Peachtree Charter Middle School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Peachtree Charter Middle School
principal = Steve Donahue
faculty = Unknown
established = Chartered 2004, Renewed 2007
type = Public middle school
grades = Sixth through Eighth
address = 4664 North Peachtree Road
city = Dunwoody
state = Georgia
country = USA
enrollment = 1,060
campus = New Construction 2007
mascot = Patriot
colors = Red, white, blue
website = http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/peachtreems/

Peachtree Charter Middle School (PCMS), 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.

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, Steve Donahue, has served since 2004. 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 Club ranks among the most professional middle school programs and has presented works such as: Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Godspell, and Fiddler on the Roof. 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 1986/87 academic year, a new middle school was opened to accommodate the population influx. 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 After many years in the outdated building, construction began on a new building at a different location on the campus.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 8^th graders, the middle to 7^th, and the basement to 6^th graders. On the ground floor, the band room, orchestra room, cafeteria, gym, foreign language rooms, and offices accompany the 7^th 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 [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~planning/PDFs/feed2007.pdf] :
* Austin
* Chesnut
* Hightower
* Kingsley
* Vanderlyn

Notable Alumni

*Ryan Seacrest of American Idol and E!