Carver Heights High School

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Carver Heights High School
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Leesburg, Florida

United States
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Established1954
Closed1968

Carver Heights High School was a segregated public school for black students in Leesburg, Florida. It briefly served as the site of segregated Johnson Junior College as well. It was closed when the schools were integrated.

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History

Lake County Training School

In 1876, a school for black children began meeting in what is now St. Stephen AME church in Leesburg under the instruction of Reverend S.A. Williams. [1] By 1882, the school had moved to the current location of the Mount Olive Progressive Baptist Church, then to another building off of Mike Street. Both buildings were destroyed by fire. After several moves, the community decided it was time to find a permanent location for the school, working alongside Lake County Schools to purchase land. The land was purchased on March 10, 1921, and the school was then named Lake County Training School. [1] Lake County Training School was founded in 1922 with fewer than 100 students, and five faculty members. [2] [3] The first high school class graduated in 1933, and enrollment had increased to 300 students.

Carver Heights High School

In 1933, Lake County Schools purchased 36 acres for a new high school. In 1954 Carver Heights was opened at this new location, and continued to serve the community until 1968, when actions by the Federal courts forced white community leaders to allow black students to enter the same schools as white students. [4] In 1962, Johnson Junior College was created simultaneously with what is now Lake-Sumter Community College, which was created for white students and initially located at Leesburg High School. Johnson was designated for black students, who met in the buildings of Carver Heights. [5] All the black high school students were sent to Leesburg High School, and Carver Heights was repurposed as a middle school. When the black schools were merged, much of the black faculty was retained, often with reduced responsibilities. [6]

Athletics

The school participated as a member of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association. The team nickname was the Trojans. [7]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 Through Schoolhouse Doors. The Lake County Retired Teacher's Association. 1983.
  2. ↑ Reflections: Carver Heights High School. 1986.
  3. ↑ "Carver Middle" . Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Benaviri, Elira. "Students of historic black schools meet at reunion". Orlando Sentinel . Leesburg, Florida.
  5. ↑ title=History of Lake-Sumter College |url=https://www.lssc.edu/about-us/history-of-lake-sumter-state-college/
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Kevin M. African American sites in Florida. p. 117. ISBN   9781561643851.
  7. ↑ Boston, Lilie Hicks (September 29, 1958). "Trojans Lead Assembly". Orlando Sentinel . Leesburg, Florida. p. 6.


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