George Washington Middle School (Virginia)

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George Washington Middle School is located at 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. It first opened in 1935 as a high school as a merger of two prior high schools named Alexandria and George Mason.^[1] It was converted to a middle school in 1971, as part of a reorganization of the Alexandria City Public Schools System's secondary schools.^[2]

Notable alumni of the high school include: Jim Morrison of The Doors, Willard Scott of NBC's The Today Show, and John Phillips and Cass Elliot, both of The Mamas and Papas.

1. ^ http://www.acps.k12.va.us/washington/history.php George Washington Middle School history, Alexandria City Public Schools
2. ^ http://gwhsaa.com/st-history.html George Washington High School history, GWHS Alumni Association