McEachern High School

McEachern High School
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Location
2400 New Macland Road Powder Springs, GA
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1923
School district	Cobb County School District
Principal	Robert Benson
Faculty	222
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,500+ (Estimation)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Indians
Information	(770) 222-3710
Website	www.cobbk12.org/~mceachern

John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1912 by J.N. McEachern in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It has an open campus, with its buildings spaced across the property.

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 240 acres of land enabled the establishment of a new school in Powder Springs. His attempts inspired donations for the school from civil-minded citizens. The Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School opened in February 1908. The only building on campus was a large two-story academic building of brick with huge white columns. In 1912, the building was rebuilt after a great fire. Other buildings were built beside it including; Girls' dormitories, Dining Hall, and Principal's Home. Many farming curricula were offered and the students raised livestock, vegetables, and even made bricks for the buildings.

Afterwards, the school expanded, becoming a college. The school was afterwards turned into the John McEachern High School. Most of the buildings and other facilities on campus have either been built or renovated since 1985.

Buildings

• Performing Art Center (PAC) - Houses the Orchestra, Chorus, and Drama classes as well as the John Alton Keith Theater.
• Alumni House - upper floor is home to the grounds keeper, while the lower level holds the office of the Trust board.
• Russell Hall - Main offices are found here. It is the original building on campus.
• Macland Hall - Houses Social Studies classes.
• Dobbs Hall - Houses Science classes and the library on the bottom level.
• Dining Hall - Cafeteria and ROTC
• Senior & Junior Buildings - Two of the older buildings on campus, the Junior and Senior buildings are home to the Math department as well the Senior Office.
• John McEachern Building (JM) - Literature classes are found here.
• Career-Tech building (CT) - Contains Auto-Tech classes and health classes.
• Business Technology Building (BT) - Bottom floor houses Foreign Language classes. Top floor houses computer-related classes.
• Freshman Center (FC) - Freshmen advisement is held here as well as Freshmen courses.
• Fine Arts Center (FAC) - Houses the band room, Book Room, and old theater.
• Old Gym - It is rarely used.
• New Gym - Recently built, all gym classes take place here.
• A new band room is currently being built right beside the PAC across from the parking lot by the Orchestra/Chorus exits.

Achievements

• The Swim and Dive Team is very successful
• McEachern High School Band was invited to go to Ireland for the 2006 St. Patrick's Day parade
• Ben Hubers of McEachern is the 2005 AAAAA Cross Country State Champion

*Emily Gilbreath and Nicole Pomarico are the cutest girls to ever attend. They love skinny, hairy Indian boys named Vignesh.