George Washington High School is at 1522 Tennis Club Road, Charleston, WV 25314, in the South Hills area. It is one of eight public high schools in Kanawha County Schools. The school opened in 1965.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the county health department and its partners used the school more than once for testing and vaccine events:
- Late September 2020: a three-day COVID-19 testing push with the West Virginia National Guard. On the first day, 361 people were tested and 141 people got flu shots.
- Saturday, November 7, 2020: a drive-thru flu vaccine clinic at eight high school sites. See Free Flu Vaccines at Kanawha County High Schools.
- Saturday, October 16, 2021: one of eight sites of a free flu and COVID-19 vaccine event. See Arms Across Kanawha.
For the full list of events at the school, see George Washington High School. See all event locations.
Sources
- Wikipedia: George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia)
- WCHS-TV: COVID-19 testing has “come a long way” from start of pandemic in W.Va. (September 30, 2020)
- WOWK 13 News: Flu vaccination clinics at Kanawha County high schools in November (October 27, 2020)
- WCHS-TV: More than 1,300 flu, 200 COVID-19 vaccines administered in Arms Across Kanawha event (October 16, 2021)