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

Duluth High School

Duluth High School is a public secondary school in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It provides education for grades 9-12 and is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools, and holds a Blue Ribbon School award....

 Campus, Duluth, Georgia

Duluth, Georgia

Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...

 from its founding in 2007 until May 2010. In June 2010, the permanent campus was completed, located at the geographic center of Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258...

. The school is designed to be academically challenging, with focuses on math, science, technology, and an emphasis on the integration of subjects.

School History

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.

Courses

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.

Academic World Quest

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.

Debate Team

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.

2009-2010 School Year

Debate Format	Ranking(s)/Results	Location
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

Infinity News Network

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.

Math Team

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.

Model United Nations

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.

Robotics

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.

Science Olympiad

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.