Cardozo Education Campus
| Cardozo Education Campus | |
|---|---|
 The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
| Address | |
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1200 Clifton Street Northwest[1] 20009 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°55′19″N 77°01′42″W / 38.9219°N 77.0284°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1928 |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 1 |
| Principal | Tanya S. Roane |
| Faculty | 63.0 (on FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | 6 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 681 (as of 2013-14)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.02[3] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Purple White |
| Mascot | Clerks |
| Website | cardozohs |
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Cardozo Education Campus, formerly Cardozo Senior High School and Central High School, is a combined middle and high school at 13th and Clifton Street in northwest Washington, D.C., United States, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.
Cardozo is operated by District of Columbia Public Schools. The school is named after clergyman, politician and educator Francis Lewis Cardozo.
History
Also known locally as "the castle on the hill", Cardozo's iconic building was designed by architect William B. Ittner. Prior to 1949, it was known as Central High School, but was renamed when the school district deemed it a "colored" school. The U Street Metro station is partially named after this school, with "Cardozo" in the station's subtitle.[4] Likewise, an alternative, Urban Renewal-era name for the Columbia Heights neighborhood is Upper Cardozo, and some of the public buildings in the area still bear this name.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Cardozo's marching band was one of the best in Washington, DC, and won several band competitions. Due to their enormous popularity, the band was invited to participate in the Rose Bowl Parade in 1981.
Culture
The video for the Don't Copy That Floppy anti-software piracy campaign was shot at Cardozo.
The school appears in Wale's "Chillin music video".
The school's marching band appears in the parade at the end of the movie, D.C. Cab.
Renovation
In December 2011, work began to completely renovate Cardozo from the inside-out. Everything from exterior facade's crumbling masonry and shoddy window panes to the interior's dark, dingy hallways and outdated classroom spaces were replaced or restored to their original glory. Technology was added to classrooms, wood floors throughout the building were refinished, and the two courtyard spaces in the center of the school were turned into enclosed atrium spaces with the addition of glass skylights. The athletic facilities were improved and expanded as well, with a regulation-size gymnasium added onto the west side of the building. The swimming pool was also restored. In all, the renovation cost approximately $130 million and the school reopened for a new school year in August 2013.[5] In addition to the physical changes to the building itself, the student body was increased with the addition of middle school students from the now-closed Shaw Middle School and the campus was renamed as Cardozo Education Campus.
Noted alumni
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- Lyndon Debellote
- William G. Draper
- Pat Foote
- Marvin Gaye
- Estelle Sody Gelman
- Charles D. Griffin
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Yvonne Levy Kushner
- David Howard Kushner
- James E. Mayo[6]
- John S. McCain, Jr.
- Lansdale Sasscer[7]
- Rev. Conrad B. Tillard
- Arthur Cutts Willard
- Maury Wills
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Cardozo:
- Marie Reed Elementary School
- Cleveland Elementary School
- Garrison Elementary School
- Raymond Education Campus
- School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
- Seaton Elementary School
- Ross Elementary School
The following middle schools feed into Cardozo:
- Raymond Education Campus
- School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
References
- ^ GNIS entry for Cardozo Senior High School; USGS; January 1, 2000.
- ^ District of Columbia Public Schools. Accessed August 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NCESwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2011-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ Brown, Emma. "At Cardozo school, high hopes for a cultural transformation to match physical one". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "James Mayo, Director Emeritus Of Anacostia Museum, Dies". Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved 21 April 2012. – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ "SASSCER, Lansdale Ghiselin, (1893 - 1964)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.