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Girls' High School | |
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745 Rosalia Street SE Atlanta, Georgia United States | |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1872 |
School district | 14th |
Faculty | 39 teachers |
Grades | 9-12 |
Campus size | 104 rooms |
Campus type | Urban |
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Girls' High School was one of seven schools opened in 1872 as part of the original public school system in Atlanta, Georgia, US. [1] [2]
Girls' High began in the John Neal/William Lyon Mansion, used by General William T. Sherman as his headquarters during his occupation of Atlanta. The site of the mansion at Mitchell and Washington Streets is now occupied by City Hall.
A superb school academically, Girls' High was the only public high school in Atlanta exclusively for girls. Seventy-one girls received diplomas from the school at the graduation exercises in May 1911. [3] In 1919, two graduates received scholarships for Barnard College. [4]
In 1925, Girls' High School moved into one of 18 new buildings in the 14th district, paid for by a massive bond issue. The school boasted the following amenities:
In 1947, Atlanta high schools became co-educational. Renamed Roosevelt High School for US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the school continued until 1985, when it was combined with Hoke Smith Technical School. A new school building was established on Glenwood Avenue, just below the old school buildings, where it still stands. [5] Since then, the original building has been converted into an apartment complex.
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