Paul Duke STEM High School

Paul Duke STEM High School
Paul Duke STEM High School
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Information
School typePublic high school
MottoLearn Together. Lead Tomorrow.
Established2018
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalJonathon Wetherington
Teaching staff40 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment614
Student to teacher ratio15.35
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
  White
MascotTrailblazer

Paul Duke STEM High School (PDS HS) is a senior high school located on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Norcross, Georgia.[1] It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). The school's mascot is the TrailBlazers.

Its attendance boundary coincides with that of Norcross High School. The boundary includes Norcross and sections of Peachtree Corners.[2][3]

History[edit]

Paul Duke, which opened in 2018 with grades 9–11, with 650 prospective students as of August 2018, has a STEM focus.[4] Built for $38 million, it relieved Norcross High School; as of 2018 it only takes students in the Norcross High attendance zone, including areas of Peachtree Corners, and therefore is not yet a magnet school.[5]

The 296,565-square-foot (27,551.8 m2) capacity school, the smallest built in the period 2008–2018, has fine arts, music, and gymnasium spaces, but will not have its own non-intramural sports team facilities. Of the schools built circa 2008-2018 it had the highest per-square foot costs.[5] The school is named after Paul A. Duke who founded Peachtree Corners.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Map of Norcross" (PDF). City of Norcross. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12. - Compare to the school address: "5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd; Norcross, GA 30071"
  2. ^ "City Street Map 2016 Front". Peachtree Corners. Retrieved 2023-11-12. - Use this map to compare with the attendance boundaries of GCPS schools.
  3. ^ "Norcross Cluster 2023-2024" (PDF). Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved 2023-11-12. - Compare with the Peachtree Corners city map.
  4. ^ McNaboe, Trevor (2018-07-29). "Paul Duke STEM High School opens new era for GCPS curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  5. ^ a b Broady, Arlinda Smith (2018-08-07). "New Gwinnett high school built with eye to future". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. ^ "About Paul Duke". gcpsk12.org. Gwinnett County Public Schools. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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