Seckinger High School
| Seckinger High School | |
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| Address | |
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3655 Sardis Church Road , 30519 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°04′46″N 83°54′42″W / 34.0794693°N 83.9116807°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | August 2022[1] |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Memorie Reesman[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Capacity | 2,800 Students[3] |
| Campus size | 85.66 acres (34.67 ha)[4] |
| Area | 510,485 square feet (47,425.6 m2)[4] |
| Color(s) | Black, blue, and grey[5] |
| Nickname | Jaguars[6][7] |
| Website | www |
Seckinger High School is a four-year comprehensive public 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. Jones Middle School, which feeds into Seckinger High School, is also a part of the Seckinger cluster along with three elementary schools.[8]
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.[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
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 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.[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
Seckinger High School is part of Georgia's Region 8-4A.[14]
In April 2022 the school received a flag football grant from the Atlanta Falcons, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and Nike[15] to help establish a flag football program for the school.
References
- ^ "GCPS offers first look at site plan for new Seckinger High School". Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "GCPS announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022". 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ a b Denman, Taylor (2020-02-26). "5 things to know about Seckinger's AI-themed cluster". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ a b Smith Broady, Arlinda (2020-03-27). "Gwinnett moves forward with plans for new school cluster". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Malik, Alia (2021-10-28). "Gwinnett selects mascot, colors for new Seckinger High School". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Yeomans, Curt (2021-10-19). "GCPS announces Seckinger High School's mascot will be the Jaguars". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Seckinger High School - Schools of Study - Pathways" (PDF). 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Introducing the Seckinger High School Jaguars: Gwinnett County Public Schools announces mascot for high school opening in August of 2022". Gwinnett County Public Schools. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Denman, Taylor (2020-02-28). "What will a theme-cluster look like? A deep dive into Seckinger High School's AI curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Smith Broady, Arlinda (2018-12-24). "Gwinnett County names newest high schools for retiring board members". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Smith Broady, Arlinda (2019-01-23). "Gwinnett group questions naming of 2 schools for board members". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Seckinger High School Nearing Completion!". Smallwood. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Reyes, Josh (2022-07-11). "Gwinnett school board adopts $2.8 billion budget". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Wilson, Bo (2021-11-19). "GHSA: Class A merger put on hold; 7-3A & 8-4A have new members". AccessWDUN. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Seckinger gets flag football grant from Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation". Gwinnett Daily Post. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-11.