George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia)
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| George Washington High School | |
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| 1522 Tennis Club Road Charleston, West Virginia 25314 |
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| Type | Free public |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Kanawha County School District |
| Principal | Melissa Ruddle |
| Staff | 68 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus size | 23 Acres |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School color(s) | burgundy white [1] |
| Athletics conference | Mountain State Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Website | http://gwhs.kana.k12.wv.us/ |
George Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. GWHS opened in 1965 to accommodate students in South Hills and Loudendale because Charleston High School was getting over-crowded.
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[edit] District
The school serves the South Hills neighborhood of the city and several incorporated areas nearby. It is one of eight public high schools in Kanawha County.
[edit] History
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The school opened in 1965 with the idea of creating a college-like atmosphere and putting more responsibility on the students. The plan for the school was developed by local educators, members of the West Virginia Department of Education, and faculty from Ohio State University. The school's ideals of "self-direction", flexible scheduling and independent study, are intended to provide students with opportunities to direct themselves.
George Washington High School made national headlines in 1992, when, during an illegal off-campus Senior Skip Day party with other students from South Charleston High School, two students were shot and killed over an argument about payment for a keg of beer.[2]
[edit] Academics
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The school consistently wins awards as a National School of Excellence. It is currently ranked as the 363rd best school out of Newsweek's America's top 1300 public high schools. In 2005 it was the only high school in West Virginia to win a blue ribbon for excelling in No Child Left Behind requirements. Additionally, the school offers a wide array of Advanced Placement courses to students such as English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, Computer Science, US History, US Government and Politics, Art History, and Spanish. In 2003, the schools's average SAT scores for Math and Verbal were 570 and 566, exceeding the United States' average.
This school in 2010 was recognized by President Barack Obama. It was visited by President George W. Bush in 2007.
[edit] Extracurricular and co-curricular activities
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George Washington H.S. has many opportunities for students to participate in extra curricular and co-curricular activities. George Washington currently has football, volleyball, swimming, soccer, cross-country, golf, basketball, wrestling, and track teams. A lacrosse team was established in the 2007-08 school year. Music programs are also important at GW. The award winning band is the 2004 West Virginia Music Educators Association State Honor Band, an award held by the band every other year since 1992. The GW marching band has won the Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival Festival Grand Championship eight times (2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1991, and 1986) and they have had one girl, so far, named Miss Kanawha Majorette. She is Jill Pazerski in 1989.
[edit] Alumni
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The school's most famous alumni are Alias star Jennifer Garner, a 1990 graduate; Ann Magnuson who had a breakout role in Desperately Seeking Susan; Sam Trammell, who has had numerous film and TV roles, such as on the HBO series True Blood; Cory King, who has played roles in the movie All Over Again and several TV shows; Conor Knighton, host of Google Current; Giles Snyder of National Public Radio and former news director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting; former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, and Charleston Mayor Danny Jones. Among the alumni involved in sports is Anne White, a former professional tennis player, and West Virginia walk-on fan-favorite John allevato.
[edit] References
- ^ George Washington HS info. @wvssac.org; accessed 19 September 2008
- ^ "2 High School Students Slain In Shooting Over Buying Beer", The New York Times, 24 May 1992.
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Coordinates: 38°20′04″N 81°39′24″W / 38.33442°N 81.65661°W
