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| Shuman Middle |
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ADMIN.: |
Ms. Karyta Byers |
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ADDRESS: |
415 Goebel Avenue |
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Savannah,
GA 31404 |
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PHONE: |
(912) 395-4500 |
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FAX: |
(912) 201-7503 |
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HOURS: |
7:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
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| Quick
Facts |
| GRADES: |
6th - 8th |
| FOUNDED: |
1962 |
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| POINTS
of PRIDE |
- Shuman was designated as a Georgia School of Excellence in 1999.
- Academy students receive rigorous, arts-based academic instruction.
- Shuman has made AYP for the past three years.
- The Georgia Department of Education recognized Shuman as a Title I School of
Distinction in 2007.
- Shuman Fine Arts Middle School offers students opportunities to major in Orchestra,
Chorus, Band, Visual Art, Dance, and Theatre.
- Academy students receive intense instruction in order to prepare for Savannah Arts
Academy.
- Shuman's Band, Chorus, and Orchestra received Superior ratings at the District Music
Festival in 2007.
- Music composition students were featured at the 2007 Georgia Music Educators
Association In-Service Conference.
- In addition to classroom instruction, Shuman's Fine Arts students receive private and
group instruction from advanced college students and professional musicians, dancers, and
actors.
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| Activities/Programs |
Sports
Programs |
| Electives include Piano Lab, Computer-Assisted Music Composition, Computer Skills, and
Physical Education. Students are eligible for Shuman’s competitive sports programs and can
participate in Odyssey of the Mind competitions. Shuman has a SEARCH program (gifted
education) and provides many extra-curricular and community experiences. Shuman’s mentoring
programs, GLOSS and Boys to Men, are available to all students. |
| MALE: |
Basketball, Football, Track, Volleyball, Soccer |
| FEMALE: |
Softball, Basketball, Track, Volleyball, Soccer, and Cheerleading |
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| Accelerated
Programs |
Special
Education |
| Literature and Composition, Algebra I, Spanish I & II. |
Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Other Health Impaired (OHI), Emotional/Behaviors (EBD), Mild Intellectual Disabilities (MID). |
| Vision |
| From school to the world: All students prepared for productive futures |
| Mission |
| To ignite a passion for learning and teaching at high levels |
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