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. Retrieved 2015-09-29.[dead link]
- ^ "Home - This is the home of carverathletics.com". carverathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Issiac Holt Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- High schools in Birmingham, Alabama
- Public high schools in Alabama
- Schools in Jefferson County, Alabama
- 1959 establishments in Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1959