Facts About Our School
Year School Built 2000
Square Footage 112,489
Number of Students 710
Grades Served 5-8
School Hours 8:55 - 3:55
School Colors Purple and Gold
School Mascot Jets
School Motto:
“The Legacy Continues”
Principal:
Paul Brunette - paul.brunette@mnps.org
Assistant Principal:
Tracy Utley - tracy.utley@mnps.org
Assistant Principal:
Dan Cronin - dan.cronin@mnps.org
District 4 School Board Representative:
Steve Glover - stevegloverD4@comcast.net
District 14 Metro Council Representative:
James Bruce Stanley - bruce.stanley@nashville.gov, 889-6697
What Makes Our School Unique?
We offer four courses-for-credit to eighth graders. Students can earn high school credits in Geometry, Algebra 1, Physical Science, and/or Spanish 1. Our related arts programs include computers, art, strings, band, and physical education. One teacher has been added to the faculty through Title 1 funding. We are proud to offer advanced math and advanced language arts classes. We will continue to offer after school programs.
Seventh and eighth graders may participate in sports. Students may also work on the newspaper and yearbook.
We look forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead of us. We invite you to be a part of our middle school as we continue the legacy of service to the Donelson-Hermitage community.
Community Partners
Donelson Middle School students benefit from community programs such as DARE and GREAT -two programs sponsored by the Police Department to inform children of the dangers of drugs and gangs. The YMCA provides social skill building programs as well as before and after care for students. Vanderbilt University, David Lipscomb, TSU and MTSU have provided us with student teachers and practicum students.
McGavock Cluster Map (2008-2009)
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What Does Our School Offer?
Who Attends Our School?
Students attending Donelson reside in the eastern most area of Davidson County and are zoned to McGavock High School. The elementary schools in the McGavock cluster are: Dodson, DuPont, Hermitage, Hickman, Andrew Jackson, Ruby Major, Napier Enhanced Option, McGavock, Pennington, Stanford Montessori, Tulip Grove and Una. Middle schools in this cluster are: Margaret Allen, Donelson, DuPont Hadley, DuPont Tyler, and Two Rivers.
PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
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Irvin Materials, Inc. adopted Donelson Middle School as its PENCIL Partner in May 2002.Irvin Materials sponsors our annual awards assembly and has purchased equipment for classroom use.
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Southwestern/Great American Opportunities Corporation and OfficeMax are also PENCIL partners of Donelson Middle School. |