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George Washington Carver High School (Birmingham, Alabama)

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Coordinates: 33°33′29″N 86°49′36″W / 33.55811°N 86.82656°W / 33.55811; -86.82656
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George Washington Carver High School
Address
Map
3900 24th Street North

Birmingham, Alabama
35207

United States
Coordinates33°33′29″N 86°49′36″W / 33.55811°N 86.82656°W / 33.55811; -86.82656
Information
School typePublic
MottoExcellence is the Standard
Established1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
School districtBirmingham City Schools
CEEB code012487
PrincipalEvelyn L. Hines
Teaching staff37.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment531 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.35[1]
Color(s)Blue, red, and white
   
NicknameRams
Websitewww.bhamcityschools.org/Domain/8

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

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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:

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "George Washington Carver High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Doster Puts $44.5M End to Birmingham's High School Construction Drought". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "(WBHM - Your NPR News Station)". www.wbhm.org. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Home - This is the home of carverathletics.com". carverathletics.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Alabama High School Basketball History". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Issiac Holt Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Sanguinette, Marsha (April 6, 1981). "All-Metro Girls Stand Tall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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