George Washington High School was a secondary school located in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in New York City, New York. Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

The original school, which was operated by the New York City Department of Education, was built February 2, 1917. The New York City Department of Education is a department of the city of New York which runs almost all of the citys public schools. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

The school's name derives from the Revolutionary War battle fought on the hill of the building site. The school was once an annex of Morris High School. George Washington High School was built and opened in 1919, and then moved into the current building at 549 Audobon Avenue in 1925. The students arrived at the building on February 1st, Washington's Birthday. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

In the school year of 1999-2000 the school was broken down into 4 different academies:

• The first floor is the High School for Media and Communications (M463)
• The second floor houses the High School for International Business and Finance (M462)
• The third floor houses the High School for Health Careers and Sciences (M468)
• The fourth floor houses the High School for Law and Public Service (M467)

February of 1972 whas the first time ID cards where used in the school for students and staff.

Murals were painted all over the school to brighten up the students while they was going to class with picture of famous people and school logos.

Sports

School colors:Black/Orange/white

School logo:Trojan

In 2004 the George Washington Trojans (baseball team) went to the championship to play against Manroe High School of the Bronx but came up short and lost the championship to Manroe.

In 2000 the baseball/football/track field was fixed by the City of New York and some players in the New York Yankees were there to help.

1983 Cross Country Division Champions 1928 Baseball PSAL Champions

George Washington sports entered a new atmosphere of promise this year with the assembling of the first football team since 1940. Every member of the squad worked together to start what was once called "school spirit" and they worked wonders. It was about time for some promise in GW and the football team symbolized it.

Football team 1928-present Baseball 1928-present Basketball-1950's-present Softball team-1940's-present Volleyball-1950's-present

In 1980 the students protested against the Board of Education because school sports were taken away in a budget cut.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of George Washington High School school include:

• Alan Greenspan, economist and former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
• Manny Ramírez, professional baseball player http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=120903
• Harry Belafonte, actor and singer
• Henry Kissinger, 1973 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
• Rod Carew, proffessional baseball player and hall of famer for the Twins
• Jacob Javits , senator and state attorney general

Alan Greenspan The Honorable Alan C. Greenspan, PhD, KBE (b. ... Manuel Arístides (Manny) Ramírez Onelcida [ra-MEE-res] (born May 30, 1972) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who has played for the Boston Red Sox since 2001. ... Belafonte (center) on the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C with Sidney Poitier and Charlton Heston Harold George Belafonte, Jr. ... Henry Kissinger circa 1970s. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Carew, Time, 1977 Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945 in Gatun, Panama) was a Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904–March 7, 1986) was an American politician. ...

References

• George Washington High School profile

External links

• George Washington High School profile provided by schooltree.org
• A site made by Media & Communication from the George Washington high school campus class of 2005
• NYC Dept of Education official websites for the four academies:
  • Media
  • Business
  • Science
  • M468 Law