The Carver Center, a nationally recognized magnet high school, offers programs for gifted and talented students in a variety of fields from vocal music and acting to carpentry and cosmetology. The school has a stringent admission policy. Students from around the county must audition in their chosen field. The York Road campus is in the middle of a massive transformation as crews work to build the new Carver Center to replace the older, overcrowded building, a former vocational school and junior high school. The new building will open in 2012.