Dickerson Middle School
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| Dickerson Middle School | |
| Location | |
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| 855 Woodlawn Road Marietta, GA 30068 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Principal | Mrs Carole Brink |
| Enrollment |
1,410 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 89.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 15.8[1] |
| Type | Middle school |
| Grades | 6 - 8 |
| Established | 1980 |
| Information | 770-578-2710 |
| National awards | Blue Ribbon School 2003 |
| Homepage | School website |
Dickerson Middle School (established 1980) is a Blue Ribbon middle school in Marietta, Georgia, United States, as part of the Cobb County School District. Its feeder schools are Mt. Bethel, Sope Creek, Timber Ridge, and East Side Elementary Schools. The principal is Mrs Carole Brink who replaced Dr Daniels in September 2007.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,410 students and 89.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.8.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
The Georgia General Assembly passed a resolution in 2006 "Recognizing and commending Dickerson Middle School for outstanding contributions to education in the State of Georgia and excellence in student academic achievement; and for other purposes.".[2]
During the 2003-04 school year, Dickerson Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[3][4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]
In 1998 this was rated the top middle school in Cobb County by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.[7]
[edit] Music
Dickerson has a respected music program headed by John Palmer and assisted by Scott Brown including Mrs Paige Dobbins as the chorus director and Ms Lee Harris as her assistant, along with Mr Sievers who is the orchestra conductor.
[edit] Achievements
- The Dickerson 8th grade chorus has performed at Disney's Magic Music Days, every year since 1997.
- The Dickerson percussion ensemble performed at PASIC in Austin, Texas, 2006.
- The Dickerson orchestra won the rate of Superior in both fields of the GMEA concert at Walker high school in 2007.
[edit] Incidents
Susan Renee Hensley, a former volleyball coach at the school, was sentenced to eight years in prison, in July 2004, for child molestation offenses, having admitted having sex with a student.[8]
[edit] Marine data collection prototype
In fall 2004, the school was selected to test a prototype of SeaMaven that provides access to continuous real-time data collected from naval platforms 60 miles off the coast of Georgia.[9]
[edit] Notable faculty
Carole Jean Kell was selected as the 2006 East Cobb Citizen of the Year. During her tenure as principal at Dickerson, the school was selected as the top Georgia Middle School and as a Georgia School of Excellence.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Dickerson Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 21, 2007.
- ^ "House Resolution 407", Georgia General Assembly
- ^ "Spotlight on... National Blue Ribbon Schools & Georgia Schools of Excellence", Cobb County School District 2003-2004 Annual Report. Accessed November 21, 2007.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ "Georgia Public Policy Foundation Announces Statewide Ranking of Public Schools", PR Newswire, September 21, 1998
- ^ "Ex-coach pleads guilty to sex with student", Associated Press, July 25, 2004
- ^ "Web Portal Lets Middle Schoolers Step Into Marine Scientists' Shoes", Georgia Institute of Technology, Research Communications, 26 July 2005
- ^ "Acworth, Kennesaw and East Cobb name Citizens of the Year", Direct, Cobb Chamber of Commerce, February 2007
