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Carrollton proclaims 2025 the 70th anniversary year of George Washington Carver High School
Summary
Carolyn Gray and other alumni told the Carrollton City Council on Feb. 3 that preserving Carver High’s history matters; the council read a proclamation designating 2025 the school’s 70th anniversary year and highlighted a traveling exhibit on display in February.
The Carrollton City Council on Feb. 3 designated 2025 as the 70th anniversary year of George Washington Carver High School and heard alumni pleas to preserve the school’s history. "Very few people even remembered Carver High," alumna Carolyn Gray said, recounting reunion efforts and a traveling exhibit now displayed at the Villa Public Library during Black History Month.
Mayor Betty Kase read the proclamation noting that Carver High opened in September 1954 and that the school served African-American students from across the county during the era of segregation. The proclamation cited the school’s academic and athletic legacy and singled out former principal L.S. Mlette and former librarian Maddie Hogs Wilson, who died Dec. 26, 2024.
Gray, who said she left Carrollton in 1965 and later returned, urged the city to preserve the school’s story for future generations. "Although we can't do anything about the past, it's gone. We can do something about the future," she said.
Council members and alumni stood for a group photo after the proclamation and applause. The city encouraged residents to visit the Carver High School traveling exhibit at the Villa Public Library during February.
