George Washington High School (New York City)
George Washington High School is a public high school located in the Fort George neighborhood of the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in New York City, New York.
The original school, which was operated by the New York City Department of Education, was built February 2, 1917.
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 Audubon Avenue in 1925.
In the school year of 1999–2000 the school was divided into four 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 1972 was the first time ID cards where used in the school for students and staff. Currently, the building has scanning machines. In order to come in the building one must go through scanning.
New York Presbyterian Hospital has a clinic on the first floor for all four academies.
Murals were painted all over the school to brighten up the students while they were going to class with picture of famous people and school logos. GWHS is also home to a WPA mural, The Evolution of Music, painted by Lucienne Bloch in 1938. This mural was painted in a room originally used as a music room and later as a dance studio.
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