George Washington Middle School (Virginia)

George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, is located at 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue, part of Alexandria City Public Schools. Named after the nation's first president, it opened in 1935 as a high school; it consolidated the city's two previous schools, Alexandria and George Mason. In 1971, the city's school district moved to a 6-2-2-2 configuration, and reassigned its three high schools from four-year to two-year campuses. The newest, T.C. Williams, took all of the city's juniors and seniors, while Francis C. Hammond and George Washington split the freshmen and sophomores. Both became junior high schools in 1979, with grades 7-9, and middle schools in 1993, with grades 6-8.

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• Demographics
• Notable alumni
• AFL preseason game
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Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, both were split into several smaller schools with George Washington split into the two schools, George Washington 1 and George Washington 2 and Francis C. Hammond split into Francis C. Hammond 1, 2, and 3. Superintendent Morton Sherman believes that smaller schools will provide, "...personalization, engagement, and customization for higher levels of achievement for all students." Both middle schools also began to follow the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme curriculum.