She tells me the school's cross-curricular learning will get students ready for the real world - without even *having* to go to college. It's a STEM school, which stands for 'science, technology, engineering and math' with the emphasis being on technology. Philip Peavy teaches introduction to digital technology - which every student here will take. If they're more technology oriented, they might want to consider Paul Duke STEM High School. "As you think about the future for our students, training them for the jobs and the careers that are coming in the future, we need to do a great job of that so that they're ready to leave high school and go into college or go into the workforce and be ready to do that work," says Principal Wetherington. "This space in particular reminds me of college," says Wright. Also at Paul Duke STEM High School, showing up on Fridays is not required. Students will have the option of doing their work from home through virtual learning. So, if your child has dreams of a soccer or football scholarship, they might want to stick to Norcross High School. The design of the school was to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. With a projected 180,000 students and growing, the Gwinnett County district is the state's largest and a new school opening Monday is hoping to relieve overcrowding. They can actually switch during the school year. One thing to point out the school will not offer competitive sports. Students in Norcross can either attend Norcross High School or the newly-opened Paul Duke STEM High School. Paul Duke STEM High School -- named for the late Georgia Tech football player who went on to become a prominent developer and proponent of public school technology training -- … The school was named for the late Paul Duke, a Georgia Tech football player who went on become a well-known Gwinnett County businessman who promoted a technology-based high school education. As they put the finishing touches on Gwinnett County's brand new high school, CBS46 got a personal tour from Principal, Dr. Jonathon Wetherington. The students at Paul Duke STEM High School are using Python code to remix two of her songs.

New high school opens in state's largest district, ELECTION 2020: LATEST: Biden speaks to supporters while holding on to 4,020 lead in Ga. votes. The students are taking part in a competition sponsored by Amazon Future Engineer and Georgia Tech in which they are remixing her songs “SET” and “Melanin” using the Python coding language. This competition is in partnership with Amazon and Georgia Tech. Also at Paul Duke STEM High School, showing up on Fridays is not required. Ashley Wright teaches graphic design. Some will even leave here with certifications in fields like high-level cyber security and Web development. Develop students and families' relationships with the school's staff, and faculty. Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara made an appearance at a freshman computer science class at Paul Duke STEM High School in Norcross. Students will have the option of doing their work from home through virtual learning. "They could even be their own boss, start their own little business, get a little Etsy shop, start making things and start selling them online.". "The cool thing about this school is it really give students the opportunity to see computer science, to see engineering, to see graphic design in all different ways that they could use it before they even get to college," says Peavy. You have permission to edit this article.