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John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1908 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School. Due to its history, McEachern has an open campus, with its buildings spaced across the property. McEachern is the second largest school in the CCSD, with around 2,500 students, in grades 9-12.
ounder of the Georgia Insurance Co., John Newton McEachern expressed great interest in the education of young people.
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John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1908 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School. Due to its history, McEachern has an open campus, with its buildings spaced across the property. McEachern is the second largest school in the CCSD, with around 2,500 students, in grades 9-12.
History
Co-founder of the Georgia Insurance Co., John Newton McEachern expressed great interest in the education of young people. His financial support and his donation of of land enabled the establishment of a new school in Powder Springs. His attempts inspired donations for the school from civil-minded citizens as well. The Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School opened in February 1908. The only building on campus was a large two-story academic building made of brick with huge white columns, which had to be rebuilt in 1912 after a great fire. Other buildings were built beside it including girls' dormitories, a Dining Hall, and the Principal's Home. Many farming curricula were offered and the students raised livestock and vegetables, and even made bricks for the buildings. In 1933 the University System of Georgia was established and the Seventh District A&M was closed.
In October 1933 the campus reopened as the Macland Consolidated School, teaching children grades 1 through 11. In 1938 the Cobb County Board of Education approved a petition to change the name to John McEachern Schools, due to generous contributions from the McEachern family. By 1975, high enrollment necessitated the movement of grades 1 through 8 to other schools, and the school was renamed John McEachern High School. Since then many new buildings have been added and old ones have been renovated to accommodate the current level of students.
Buildings
- Alumni House - upper floor is home to the grounds keeper, Bill, while the lower level holds the office of the Trust board.
- Business Technology Building (BT) - Bottom floor houses Foreign Language classes. Top floor houses business classes.
- Career-Tech building (CT) - Contains Auto-Tech, Health, Graphic Arts, and other technology courses.
- New Dining Hall - During the 2007-08 School year, A new state of the art dining hall was built where the old John McEachern Building once stood.
- Old Dining Hall - The bottom remains in use by NJORTC, but the cafeteria area has been replaced by the New Dining Hall.
- Dobbs Hall - Houses Science classes and the library on the bottom level.
- Fine Arts Center (FAC) - Houses the band room, Book Room, and old theater. (Will be replaced by a new gym.)
- Freshman Center (FC) - Freshmen advisement is held here as well as Freshmen courses. Basement holds most extra-curricular courses, such as Art, Culinary-Arts, and others.
- John McEachern Building (JM) - English classes were held here. Was torn down
- Macland Hall - Houses Social Studies classes, Special Education classes, and a FACS Nutrition and Wellness classroom.
- Lovinggood Gym(New Gym) - All gym classes take place here.
- Mosley Scaffe Gym(Old Gym) - It is rarely used. (Will be replaced by an even bigger new Gym.)
- Performing Art Center (PAC) - Houses the Orchestra, Chorus, and Drama classes as well as the John Alton Keith Theater.
- Russell Hall - Main offices are found here. It is the original building on campus.
- Senior & Junior Buildings - Two of the older buildings on campus, the Junior and Senior buildings are home to the Math department.
- New Fine Arts center- beside the PAC across from the parking lot by the Orchestra/Chorus exits.
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