Carver-Columbus & Baldwin HS
Beyond the Game
Beyond the Game
Friday night is Football night for most Georgia high schools. Georgia Public Broadcasting and Score Atlanta are collaborating to cover the 2009 high school football season from the first game to the season championships at the Georgia Dome. Check out the Football Fridays in Georgia website for stats, interviews and live streaming of the game. We are all proud of our student athletes and their accomplishments on the field each week. Here are some facts and programs you might not know about our featured schools.
Georgia Washington Carver High School3100 8th Street
Columbus, GA 31906
Columbus, GA 31906
On Fridays, the "on the field focus" is on the student athletes and the game they play. Mr. Christopher Lindsey, Carver Principal, asked Georgia Graduation Stories to focus on Carver's Math, Science, & Technology magnet program for our Beyond the Game feature. Thank you to Ms. Joyce Lee for providing information on the Integrated Math, Science & Technology Magnet Program (IMST).
Begun in 1991, Carver's IMST program was designed to serve students who exemplify a strong interest and aptitude in Math and in Science combined with an emphasis on Tech
nology. Students with a strong interest in Math, Science and Technology move through a hands-on curriculum in those areas. In addition, the program offers a well rounded, individualized curriculum for all students. To qualify for the IMST program at Carver, students must successfully complete Advanced Math and maintain a cumulative average of 3.0 or higher in all Math and Science courses. In addition, prospective students must present a letter of recommendation from both a Science and a Math teacher, acceptable scores on standardized tests and an interview with the Principal or Lead Teacher. Magnet School students are required to balance accomplishments at the school with those in the community. For school, each student develops and completes an in-depth research project and a senior seminar. In addition, each student is required to volunteer a minimum of 20 hours annually toward Service Learning and must participate in various Math and Science competitions.
nology. Students with a strong interest in Math, Science and Technology move through a hands-on curriculum in those areas. In addition, the program offers a well rounded, individualized curriculum for all students. To qualify for the IMST program at Carver, students must successfully complete Advanced Math and maintain a cumulative average of 3.0 or higher in all Math and Science courses. In addition, prospective students must present a letter of recommendation from both a Science and a Math teacher, acceptable scores on standardized tests and an interview with the Principal or Lead Teacher. Magnet School students are required to balance accomplishments at the school with those in the community. For school, each student develops and completes an in-depth research project and a senior seminar. In addition, each student is required to volunteer a minimum of 20 hours annually toward Service Learning and must participate in various Math and Science competitions.
Listed below are just a few of the accomplishments and success stories of the students at Carver's Integrated Math, Science & Technology program:* 100% pass rate on all portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test on the first attempt
*Presidential scholarships to major universities
*Recruitment of graduations by such post secondary institutions as University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn University, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame and Tuskegee
*Student appointment to the United States Military Academ at West Point and to the United States Naval Academy
*Winner of Sony Student Abroad Program in Japan
*Regional and state winners at Science Fair and at Math competions
Baldwin High School
110 North ABC Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Mr. Lyn Chandler, Principal, provided background information on Baldwin that describes a
High School that is working hard to support and focus on the education needs of all the students in the school.Educating Everyone Takes Everyone
Educate to Graduate
This philosophy describes the approach the faculty and staff use to educate the approximately 1,400 Baldwin students. Indications are that their approach is working. There has been an upward trajectory in Baldwin's graduation rate, including a marked increase in 2008 (69.3%) and 2009. These statistics are matched by a corresponding decrease in the student dropout rate.Milestones for Baldwin High School include:
*Govenor's Challenge Cup Award for Gain on the SAT
*Georiga Work Ready Grant
*II-D ITEE Grants in Science & Math
*Enterprise Small Learning Communities Grant
*GLRS SPDG Project (Georgia Graduation / Dropout Prevention Project
Athletics, particularly Football and Basketball, are an outstanding feature at Baldwin High
School. Another point of pride for the BHS community is the school's Visual and Performing Arts program. Baldwin High School is one of the few Georgia high schools with a program that students can follow to earn a Fine Arts Endorsement on their diploma. Students can participate in Band, Choral, Dance and Theater as well as Visual Arts and Gallery work. Fame, the Musical is scheduled to be the Theater Department's fall '09 production.The big news is that Baldwin High School is renovating and building a new Fine Arts Center
for the Visual and Performing Arts, complete with a 1,000 seat auditorium. Thank you to Mr. Lyn Chandler, Baldwin's Principal, for the images of the soon to be Fine Arts Center. See more pictures in a slide show format.
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