| George Washington Carver Sr. High School | |
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| 4901 Lincoln Drive Coral Gables, Florida, Dade, 33133 USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1899 |
| School district | Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Zachary M. Banks |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Green |
| Mascot | Hornets |
George Washington Senior High School served grades Kindergarten to Twelfth located in Coral Gables, Florida, it is under the supervision of the Dade County Public Schools. The school opened in the 1920s as a black school, for black students residing in Dade County, Florida, Florida; although it traces its beginning to an earlier private school for black children, informally known as "The Little Schoolhouse," which opened in 1899.[1] When the school first opened, it served students from K-12. Because this school belonged to the black community then, the school colors followed behind Florida A&M University.
After Florida schools desegregated during the 1966-1967 (with the class of 1966 being the last class to graduate from Carver) school year, Carver became a middle school, serving students in grades 6-8, a position it continues to hold. The Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores were forced to attend Coral Gables Sr. High. Most of those students called the school Carver Gables.
Some residents had thought that the school was in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood, but because of its position it is actually located in Coral Gables because Brooker St. is the line that separates the two. Therefore, when the school converted to a middle school, the former high school students (i.e., sophomores, juniors, and seniors) were transferred to Coral Gables schools to complete high school.
The school is named for George Washington Carver.[1] Its colors are Orange and Green, and its mascot Hornets.
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During the High School Days of Carver, football teams used to play other high schools such as Miami Northwestern High School, Booker T. Washington Senior High of Dade County, North Dade Junior/ Senior High School, Mays Senior High, George S. Middleton High of Tampa, FL, Howard Blake High of Tampa, FL, Dillard High, Attucks High of Broward County, Gilbert High of Jacksonville, FL, Gifford High of Vero Beach, FL and others.
The school's alma mater was composed by Tommy Sands in 1956. "All Hail Carver, o' let us live" was sung in 1983 in a National Racism Free Zone Project (NRFZP) conference, Carver was a all-black school back then. A tradition in G.W. Carver is every monday after the morning announcements is to recite the alma mater.
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