| Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology | |
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| 970 McElvaney Lane Lawrenceville, GA 30044 |
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| Type | County-managed charter school |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Jeff Mathews |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 600 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Silver & teal |
| Information | 678-542-6700 |
| Website | Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology |
The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology is a charter school founded in 2007. The current principal is Dr. Jeff Mathews. It previously resided in the 100 building of the Duluth High School Campus, Duluth, Georgia from its founding in 2007 until May 2010. In June 2010, the permanent campus was completed, located at the geographic center of Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school is designed to be academically challenging, with focuses on math, science, technology, and an emphasis on the integration of subjects.
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The School had its charter approved in March 2006 by the Gwinnett County Board of Education and was approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Education in July 2006. The school opened in fall of 2007. Its funding was approved by voters for SPLOST.
This school offers high-level courses that challenge the students enrolled. The ninth-grade coursework includes Honors and Gifted Chemistry, Honors and Gifted Physics, Accelerated Integrated Geometry, Accelerated Integrated Precalculus, Ninth Grade Language Arts, Fundamentals of Engineering I, Foreign Language (Chinese I, Spanish I, and Spanish II), and one elective class. Some of these courses are taught on a block schedule, allowing the students to earn up to 8 Carnegie units in ninth grade. The main focus of the school is mathematics, science, and technology, however, other subjects are also taught at the highest levels available. Each course is designed to integrate material from other courses into its own lessons, in order to show the history and practical applications of each course.
GSMST Team “A” placed 1st in the Georgia Academic World Quest Competition. The team placed in the top 10 out of 39 teams in the national competition in Washington D.C.
Initiated in the 2009 school year, Debate can be taken as a class at GSMST. Students who are in the debate class are not necessarily on the team; conversely, those on the debate team do not necessarily have to be in the debate class. The following is a list of awards received by members of the debate team.
| Debate Format | Ranking(s)/Results | Location |
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| Lincoln Douglas | 1st and 2nd | Johns Creek Tournament |
| Lincoln Douglas | 4th | Chattahoochee Tournament |
| Lincoln Douglas | 2nd alternate | Qualifying tournament to the National Championship |
| Lincoln Douglas | 1st varsity and 1st novice | Fayetteville Classic |
The Infinity News Network is a morning show that's produced by the Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology. It is produced by the GSMST Digital Media Club.
GSMST placed 2nd in the junior division , 3rd in the senior division and 3rd overall in the G.A.M.E. competition. 5 GSMST students made it to the semi final round of the Georgia Tech Math Competition.
GSMST won the overall conference award for Best Foreign Policy at the Southern US Model UN conference at Emory University. Three GSMST students received individual recognition as Best Delegates for their individual committees. GSMST students won 12 of 28 possible awards at the UGA MUN competition.
The RoboDragons all girls team won the "Think" award at the FIRST GA Regional Tournament. RoboDragons team 3318 won the rookie All Star Award, the most prestigious award a rookie team can get, and advanced to the FIRST World Competition. The ROV (underwater robot) team placed 4th at the Southeast Regional Championship. The team won 1st place in the Engineering Design category.
GSMST earned 2nd place at the regional Science Olympiad Tournament to advance to the state level where the team placed 7th out of 27 teams.
This school was featured in the AJC newspaper on October 2, 2007.[1]