George Washington High School (Philadelphia) Explained

George Washington High School
Schooltype:	Public high school
Grades:	9–12
Address:	10175 Bustleton Avenue
City:	Philadelphia
State:	Pennsylvania
Zipcode:	19116
Country:	United States
Pushpin Map:	Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA
District:	The School District of Philadelphia
Ceeb:	393323
Enrollment:	1,707 (2022-23)^[1]
Staff:	111.00 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.38
System:	Secondary school
Team Name:	Eagles
Campus Type:	Urban
Rival:	Northeast High School
Principal:	Susan Thompson
Module:	Stroke-Color: C60C30 Stroke-Width: 3 Marker: school Marker-Color: 1F2F57 Zoom: 13

George Washington High School is a public high school in the Somerton section,^[2] of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, near Bustleton.^[3] The school serves Northeast Philadelphia, including Somerton, Bustleton, and Fox Chase.^[4] 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 has four programs:

• Business and Finance^[5]
• Culinary arts (including baking, hospitality administration and management, and travel and tourism)
• International Baccalaureate Program
• Creative and Performing Arts

The school also maintains three career and technology education (CTE) programs:

• Business Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Sports Marketing and Management

History

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. ^[3]

School uniforms

The school requires its students to wear school uniforms.^[6]

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.

Feeder patterns

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

Transportation

SEPTA bus routes and serve Washington.^[5]

Notable alumni

• 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^[11]
• 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
• Richie Rosenberg, musician
• Perry Shall, Grammy-nominated artist and musician^[12]
• Marc Zumoff

sportscaster^[13]

• Aaron Wilmer, former professional football player, Canadian Football League

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington George HS. National Center for Education Statistics. July 20, 2024.
2. Henry, David. "Students, parents share safety concerns at George Washington High School ." WPVI-TV. Friday, November 13, 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2015.
3. 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.
4. "George Washington High School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
5. Web site: A Directory of High Schools for 2012 Admissions . School District of Philadelphia . 28 July 2012 .
6. Web site: Policies. George Washington High School. 28 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623181212/http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/w/georgewashington/policies. 23 June 2012. dead. dmy-all.
7. "Anne Frank Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
8. "Watson Comly Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
9. "Fox Chase Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.
10. "William H. Loesche Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
11. Web site: Smith. Manuel McDonnell. Philadelphia's Rising Star: Who's Laughing Now. Urban Suburban magazine. September 17, 2013. April 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130426133634/http://www.urbansuburbanmagazine.com/bestkept/bestkept_Kevin-Hart.htm. dead.
12. Web site: Kroll. Yoni. How Philly's Perry Shall went from basement show punk to in-house artist for Dan Auerbach. WXPN - Music News. 31 January 2018. January 31, 2018.
13. Web site: Hunt. Donald. Talk About Sports! Rosen And Zumoff Tell All About It. Philly.com. September 17, 2013. March 24, 1988.