Media Center Orientation The New Schools @ Carver Home of the Panthers
Media Center Site http://lmc-nsc.wikispaces.com New Schools @ Carver Media Center Site http://lmc-nsc.wikispaces.com
Who Works in the Media Center? Mrs. Anderson-Weaver Ms. Flanagan Mrs. Ward
Media Center Hours (Tentative) Monday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Atlanta Fulton Public Library Library Catalogs New Schools @ Carver aps.kids.org Atlanta Fulton Public Library http://www.afplweb.com/cms
“Georgia Library Learning Online” GALILEO www.galileo.usg.edu Password is : patriot Expires: March 24, 2011 “Georgia Library Learning Online”
Atlanta’s Major Newspaper Atlanta Journal Constitution www.ajc.com
George Washington Carver Born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1864 Graduated from Iowa State University Booker T. Washington requested his presence at Tuskegee Institute in 1896 In 1916 published his research “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption” Died on January 5, 1943 (heart disease) and is buried on the campus of Tuskegee Institute near Booker T. Washington 1st national monument dedicated to an African American and 1st to a non-president
GW Carver High School In 1883, The Freedman’s Aid Society established Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary on this campus. (In the 1930s Clark moved to the AUC campus’ present location) The land was purchased by the Atlanta Board of Education in 1946 for $55,000.00. The land included 7 buildings. In 1947, Carver became the 3rd high school for African Americans in the city of Atlanta. The first principal was James Bohannon.
Leete Hall Original building was completed in 1922 Named after Methodist Bishop Frederick Leete, Chairman of the board of trustees at Clark Atlanta University Bishop Leete raised &50,000 for the construction of Leete Hall
Architect Alexander D. Hamilton Attended Atlanta University before joining his father’s architecture firm Hamilton married Nellie Cook in 1892; 7 children
Alexander D. Hamilton was one the architects for the Butler Street YMCA, the Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Robert Hall (Morehouse College) and Frederick Leete Hall on the campus of George Washington Carver High School.