Carver Engineering and Science
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Middle Years
Carver Hosts Citywide ASAP Scolastic Chess Tournament and Finishes First
Chess players from all over the region converged on Carver Engineering and Science to play chess on Saturday, November 3rd. The Carver Chess Team won first place overall. Josiah Findley, Heng Xin-Wang and Nia Williams all won their sections. There will be another chess tournament at Carver on Saturday, December 2nd.
7th graders visit the Wagner Free Institute of Science
On October 4, 7th graders visited the Wagner Free Institute of Science for a lesson on the history of this collection. Did you know North Philadelphia was a suburb at the time William Wagner lived here, on the corner of what is today 17th and Montgomery? Or that the Wagner was the first branch of…
Carver Middle School Raises Awareness for the Global Water Crisis
A group of 56 7th Graders from Carver High School in Philadelphia engaged in inquiry-learning extending their thinking beyond the four walls of the classroom. Within the context of Social Studies and English standards students chose one H2O for Life project to investigate. After the investigation, each student developed a clear persuasive argument to encourage…
E&S Middle School Takes Silver at Penn Relays 4×100
Tolu, A’Khiyah, Cora and Zoran finish 2nd at Penns in the 4 x 100!
Carver Middle School Runs Broad Street
On Sunday, May 6, Team Carver of Students Run Philly Style crushed the Broad Street Run! Eighth graders Nasir Hines, Maria Hussain, Nasir Jones, Lin Lin, and Skylor Wentzell started training for the 10 mile race at the beginning of March. Congratulations to the runners and a special shout out to all of the other…
First Annual Poetry Out Loud
Middle school students memorized and performed poetry during the month of April. Rose Whelan, Nasir Jones, and Mikaylah Roberts inspired us as winners of our first annual Carver HSES Middle School Poetry Out Loud competition. A huge shout out to ALL of our middle schoolers, and all of our well-versed finalists for their hard work…
Carver Middle School Competes At It’s First Ever Quiz Bowl Tournament
Carver E&S Middle School Quizbowl had their first ever mini-tournament at Friends Select School. Four teams competed, FSS, Southwark, Carver A, and Carver B. Carver A: Kamal, Kieran, Bryson, and Kevin Carver B. Rose, Jason, Zora, and Farhan Top scorers on the A and B teams respectively were Kamal and Rose. Both earned a book…
Middle and High School Chess Teams Set for Playoffs
The middle school team clinched the #2 seed and will get a first round bye. The high school team is the #3 seed and will play Esparanza on Feb. 8th in the first round. MIDDLE SCHOOL SEEDS 1st Masterman 2nd Carver 3rd Mitchell 4th Esperanza 5th JS Jenks 6th Meredith HIGH SCHOOL SEEDS 1st…
Carver Welcomes Author Liliana Vasquez
On December 12, Carver E&S welcomed Liliana Velásquez, author of Dreams and Nightmares, to our school on Tuesday, December 12. When Liliana was 14 years old she fled gender based violence and extreme poverty in Guatemala and came to the US as an unaccompanied minor. Our entire 7th grade and many of our advanced Spanish students read her book. …