Henry W. Grady High School is located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in Midtown. It was founded in 1924 as Boys High School, and renovated once in 1950, once in 1987, and once again in 2004.
The namesake of the school is Henry Woodfin Grady, proponent of the "New South" after the Civil War and Georgia's most celebrated journalist. The school's emphasis on communication skills is a tribute to the man. Vincent Murray is the principal as of fall 2012. The mascot is the grey knight and the school colors are grey and cardinal red.
Grady served as the communication magnet in the Atlanta Public Schools system from 1991 until 2011, when the school closed the magnet following a system-wide grant from the Gates Foundation to open small learning communities. Since 2011, Grady has been home to four small learning communities: Communications and Journalism, Public Policy and Justice, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Biomedical Science and Engineering. As of 2011, the student population was reported as being 67 percent African American, 26 percent Caucasian, and 6 percent Other.
Grady is located adjacent to Piedmont Park in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. In addition to Midtown, Grady serves Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Fourth Ward, Morningside-Lenox Park, and Ansley Park.
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