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The History
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With the establishment of the
University System of Georgia in 1933, the state program of
Congressional District A & M Schools was abandoned, and all
schools were closed. The Macland community insisted that the
three large two-story buildings continue to be used for
education.
Five small Cobb County public
schools (Corner, Macland, Due West, Talley's, and Mt. Zion) were
incorporated into the Macland Consolidated School, which opened
in October 1933.
Once again, the McEachern family
contributed very generously toward the education of young people
in the community. Their money was used for scholarships,
textbooks, library books, and other school supplies. It seems
natural that shortly thereafter the community, through the local
Board of Trustees, petitioned the Cobb County Board of Education
to change the name of the school to the John McEachern Schools.
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 Location: Keith Theater area |
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1939 - 1979
Gymnasium/Auditorium Building |
After this petition was approved in
1938, the school included students from first through eleventh
grades. During this time, students graduated after the eleventh
grade.
The McEachern family's involvement continued
through the 1940's. Not only did John N. McEachern, Jr., help
match subscriptions made by citizens of the community when a
fire destroyed the old A & M girls' dormitory in 1942, but also
his mother, Lula Dobbs McEachern, and his sister, Christine
McEachern Smith, made donations.
After Mrs. McEachern's death in
1948, the John McEachern Endowment Fund was established with
eighty percent of Mrs. McEachern's stock in the Life of Georgia
Insurance Company. At this time, the John McEachern Trust Fund
Board was organized to administer this fund. |
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Location: Career-Technology
Center Area |
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McEachern
High School • 2400 New Macland Road • Powder Springs, GA 30127
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770-222-3710
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