Schools in savannah GA (Atlanta, Oglethorpe: middle schools, college, move to)

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We are planning to move to Savannah GA in june. I have a 11 year old AND 5 YEAR old. Please give me some advice on schools in savannah Ga. Any blue ribbon or magent schools. Any advice on school and housing will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
FS

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Mercer Middle School has recently been re-certified as a Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch, a distinction currently held by only eleven middle schools throughout the state.
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/District/Communications+and+Media+Relations/Media+Releases/February+2007/Mercer+Middle+School+RE-Certified+as+Georgia+Lighthouse+School+to+Watch.ht m (broken link)

Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools showcases its 19 specialty programs
http://savannahnow.com/node/207454


Savannah Arts Academy’s twenty-six member SkyeLite Jazz Band is named to perform at the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) 67th Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco,
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/District/Communications+and+Media+Relations/Media+Releases/January+2007/SkyeLite+Jazz+Band+Invited+to+Perform+at+National+ School+Board+Association’s+Annual+Conference.htm (broken link)


Oglethorpe Charter School for Middle School
http://oglethorpecharter.org/AboutUs/Welcome.aspx
In June, 2004, Oglethorpe Charter School was designated as one of eight exemplary charter schools in the country by the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement

Savannah Arts Academy is one of only 2 blue ribbon high schools in the state http://savannahnow.com/node/171619
Savannah Arts Academy (Open enrollment)
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...+Arts+Academy/

A new elem and Middle and Technology High are being built on Benton Blvd at Jimmy Deloach Parkway in West Chatham Highlands Area

Jemkins High attracts some of the brightest students into its academy

http://old.savannahnow.com/stories/071904/2310877.shtml
The school's innovative approach brings it an award from the U.S. Department of Education, but some of the nation's other charters are failing

http://old.savannahnow.com/CURRENT/O...OLSindex.shtml
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's SAT math and reading average is up six points but only because of tremendous gains made at Windsor Forest, Savannah Arts and Jenkins high schools.

SCCPSS Teachers Inducted Into National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/District/Communications+and+Media+Relations/Media+Releases/February+2007/SCCPSS+Teachers+Inducted+into+NHRs+Outstanding+Ame rican+Teachers.htm (broken link)

Marshpoint and Savannah Arts Academy have been named Schools of Excellence by State Superintendent Kathy Cox for student achievement and improvement. They are 2 of 25 schools in the state to receive this honor.

http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.u...ts+Academy.htm


This certification makes Johnson High School the only school in the region to have a certified engineering and technology education program.
http://www.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/District/Communications+and+Media+Relations/Media+Releases/February+2007/Johnson+High+School+Earns+Engineering+and+Technolo gy+Program+Certification.htm (broken link)

http://old.savannahnow.com/CURRENT/O...OLSindex.shtml
Bartow brandishes the tools of technology

Hope Scholarship
http://gacollege411.org/FinAid/Schol...ip/default.asp

Georgia Tech is once again excited about the chance to host the next local LEGO League competition at its Savannah campus.
http://savannahnow.com/node/206069

http://www.thecreativecoast.org/news/view/341

The Sol C. Johnson High School robotics team participated and won the Peachtree Regional Vex Competition in Atlanta this past weekend. The Atomsmashers won every match in which they competed.
The Atomsmashers will compete in the World Championships in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome on April 12-14, 2007.