McClure Middle School is located on Old Stilesboro Road, next to neighboring Bullard Elementary. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and includes a Performing Arts Program, as well as over 15 different clubs. The school motto proclaims, "Encouraging, Enthusiasm, Excellence & Ingenuity."
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary underwent a major renovation in 2006, which added six new classrooms. The result was, essentially, a new school building. New playground equipment was installed at the same time. Oglethorpe, which is adjacent to the Forest Heights residential subdivision, won the Georgia Distinguished School Award in 2005 and has also received a Georgia Technology Literacy Grant. For more information about this school, click here.
An open and inviting congregation waits for you at the New Beginnings United Methodist Church. Services are casual, with a traditional flair. The church offers "Real God for Real People." The New Beginnings United Methodist Church is located on Cobb Parkway. The entrance is on Mack Dobbs Road.
Understanding that children don't fall into only one size, Alexsander Academy tailors its curriculum and program to individual students to enrich those who have ADHD, autism, Apsergers and other disorders. This is achieved by learning the student's social, sensory, emotional, and academic needs. In addition to the academy's elementary and middle school section, also offered is middle and high school remediation, a program serving 12- to 21-year-olds to build and expand on reading and math skills, as well as a peer tutor program. Five-week summer sessions are available, as well.
Since opening in 2004, Mill Creek High School has been recognized four times by Newsweek magazine as one of the top public schools in the nation. Standardized test scores have improved each year and, in 2010, Mill Creek High School graduates earned more than $12.5 million in scholarships, excluding HOPE scholarships and athletic grants.
The Mill Creek campus includes a football stadium (capacity 10,000), track, baseball field, softball field, tennis courts and practice fields. The school colors are cardinal, Vegas gold and navy. The mascot, a red-tailed hawk, is featured prominently in the school lobby in the form of a 12-foot-high bronze sculpture by renowned artist Vic McCollum.
