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Thomson-McDuffie School System

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By Lydia Cobb

E d u c a t io n
Education

Looking To The Future

he Thomson-McDuffie County start through Advanced Placement and
community ensures its own bright dual enrollment courses.
Tfuture by nurturing the citizens,
workforce, and leaders of tomorrow Ensuring that support is all-encompassing,
throughout the county’s public and private the McDuffie Achievement Center
educational institutions. Thomson – as is a place where students become
home to a branch of the Technical College enthusiastic learners who master key
System of Georgia – is a great place to concepts, and team players who acquire
begin a journey through higher education. skills that inspire them to successfully
return to and thrive at their home schools
McDuffie County School System or graduate and move into the next
Where tradition meets innovation, the credit, giving them a head start on their chapters of life. Learn more about McDuffie
McDuffie County School System is County Schools: mcduffie.k12.ga.us
committed to academic excellence with a diplomas as well as college and career.
focus on rigor, relevance, and relationships. The district participates in the Realizing
Educational Achievement Can Happen
McDuffie is On the Move! (REACH) Mentorship and Scholarship
More than a slogan, being on the Program designed to encourage students
move means the Board of Education, to persist in their educational pursuits. The Eighth grade
educators, and staff are providing REACH program identifies rising eighth students can take
students with the best possible facilities, grade students who display academic
technology, opportunities, and resources. promise and provides them with the support classes in multiple
Elementary students benefit from necessary to graduate from high school, subjects for high
small-group guided reading instruction, attend college, and achieve future success. school credit, giving
advanced content courses, and science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics The Career, Technical, and Agricultural them a head start
(STEM) activities in coding, robotics, and Education (CTAE) program at Thomson on their diplomas as
computer science. High School allows students to explore
areas of interest in the classroom and well as college
At Thomson-McDuffie Middle School, be prepared for the workforce through and career.
STEM and fine arts curricula develop more 26 different career pathways as well as
deeply the opportunities for expanded apprenticeship opportunities through
learning. Eighth grade students can take partnerships with local businesses. Students
classes in multiple subjects for high school planning to attend college can get a head

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