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Facts About Our School
Year School Built 1986
Square Footage 241,569
Number of Students 786
Grades Served 9-12
School Hours 7:15 - 2:15
School Colors Red and Black
School Mascot Firebirds
School Motto:
“Together as One”
Principal:
Marva Woods - marva.woods@mnps.org
Assistant Principals:
Cecilia Arbuckle - Henry Merriwether - Tavis Massey
District 7 School Board Representative:
Ed Kindall - etkindall@aol.com, 255.4003
District 21 Metro Council Representative:
Edith Taylor Langster - edith.langster@nashville.gov
Parent Support Group Contact:
PTSA President, Orlando Pender - 328-2822
What Makes Our School Unique?
The Pearl-Cohn Business Magnet provides a full range of business courses in preparation for entering a university program or to start a career. The integrated curriculum includes career clusters in business, and business finance. In the first year, Business Magnet students take Career Preparation which includes Keyboarding and Strategies for Success. As students determine a concentrated area of study, the Business Magnet students will develop and build skills in information processing and systems, finance, television production, and entrepreneurship using the latest technology. As a member of the National Academy Foundation, the Business Magnet is the only school in Metro Nashville that offers the Academy of Finance.
Community Partners
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Academy of Finance Advisory Board
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Communities in Schools
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Community Education Program
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Family Resource Center
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JTG Advisory Board
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Minority Enterprise Youth Outreach/Career Role Model
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Parent Band Boosters
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PTSA
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Special Olympics
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Vanderbilt Mentoring Program
Pearl-Cohn Cluster Map (2008-2009)
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What Does Our School Offer?
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Advanced Placement Classes - English, U.S. History
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AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Business Professionals of America (BPA)
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Cheerleaders
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Chorus
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Clubs (academic, honor, social and service, performing)
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Cosmetology
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Cross Country
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Debate Team
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Family and Consumer Science
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Family, Careers, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
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Firebirds Savings Banking Program
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Football
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Forensics
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Golf
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Jobs for Tennessee Grads
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Junior Achievement
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Marching, (flag corps and majorettes) Concert, and Jazz Bands
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Pep Squad
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Plato Labs
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Service Learning Program
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Softball
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Student Council
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Tennis
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Track
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Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
Who Attends Our School?
Because Pearl-Cohn includes a Business magnet school, any student living in Davidson County may apply to attend through the lottery. All students interested in attending a magnet school must submit applications prior to the deadline. The lottery is held after the winter holidays. For more information about the lottery, call 259-INFO. Students attending Pearl-Cohn live west of downtown Nashville. The elementary schools in the Pearl-Cohn cluster are Cockrill, McKissack Professional Development and Park Avenue Enhanced Option. The middle schools in this cluster are W.A. Bass and McKissack Professional Development.
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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Fisk University
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Hilton Suites
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