Peachtree Charter Middle School

Peachtree Charter Middle School (PCMS), formerly known as Peachtree Middle School, and originally Peachtree High School, is a public middle school located in Dunwoody, a recently incorporated city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The school serves unincorporated areas and sections of the city of Doraville as well as Dunwoody.

Peachtree is a part of the DeKalb County School System and is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school serves the grades 6-8. The school's principal, B. Scott Heptinstall, has served since July 2009. The school charter was renewed in 2007.

The school possesses many unique assets, including a newly adopted curriculum standard, daily foreign language instruction, band and orchestra programs, sports teams, academic teams, and a drama club. The Peachtree Drama program is a very prestigious program that have performed wonderful productions such as the Music Man, Annie, and Bye Bye Birdie. The school's charter has also provided state of the art computer systems for student use, including a reading lab.

History

Peachtree Middle School was originally Peachtree High School (established 1968). After the high school was closed at the end of the 1987/88 academic year, Peachtree Junior High was opened to accommodate the population influx. After that it was named Peachtree Middle School The charter for the school was ratified by the school population in 2004, and renewed in 2007. After many years in the outdated building, construction began on a new building at a different location on the campus. Construction on the building began before the 2005–2006 school year. Construction ended just before the start of the 2007–2008 school year. The new building includes 3 stories, the top belonging to 8th graders, the middle to 7th, and the basement to 6th graders. On the middle floor, the band room, orchestra room, cafeteria, gym,and offices accompany the 7th grade classrooms.

Mission statement

Peachtree Middle School encourages intellectual curiosity, student responsibility, respect for self and others, and has a commitment to the future by including innovative teaching strategies and techniques as well as high standards in our curriculum in order that our children become the very best. Peachtree embraces a diverse population, and an attitude of teamwork is fostered.

Feeder schools

The following elementary schools feed into Peachtree Charter [1]:

• Hightower Elementary
• Kingsley Elementary
• Dunwoody Elementary

          Feeder Schools Of Dunwoody Elementary School:
              Chestnut Charter Elementary School   
              Austin Elementary School
              Vanderlyn Elementary School

Notable alumni

• Ryan Seacrest of American Idol and E!