Carver High School is a traditional public high school

High school

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 located in Winston-Salem, NC. It serves students in grade levels 9, 10, 11, and 12 as part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. WS/FCS has over 75 schools in its system, and it serves over 53,300 students every year. WS/FCS was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Forsyth County School System and the Winston-Salem School System...

 system. This historically black school was named for George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....

. The school colors are blue and gold and the mascot is the yellow jacket.

There are an estimated total of about 966 students that attend Carver High School and 94 staff members. Over 100 of these students attend the Career Center

Career Center

The Career Center is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It offers an extension to the regular high school program. Classes offered include Advanced Placement courses, career and technical education courses, as well as English and other classes too small to be held at the...

 in Winston Salem to take alternate courses not offered at this school.

History

Carver School was founded in 1936 as an African American school for all grade levels. In 1963 Carver became an integrated school serving grade levels 7-12. Carver School became Carver High School a few years later in 1971, changing to only grades 9 and 10. As of 1984 when changes were made, Carver High School has been a traditional high school serving grades 9-12.

Achievements

Carver High School currently holds the record for the most students in Forsyth County to be signed up for the It's My Call program. This program promotes a commitment to a healthy and drug-free lifestyle.

The Carver Drill Team, one of the many extra curricular activities the JROTC program offers, has been the #1 Drill Team in Forsyth County for the past 7 years and has held numerous top placements in not only the Eastern Region Championships, but in the National High School Drill Team Championships as well. In the 2007 Army Eastern Region Championships the team, led by SGM Olden Bryant (Instructor) and LTC Tyler Smith(Drill Team Commander), placed first in Armed Exhibition with a score never before achieved by any team in this level of competition.

In Football, Carver High School has won 11 conference championships (1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005). The Football team were also Regional Champions in 1998 and 2002. They were NCHSAA 3-A Football State Champions in 1998 and 2002.

Organizations

Carver has numerous organizations that allow students to form creative groups to serve their school and community. Carver Against Destructive Decisions in Youth (C.A.D.D.Y.) is one the largest and most active organizations. As a branch of the national SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), this organization works hard to promote a healthy lifestyle of good decisions and community service. Other organizations include the Drill Team, Colorguard, Raider Team, Drama Club, Crosby Scholars, Marching Band, Teen Forum, Student Council, Academic Team, Quill and Scroll

Quill and Scroll

Quill and Scroll is an international high school journalism honor society that recognizes and encourages both individual and group achievements in scholastic journalism. According to the Quill and Scroll website, over 14,104 high schools in all 50 U.S. states and 44 countries have established local...

, Serteen Club, Ebony Society, Gospel Choir, National Honor Society, We Mentor, Carver Ambassadors, Visible Voice, Men of Distinction, Daughters of Destiny, Courier Staff, Apiary Staff, and a few others.

Sports

CHS has sports teams that include Varsity Football, Junior Varsity (JV) Football, Varsity Cheerleaders, Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, Sweet Stingers, Flag Divas, Varsity Boys Basketball, Junior Varsity Boys Basketball, Varsity Girls Basketball, Junior Varsity Girls Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Junior Varsity Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Indoor Track, Spring Track, Wrestling, Bowling, Golf, and Tennis.

Notable alumni

• Staff Sergeant Adam Dickmyer, class of 2002, killed 28 October 2010 by an explosive device in Afghanistan.
• Camille Little
  Camille Little
  Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
  
  , professional basketball player

Journalism

The Carver High School newspaper is known as The Courier. Apiary, the school yearbook, released Volume XXIV of its publication at the end of the 2007-08 school year. Visible Voice is Carver High School's literary magazine that is published by students online. All of Carver's publications are worked on by student organizations under the guidance of teacher advisors.

External links

• Official Site