Meadowcreek High School

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Meadowcreek High School
Location
4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd. Norcross, Georgia 30093
Information
School district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
Principal	Ladeadrick "Bob" Jackson
Enrollment	2,362
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Mustang
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and White
Newspaper	Pony Express
Established	1986
Information	(770) 381-9680
Homepage	http://www.meadowcreekhighschool.org/index.php

Meadowcreek is a secondary school in Norcross, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and off of I-85. The school is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system. Meadowcreek High School is the most diverse secondary institution in the state of Georgia with a student body representing over 90 different nationalities. There is no single ethnic majority at Meadowcreek High School. Meadowcreek Science Olympiad Team consistently ranked in the Top 4 for over 6 consecutive years. In 2003 and 2005, it was ranked 2nd and went to the national competition with Parkview High School, the only other high school representing GA. Meadowcreek FCCLA was consistently ranked as one of the best fine arts programs in the Metropolitan area. In addition, the Model UN team was named 1st Place Outstanding Delegation in 2005 and 2nd Place Outstanding Delegation in 2006 at the GA State Competition with only 3 years of experience.

Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 3 Clubs & Activities 4 Acheivements 5 Statistics 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Meadowcreek High School, which opened in August of 1986 to relieve overcrowding at Berkmar High School and Norcross High School, was named for the Meadows Family School and the Creek Indians, both once located near the site of the school. Today, the location at 4455 Steve Reynolds Boulevard is prime real estate, fronted by a five-lane thoroughfare a mile or so from Interstate 85.

The opening of Meadowcreek High School was not without problems. There were many delays in construction. The faculty and staff were unable to work in the building until the Friday before school began on Monday. Most worked all weekend to prepare for the first day of classes. The excitement and pride of being in a new facility had to be postponed for some faculty and students because the gym, theater, band and chorus rooms and science labs were not completed when school began. Still, the newly assembled staff of 50 and the new student body, two-thirds of whom came from Berkmar and one-third from Norcross, worked at overcoming these obstacles and created a spirit of cooperation and commitment to their new home. Also, during the first year, Meadowcreek temporarily housed 500 eighth-grade students and 20 teachers from Sweetwater Middle School, which was overcrowded.

At the time, Meadowcreek served a unique student body made up of students representing at least a dozen cultures, nationalities and languages. One project which helped unite the students, faculty and community and began to give Meadowcreek a sense of identity was the spring musical Li’l Abner, which involved students, teachers, parents and others in the production. Meadowcreek students also demonstrated that they could compete with the more established schools in the county by winning in junior varsity competition in wrestling, soccer and football. Four county winners in the Mosaic writing competition came from Meadowcreek the first year.

The school’s mascot is the Mustang. The school’s colors are Carolina blue and white. These were chosen by the first student body from a variety of choices.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

There are many sports offered by the Meadowcreek Athletics Department.

• Baseball
• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swim & Dive
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

[edit] Clubs & Activities

There are many clubs and activities being offered at Meadowcreek High School.

• Academic Team
• Beta Club
• Chorus
• Concert/ Orchestra
• Creek Caterers
• Dance Team
• Deca
• Environmental Club
• Ethnic & Excellence Club
• FCCLA (Family, Community, & Career Leaders Of America)
• Flow (Step Alumni)
• Future Business Leaders Of America
• French Club
• Future Educators Of America
• German Club
• Interact
• Math Team
• Med Club
• Mock Trial
• Model U.N.
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Mustang Pep Squad
• National English Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• Pony Express (Newspaper)
• Sassy Sapphire Dancers
• SEAL (Sisters Educated And Liberated)
• Spanish Honor Society
• SQUAD
• Student Council
• Science Olympiad
• S.A.L.T. ( Students As Living Testimones)
• Theatre/ Drama Guild
• Thespians
• Volunteer Center
• Yearbook

[edit] Acheivements

• (2008) - The Culinary team won 1st place in the Georgia ProStart competition; which was the first time in the school's history that this honor has been given.^[2]
• (2006) - On 5/6/06 Brittany Hall made school and Georgia history by breaking the record for the 800m run with a time of 2:08.58^[3]

[edit] Statistics

• Demographics (2005-2006 school year, last available numbers)^[4]
  • Hispanic: 42%
  • Black: 31%
  • Asian: 17%
  • White: 9%
  • Other: 1%

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Meadowcreek High Web Site
• Meadowcreek Football
• Meadowcreek Athletics Department