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{{Short description|Public high school in Buford, Georgia, U.S.}}
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| name = Seckinger High School
| address = 3655 Sardis Church Road
| address = 3655 Sardis Church Road
| city = [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]]
| city = [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]]
| state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| zipcode = 30519
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| country = United States
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| established = {{Start date|2022|08}}<ref name="august2022">{{Cite web |title=GCPS offers first look at site plan for new Seckinger High School |url=https://gcps-foundation.org/recent-news/gcps-offers-first-look-at-site-plan-for-new-seckinger-high-school/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |website=[[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711132332/https://gcps-foundation.org/recent-news/gcps-offers-first-look-at-site-plan-for-new-seckinger-high-school/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| principal = Jimmy Fisher
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| district = [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]]
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| principal = Memorie Reesman<ref name="principal">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=GCPS announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022 |url=http://gcps-communique.com/features-2/2021/10/19/gcps-announces-mascot-for-high-school-opening-in-august-of-2022 |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
| enrollment = 2,008 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=30519&Miles=20&ID=130255004425|title=Seckinger High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| capacity = 2,800 Students<ref name="gdp_ai">{{Cite news |last=Denman |first=Taylor |date=2020-02-26 |title=5 things to know about Seckinger's AI-themed cluster |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/5-things-to-know-about-seckingers-ai-themed-cluster/collection_7c34838e-58cb-11ea-82c5-4bfb22c0a4d0.html#1 |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
| campus_size = {{Convert|85.66|acre|ha}}<ref name="ajc_squarefeet">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=2020-03-27 |title=Gwinnett moves forward with plans for new school cluster |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/gwinnett-moves-forward-with-plans-for-new-school-cluster/Jmw3xwVcqMOupbpZzAaYcJ/ |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
| capacity = 2,800 students<ref name="gdp_ai">{{Cite news |last=Denman |first=Taylor |date=February 26, 2020 |title=5 things to know about Seckinger's AI-themed cluster |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/5-things-to-know-about-seckingers-ai-themed-cluster/collection_7c34838e-58cb-11ea-82c5-4bfb22c0a4d0.html#1 |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115703/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/5-things-to-know-about-seckingers-ai-themed-cluster/collection_7c34838e-58cb-11ea-82c5-4bfb22c0a4d0.html#1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| campus_size = {{Convert|85.66|acre|ha}}<ref name="ajc_squarefeet">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=March 27, 2020 |title=Gwinnett moves forward with plans for new school cluster |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/gwinnett-moves-forward-with-plans-for-new-school-cluster/Jmw3xwVcqMOupbpZzAaYcJ/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115620/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/gwinnett-moves-forward-with-plans-for-new-school-cluster/Jmw3xwVcqMOupbpZzAaYcJ/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colors = {{color box|#00A9CE}}{{color box|#101820}}{{color box|#B2B4B2}}<br>[[Blue (color)|Blue]], [[Black (color)|Black]], and [[Gray (color)|Gray]]<ref name="ajc_mascot">{{Cite news |last=Malik |first=Alia |date=2021-10-28 |title=Gwinnett selects mascot, colors for new Seckinger High School |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-selects-mascot-colors-for-new-seckinger-high-school/BV3S4AAMJZGWDBGRGSC3GCGST4/ |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
| colors = {{color box|#00A9CE}}{{color box|#101820}}{{color box|#B2B4B2}}<br>[[Blue (color)|Blue]], [[Black (color)|Black]], and [[Gray (color)|Gray]]<ref name="ajc_mascot">{{Cite news |last=Malik |first=Alia |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Gwinnett selects mascot, colors for new Seckinger High School |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-selects-mascot-colors-for-new-seckinger-high-school/BV3S4AAMJZGWDBGRGSC3GCGST4/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711113156/https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-selects-mascot-colors-for-new-seckinger-high-school/BV3S4AAMJZGWDBGRGSC3GCGST4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| nickname = Jaguars<ref name="gdp_mascot">{{Cite news |last=Yeomans |first=Curt |date=2021-10-19 |title=GCPS announces Seckinger High School's mascot will be the Jaguars |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gcps-announces-seckinger-high-schools-mascot-will-be-the-jaguars/article_89e953ce-3114-11ec-9fdf-c72704453be3.html |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref><ref name="shs_schoolsofstudy">{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Seckinger High School – Schools of Study – Pathways |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/cms/lib/GA02204486/Centricity/ModuleInstance/97068/SHS_Pathway_Offerings_two_page_Version_DRAFT.2021.pdf |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
| nickname = Jaguars<ref name="gdp_mascot">{{Cite news |last=Yeomans |first=Curt |date=October 19, 2021 |title=GCPS announces Seckinger High School's mascot will be the Jaguars |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gcps-announces-seckinger-high-schools-mascot-will-be-the-jaguars/article_89e953ce-3114-11ec-9fdf-c72704453be3.html |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711111529/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gcps-announces-seckinger-high-schools-mascot-will-be-the-jaguars/article_89e953ce-3114-11ec-9fdf-c72704453be3.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="shs_schoolsofstudy">{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Seckinger High School – Schools of Study – Pathways |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/cms/lib/GA02204486/Centricity/ModuleInstance/97068/SHS_Pathway_Offerings_two_page_Version_DRAFT.2021.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711130103/https://www.gcpsk12.org/cms/lib/GA02204486/Centricity/ModuleInstance/97068/SHS_Pathway_Offerings_two_page_Version_DRAFT.2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Seckinger High School''' is a four-year [[comprehensive high school]] in [[Buford, Georgia]]. It is the only high school in the Seckinger cluster of the [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] System, and will open in August 2022 as a [[State school#United States|public school]]. Jones Middle School, which feeds into Seckinger High School, is also a part of the Seckinger cluster along with three elementary schools.<ref name="clusterschools">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=Introducing the Seckinger High School Jaguars: Gwinnett County Public Schools announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022 |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=12075&ModuleInstanceID=66537&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=184425&PageID=24209 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=[[Gwinnett County Public Schools]]}}</ref>
'''Seckinger High School''' is an American four-year [[comprehensive high school]] in [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Buford, Georgia]]. It is the only high school in the Seckinger cluster of the [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] System, and opened in August 2022 as a [[State school#United States|public school]]. Jones Middle School, which feeds into Seckinger High School, is also a part of the Seckinger cluster along with three elementary schools.<ref name="clusterschools">{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Introducing the Seckinger High School Jaguars: Gwinnett County Public Schools announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022 |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=12075&ModuleInstanceID=66537&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=184425&PageID=24209 |access-date=July 11, 2022 |website=[[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124233411/https://www.gcpsk12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=12075&ModuleInstanceID=66537&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=184425&PageID=24209 |url-status=live }}</ref>


A large part of the school's curriculum is focused on [[artificial intelligence]], [[machine learning]], and [[data science]] to prepare students for careers in technology-related sectors.<ref name="gdp_ai" /> The school offers four different career-based sets of classes: advanced sciences and technology, international and civic leadership, art and design, or a personalized hybrid track.<ref name="gdp_4schools">{{Cite news |last=Denman |first=Taylor |date=2020-02-28 |title=What will a theme-cluster look like? A deep dive into Seckinger High School's AI curriculum |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/what-will-a-theme-cluster-look-like-a-deep-dive-into-seckinger-high-schools-ai/article_17ccb0ea-5814-11ea-8495-c3b589b5cfbe.html |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
The school has an [[artificial intelligence]] theme, with artificial intelligence, [[machine learning]], and [[data science]] curriculums to prepare students for careers in technology-related sectors.<ref name="gdp_ai" /> The school offers four different career-based sets of classes: advanced sciences and technology, international and civic leadership, art and design, or a personalized hybrid track.<ref name="gdp_4schools">{{Cite news |last=Denman |first=Taylor |date=February 28, 2020 |title=What will a theme-cluster look like? A deep dive into Seckinger High School's AI curriculum |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/what-will-a-theme-cluster-look-like-a-deep-dive-into-seckinger-high-schools-ai/article_17ccb0ea-5814-11ea-8495-c3b589b5cfbe.html |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115712/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/what-will-a-theme-cluster-look-like-a-deep-dive-into-seckinger-high-schools-ai/article_17ccb0ea-5814-11ea-8495-c3b589b5cfbe.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Seckinger High School is named after former Gwinnett County School Board member Dan Seckinger, who served on the board for 24 years.<ref name="ajc_board">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=2018-12-24 |title=Gwinnett County names newest high schools for retiring board members |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-county-names-newest-high-schools-for-retiring-board-members/aUyvAvdEgWiI5G4kdcLIqL/ |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref> There was some controversy around the naming of the school in part because in 2018 Seckinger voted to name the school after himself during the his final meeting as board member. The school board did not follow their own school naming process when choosing the name, as the Board has longstanding rules against naming schools after current and recently serving board members.<ref name="ajc_namingcontroversy">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=2019-01-23 |title=Gwinnett group questions naming of 2 schools for board members |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-group-questions-naming-schools-for-board-members/odHAiIWedRxk7RD70NyAaO/ |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
Seckinger High School is named after former Gwinnett County School Board member Dan Seckinger, who served on the board for 24 years.<ref name="ajc_board">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=December 24, 2018 |title=Gwinnett County names newest high schools for retiring board members |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-county-names-newest-high-schools-for-retiring-board-members/aUyvAvdEgWiI5G4kdcLIqL/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115714/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-county-names-newest-high-schools-for-retiring-board-members/aUyvAvdEgWiI5G4kdcLIqL/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There was controversy around the naming of the school in part because in 2018 Seckinger voted to name the school after himself during his final meeting as board member. The school board did not follow their own school naming process when choosing the name, as the Board has longstanding rules against naming schools after current and recently serving board members.<ref name="ajc_namingcontroversy">{{Cite news |last=Smith Broady |first=Arlinda |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Gwinnett group questions naming of 2 schools for board members |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-group-questions-naming-schools-for-board-members/odHAiIWedRxk7RD70NyAaO/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115703/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-group-questions-naming-schools-for-board-members/odHAiIWedRxk7RD70NyAaO/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


The school's architecture was designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm [[Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart]].<ref name="smallwood">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Seckinger High School Nearing Completion! |url=https://www.smallwood-us.com/about/blog/seckinger-high-school-nearing-completion |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Smallwood}}</ref>
The school's architecture was designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm [[Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart]].<ref name="smallwood">{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Seckinger High School Nearing Completion! |url=https://www.smallwood-us.com/about/blog/seckinger-high-school-nearing-completion |access-date=July 11, 2022 |website=Smallwood |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806011920/https://www.smallwood-us.com/about/blog/seckinger-high-school-nearing-completion |url-status=live }}</ref>


The opening of the high school created approximately 200 new jobs.<ref name="ajc_newjobs">{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Josh |date=2022-06-17 |title=Gwinnett school board adopts $2.8 billion budget |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-school-board-adopts-28-billion-budget/YVTI5L2OBZCZHEGZXA7BSBTEJE/ |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref> The staff have been hired and are in place awaiting the arrival of the opening of the school to students in August 2022.<ref name="shs_staff">{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/13995 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Seckinger High School}}</ref>
The opening of the high school created approximately 200 new jobs.<ref name="ajc_newjobs">{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Josh |date=June 17, 2022 |title=Gwinnett school board adopts $2.8 billion budget |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-school-board-adopts-28-billion-budget/YVTI5L2OBZCZHEGZXA7BSBTEJE/ |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115620/https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-school-board-adopts-28-billion-budget/YVTI5L2OBZCZHEGZXA7BSBTEJE/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Sports==
==Sports==
Seckinger High School is part of the [[Georgia High School Association]]'s Region 8-4A.<ref name="region8-4A">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Bo |date=2021-11-19 |title=GHSA: Class A merger put on hold; 7-3A & 8-4A have new members |work=AccessWDUN |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2021/11/1057077/ghsa-class-a-merger-put-on-hold-7-3a-8-4a-have-new-members |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref>
Seckinger High School is part of the [[Georgia High School Association]]'s Region 8-4A.<ref name="region8-4A">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Bo |date=November 19, 2021 |title=GHSA: Class A merger put on hold; 7-3A & 8-4A have new members |work=AccessWDUN |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2021/11/1057077/ghsa-class-a-merger-put-on-hold-7-3a-8-4a-have-new-members |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711115620/https://accesswdun.com/article/2021/11/1057077/ghsa-class-a-merger-put-on-hold-7-3a-8-4a-have-new-members |url-status=live }}</ref>


In April 2022 the school received a [[flag football]] grant from the [[Atlanta Falcons]], the [[Arthur M. Blank]] Family Foundation, and [[Nike, Inc.]]<ref name="gdp_flagfootball">{{Cite news |date=2022-04-30 |title=Seckinger gets flag football grant from Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/seckinger-gets-flag-football-grant-from-atlanta-falcons-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation/article_b4f1a44a-c89f-11ec-a8af-6352aa4368db.html |access-date=2022-07-11}}</ref> to help establish a flag football program for the school.
Prior to the school's opening, the school received a [[flag football]] grant in April 2022 from the [[Atlanta Falcons]], the [[Arthur M. Blank]] Family Foundation, and [[Nike, Inc.]] to help establish a flag football program for the school.<ref name="gdp_flagfootball">{{Cite news |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Seckinger gets flag football grant from Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |work=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]] |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/seckinger-gets-flag-football-grant-from-atlanta-falcons-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation/article_b4f1a44a-c89f-11ec-a8af-6352aa4368db.html |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528081106/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/seckinger-gets-flag-football-grant-from-atlanta-falcons-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation/article_b4f1a44a-c89f-11ec-a8af-6352aa4368db.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2022 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 18 December 2024

Seckinger High School
Address
Map
3655 Sardis Church Road

Buford
,
Georgia
30519

United States
Coordinates34°04′44″N 83°54′42″W / 34.07889°N 83.91167°W / 34.07889; -83.91167
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedAugust 2022 (2022-08)[1]
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalJimmy Fisher
Staff107.70 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,008 (2023–2024)[2]
Capacity2,800 students[3]
Student to teacher ratio18.64[2]
Campus size85.66 acres (34.67 ha)[4]
Area510,485 square feet (47,425.6 m2)[4]
Color(s)   
Blue, Black, and Gray[5]
NicknameJaguars[6][7]
Websitewww.gcpsk12.org/SeckingerHS

Seckinger High School is an American four-year comprehensive high school in unincorporated Buford, Georgia. It is the only high school in the Seckinger cluster of the Gwinnett County Public Schools System, and opened in August 2022 as a public school. Jones Middle School, which feeds into Seckinger High School, is also a part of the Seckinger cluster along with three elementary schools.[8]

The school has an artificial intelligence theme, with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science curriculums to prepare students for careers in technology-related sectors.[3] The school offers four different career-based sets of classes: advanced sciences and technology, international and civic leadership, art and design, or a personalized hybrid track.[9]

History

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Seckinger High School is named after former Gwinnett County School Board member Dan Seckinger, who served on the board for 24 years.[10] There was controversy around the naming of the school in part because in 2018 Seckinger voted to name the school after himself during his final meeting as board member. The school board did not follow their own school naming process when choosing the name, as the Board has longstanding rules against naming schools after current and recently serving board members.[11]

The school's architecture was designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart.[12]

The opening of the high school created approximately 200 new jobs.[13]

Sports

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Seckinger High School is part of the Georgia High School Association's Region 8-4A.[14]

Prior to the school's opening, the school received a flag football grant in April 2022 from the Atlanta Falcons, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and Nike, Inc. to help establish a flag football program for the school.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "GCPS offers first look at site plan for new Seckinger High School". Gwinnett County Public Schools. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Seckinger High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Denman, Taylor (February 26, 2020). "5 things to know about Seckinger's AI-themed cluster". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Smith Broady, Arlinda (March 27, 2020). "Gwinnett moves forward with plans for new school cluster". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Malik, Alia (October 28, 2021). "Gwinnett selects mascot, colors for new Seckinger High School". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Yeomans, Curt (October 19, 2021). "GCPS announces Seckinger High School's mascot will be the Jaguars". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Seckinger High School – Schools of Study – Pathways" (PDF). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Introducing the Seckinger High School Jaguars: Gwinnett County Public Schools announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022". Gwinnett County Public Schools. October 19, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Denman, Taylor (February 28, 2020). "What will a theme-cluster look like? A deep dive into Seckinger High School's AI curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Smith Broady, Arlinda (December 24, 2018). "Gwinnett County names newest high schools for retiring board members". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Smith Broady, Arlinda (January 23, 2019). "Gwinnett group questions naming of 2 schools for board members". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Seckinger High School Nearing Completion!". Smallwood. February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Reyes, Josh (June 17, 2022). "Gwinnett school board adopts $2.8 billion budget". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Wilson, Bo (November 19, 2021). "GHSA: Class A merger put on hold; 7-3A & 8-4A have new members". AccessWDUN. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Seckinger gets flag football grant from Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation". Gwinnett Daily Post. April 30, 2022. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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