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GSMST Lottery Registration

The GSMST lottery registration window opens today, November 1, 2024, and it will remain open until January 17, 2025.  Please find a social media graphic attached that you can use to inform your 8th grade students and parents within your school community.  

Below are the dates for the three Informational Meetings that provide information to students/parents interested in attending GSMST. All meetings begin at 7:00 PM in the Cafeteria at GSMST, and the information presented will be the same at all three meetings. Additional details and documents are available on our school website at www.gsmst.org/.  

• Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Archer Cluster, Brookwood Cluster, Dacula Cluster, Grayson Cluster, Mill Creek Cluster, Mountain View Cluster, Parkview Cluster, Shiloh Cluster, South Gwinnett Cluster

• Wednesday, December 11, 2024 – Berkmar Cluster, Central Gwinnett Cluster, Collins Hill Cluster, Discovery Cluster, Duluth Cluster, Lanier Cluster, Meadowcreek Cluster, Norcross Cluster, North Gwinnett Cluster, Peachtree Ridge Cluster, Seckinger Cluster

• Thursday, January 9, 2025 – make-up meeting date for anyone unable to attend the first two meeting dates

As in previous years, students will be required to meet eligibility requirements to successfully enter the lottery. This current lottery cycle will be our ninth year with a math requirement to ensure success within the structure and pacing of our curriculum.  All eligible students must be enrolled in Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections (or a higher-level math class) AND 1) score 550 of higher on the math section of the PSAT OR B) Earn a score of 85% or higher on a GSMST administered math assessment on May 3, 2025. 

Our assistant principal in charge of the lottery and the GSMST curriculum is Luke Rapley.  Please reach out if we can answer questions or provide assistance to you or your eighth-grade families.