George Washington High School (Philadelphia)

Public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

George Washington High School

Address

10175 Bustleton Avenue

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

19116

United States

Coordinates| 40°06′22″N 75°01′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.105982°N 75.02652°W﻿ / 40.105982; -75.02652
Information
School type| Public high school
Established| 1962 (1962)
School district| The School District of Philadelphia
NCES District ID| 4218990[1]
CEEB code| 393323
NCES School ID| 421899006527[2]
Principal| Susan Thompson
Staff| 122.40 (FTE)[3]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,886 (2023-2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio| 15.41[3]
Education system| Secondary school
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)| Blue and Gold
Team name| Eagles
Rival| Northeast High School
Website| link

George Washington High School is a public high school in the Somerton section[4] of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, near Bustleton.[5] The school serves Northeast Philadelphia, including Somerton, Bustleton, and Fox Chase.[6] Named after the first president of the United States, George Washington, it is located on Bustleton Ave. Washington had an enrollment of 1,875 in 2012.

The school currently[when?] has four programs:

* Business and Finance[7]: 5
* Culinary arts (including baking, hospitality administration and management, and travel and tourism)[7]: 6
* International Baccalaureate Program[7]: 4
* Creative and Performing Arts[7]: 7

The school also maintains three career and technology education (CTE) programs:[7]: 43

* Business Technology
* Culinary Arts
* Sports Marketing and Management

## History

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Beginning on January 8, 2001 there were two fights involving racial issues. Six black students had received criminal charges for ethnic intimidation while the white students had received no charges. The Philadelphia area NAACP chapter's president, J. Whyatt Mondesire, had criticized the lack of charges for the white students.[5]

## School uniforms

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The school requires its students to wear school uniforms.[8]

For male students, this consists of a jet black or khaki (tan) collared shirt and jet black or khaki (tan) slacks. For female students it is jet black or khaki (tan) collared shirt or blouse and jet black or khaki (tan) slacks or skirt (knee length or longer). The students are also permitted to wear anything with the school's logo or school team/club related wears. This includes gym uniforms, team jackets, team shirts, club shirts, and anything along the line. During the winter, students are also permitted to wear sweater or hoodie of solid black color. Student are not permitted to have hoodies on at any time, nor are any students allowed to wear a hat.[citation needed]

## Feeder patterns

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Feeder middle schools include Baldi Middle School and General Harry LaBrum Middle School.[7] Feeder K-8 schools include Stephen Decatur School, A. L. Fitzpatrick School, and Joseph Greenberg School.[7] Feeder elementary schools include Anne Frank,[9] Watson T. Comly,[10] Fox Chase,[11] and W. Loesche.[12]

## Transportation

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SEPTA bus routes 58 and 67 serve Washington.[7]

* Philadelphia portal
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* Schools portal

## Notable alumni

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* David Berenbaum, writer, Elf, Zoom, The Haunted Mansion, and The Spiderwick Chronicles
* Stephen Costello, Grammy-nominated opera singer (tenor)
* Robert Firth, actor
* Sharrif Floyd, former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings
* Danny Garcia, boxer
* Barton Gellman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
* Kevin Hart, actor and comedian[13]
* Dave Jacobs, former professional football player and entrepreneur
* Dan Master, producer, Little People, Big World, Push Girls, Why Not? with Shania Twain and The Judds
* Adam Mazer, writer and Emmy Award winner, You Don't Know Jack
* Jameel McClain, former professional football player, Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants
* Scott Mantz, American film critic, writer and producer
* Perry Shall, Grammy-nominated artist and musician[14]
* Marc Zumoff: sportscaster[15]
* Aaron Wilmer, former professional football player, Canadian Football League

## References

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1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Philadelphia City Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Washington George HS (421899006527)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Washington George HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
4. ^ Henry, David. "Students, parents share safety concerns at George Washington High School ." WPVI-TV. Friday, November 13, 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2015.
5. ^ a b Cusick, Frederick. "School's Racial Tension Confronted At George Washington High, 200 Gathered To Talk About Two Fights. Black Students Were Charged. Whites Were Not." Philadelphia Inquirer. January 19, 2001. Retrieved on December 1, 2015.
6. ^ "George Washington High School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h "A Directory of High Schools for 2012 Admissions" (PDF). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved July 28, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
8. ^ "Policies". George Washington High School. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
9. ^ "Anne Frank Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-12-11 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
10. ^ "Watson Comly Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-12-13 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
11. ^ "Fox Chase Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-12-11 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
12. ^ "William H. Loesche Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-12-13 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
13. ^ Smith, Manuel McDonnell. "Philadelphia's Rising Star: Who's Laughing Now". Urban Suburban magazine. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
14. ^ Kroll, Yoni (January 31, 2018). "How Philly's Perry Shall went from basement show punk to in-house artist for Dan Auerbach". WXPN - Music News. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
15. ^ Hunt, Donald (March 24, 1988). "Talk About Sports! Rosen And Zumoff Tell All About It". Philly.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2013.

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