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Facts About Our School
Year School Built 1969
Addition and Renovation 2005
Square Footage 106,348
Number of Students 614
Grades Served 5-8
School Hours 8:55 - 3:55
School Colors Red-Black-White
School Mascot Bulldogs
School Motto:
"Lighting the Way to Lifelong Learning"
Principal:
Amy Downey - amy.downey@mnps.org
Assistant Principal:
District 4 School Board Representative:
Steve Glover - stevegloverD4@comcast.net
District 11 Metro Council Representative:
Parent Support Group Contact:
PTA President, Kim Artavia - kartavia@comcast.net
What Makes Our School Unique?
It is our vision to become the top performing middle school in the district in all areas, academics and extracurricular. In order for this vision to be fulfilled our focus must be on students.
We will prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to become responsible and productive citizens. Our emphasis is on the whole child. We intend not only to contribute to the development of the intellect but to the physical, emotional, and social skills of each student. This will ensure that we are Educating for Success.
We realize the importance of the school, parents and community working together to capitalize on the strengths of our students. Together Everyone Achieves More. It is vital that we model the behaviors we want children to learn. Students will be afforded the opportunity to grow and develop to become a positive part of society.
Community Partners
The community is extremely supportive. Parents are involved through the PTO and actively volunteer on campus. The support is evident in our extracurricular activities such as Hands on Nashville Day, Annual Golf Tournament, school dances, field days, 8th grade picnic, as well as other areas that ensure children will learn.
McGavock Cluster Map (2008-2009)
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What Does Our School Offer?
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Physical Science for high school credit
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Algebra for school credit
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Spanish for high school credit
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Piano Lab
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Band
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Art
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Student Council
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Yearbook Staff
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Extracurricular Sports - Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Cheerleading
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Special Olympics
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Academic and Athletic Pep Rallies
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Academic Intervention (during & after school)
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Forensics
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Science Fair
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Spelling Bee
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Advanced class offerings in grades 5-8
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Technology integrated in some classrooms
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3 Computer Labs (one mobile, 2 stationary labs)
Who Attends Our School?
Students attending DuPont Hadley reside in the eastern most area of Davidson County and are zoned to
McGavock High School. The elementary schools in this cluster are: Dodson, DuPont, Hermitage, Hickman, Andrew Jackson, Napier Enhanced Option, McGavock, Pennington, and Tulip Grove. 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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The DuPont Company of Old Hickory continues to contribute both time and money to promote learning and leadership in our school. Volunteers provide tutoring as well as organizing experiences for students ’overall growth. DuPont also contributes to assemblies, organizes and judges essay contests and numerous other activities which promote strong ties between school, industry and community.
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The Publix store in Hermitage contributes items to all functions involving our parents & community. This allows us to offer refreshments at many functions throughout the year.
- Brandywine Women’s Club is totally involved in making the activities successful. They spend many hours collectively in the school helping with ticket sales, walk to school day, hoops for heart, field day, annual golf tournament, proctoring, providing for our indigent students, and participating in our “angel tree” at Christmas.
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