Paul Duke STEM High School

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

Paul Duke STEM High School
Location
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

History

Paul Duke, which opened in 2018 with grades 9–11, with 650 prospective students as of August 2018, has a STEM focus.[1] Built for $38 million, it relieved Norcross High School; as of 2018 it only takes students in the Norcross High attendance zone including Peachtree Corners, and therefore is not yet a magnet school.[2]

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.[2] The school is named after Paul A. Duke who founded Peachtree Corners.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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