Carver High School

Carver High School
	Birmingham City Schools
Years	1959–present
Location	3900 24th Street North, (map) North Birmingham neighborhood
Grades	9-12
Principal	Charles Willis
Enrollment	902 (2014)
Colors	red, blue & white
Mascot	Rams
Website	bcs.schoolwires.net

George Washington Carver High School (originally Northern High School) is a high school in the Birmingham City Schools system. It is located at 3900 24th Street North in the North Birmingham neighborhood. The principal is Charles Willis. The school motto is "Failure is not an option."

The school was originally completed in 1959 in the Collegeville neighborhood. The school's alma mater was composed by Awilda Smith.

The present building was constructed in 2002 on part of the former Mineral Springs Park, which was obtained from the City of Birmingham in a land swap. The 166,000 square-foot building was designed by Giattina Fisher Aycock. Its hillside site resulted in a five-story building with the main entrance on the 3rd story. The building includes several professional education suites and laboratories along with an auditorium, library and 500-seat cafeteria.

In 2010 a new $4.2 million football stadium adjoining the school was dedicated. The Rams broke a 28-game losing streak to usher in a new era under head coach Billy Culver.

In 2011, Carver became the home of the city's "Academy of Engineering" and one of two locations for the "Academy of Health Science", under Superintendent Craig Witherspoon's plan to establish career academies in the city's high schools.

Under the guidelines of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2015 Carver High School was designated as a "failing" school by the Alabama Department of Education in 2016 and 2017.

Principals

• Darrell Hudson, -2013
• Charles Willis, 2013-present

Notable alumni

• Edward Crenshaw, band director at Ramsay High School
• Lamar Green, basketball player
• Herman Hinton, deputy chief of the Birmingham Police Department
• Isaac Holt, football player
• Edward Maddox, band director and member of the Birmingham Board of Education

References

• Grabarczyk, Doug (September 1, 2010) "Rams protect new house." The Birmingham News
• Phillips, Ryan (February 11, 2016) "Birmingham City Schools see staggering number of failing schools." Birmingham Business Journal
• Edgemon, Erin (January 12, 2017) "13 Birmingham City Schools on Alabama's list of 'failing' schools." The Birmingham News

External links

• Carver High School website