{{Short description|Public high school in Hoschton, Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Mill Creek High School | image = Mill Creek High School logo.png | motto = Soar | address = 4400 Braselton Hwy | city = Hoschton | state = Georgia | zipcode = 30548 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|34.078848|-83.878602|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}} | schooltype = Public | established = 2004 | district = Gwinnett County Public Schools | principal = Jason Lane | mascot = Harvey the Hawk | newspaper = The Mill Creek Chronicle | grades = 9–12 | enrollment = 2,745 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1302550&SchoolPageNum=6&ID=130255003376|title=Mill Creek High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 10, 2024|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075736/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1302550&SchoolPageNum=6&ID=130255003376|url-status=live}}</ref> | staff = 162.50 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 16.89<ref name=NCES/> | colors = {{color box|#C41E3A}}{{color box|#C4B454}}{{color box|#000084}}<br>Cardinal, Vegas gold, and navy | website = {{URL|www.millcreekhs.com}} }} '''Mill Creek High School''' is a high school in Hoschton, Georgia, United States. It serves the area of Hamilton Mill, Gwinnett County, a suburb of Atlanta, as well as the Gwinnett County portion of Braselton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13135_gwinnett/DC20SD_C13135.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gwinnett County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13135_gwinnett/DC20SD_C13135_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/fs/resource-manager/view/8201551e-5d35-4c4a-bec4-00d2d1ccb35e|title=Mill Creek Cluster 2024-2025|publisher=Gwinnett County Public Schools|access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref> It also serves unincorporated areas such as zip codes 30548, 30019, 30542, 30517 and 30519. Before the opening of Seckinger High school in Fall 2022, it had 3,997 students. Some of the most recent attendance counts have named it one of the largest schools in Georgia.<ref name="Mill Creek High School's attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/95197599.html|title=Mountain View graduates first-ever class|publisher=Southern Community Newspapers|access-date=2010-07-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110716112817/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/95197599.html|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> It is fed only by Frank N. Osborne Middle School, as Glenn C. Jones Middle School now feeds into Seckinger High School.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/new-gwinnett-high-school-brings-tech-curriculum-update/WEBH6NEN5JEDJPL45HNCOLEBV4/ |title=New Gwinnett high school brings tech curriculum update |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |last1=Pharr |first1=Alia }}</ref>
In August 2004, Mill Creek opened with 2,538 students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.millcreekhighschool.org/index.php |title=Mill Creek High School - index |access-date=2007-10-11 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011000937/http://www.millcreekhighschool.org/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> It now enrolls around 3,000 students, and around 292 staff members. By 2018, the school had 3,724 students and was consistently named the largest high school in Georgia by student population.<ref>{{cite news|author=Coyne, Amanda C.|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/here-are-gwinnett-county-largest-high-schools/WouFkrBbUpTo4nmSN8JqWO/|title=Here are Gwinnett County's largest high schools|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2018-08-28|access-date=2019-01-10|archive-date=2019-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183401/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/here-are-gwinnett-county-largest-high-schools/WouFkrBbUpTo4nmSN8JqWO/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mill Creek was named for the fourth consecutive year as one of the schools in the top 5% in the country with regard to academics and test results.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.millcreekhighschool.org/index.php?page=principal |title=Mill Creek High School - principal |access-date=2010-08-18 |archive-date=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727163614/http://www.millcreekhighschool.org/index.php?page=principal |url-status=live }}</ref>
Mill Creek has 70 student clubs.<ref>''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', August 30, 2007 Thursday, NEWS; Pg. 1A, 625 words, LAURA DIAMOND; Staff</ref> The schools largest and most successful club is DECA, a prominent organization in Georgia that prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management through leadership activities, competitive events, and networking opportunities.
==Newspaper== The Mill Creek High school newspaper has won many awards. The newspaper's original name was ''The Current'', with the slogan, "The Current, where the news always flows." This title only lasted from the opening of Mill Creek in 2004 until 2005. Mill Creek's mascot is the Hawk, so the paper was then titled ''The Hawk Print''. In the statewide Journalism Banquet of 2007, ''The Hawk Print'' won first place in "Best Art or Illustration," "Best Photography," "Best News Section," and "Most Improved."<ref>Darenberg, Heather. Gwinnettdailypost.com. Georgia First Amendment Foundation: Advocates for Open Government, FOI, Sunshine Laws. 11 May 2007. Web. 20 May 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083511/http://www.gfaf.org/publicity/gwinnettdailypost_051007.htm]</ref> It is now known as the ''Mill Creek Chronicle''.
==Notable alumni== * Caleb Downs, NFL football player for the Dallas Cowboys<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Brooks |date=2022-07-27 |title=BREAKING: Caleb Downs Makes College Decision |url=https://www.si.com/college/georgia/recruiting/caleb-downs-commits-alabama-football |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}</ref> * Chris Fronzak, lead singer for the metalcore band Attila<ref>{{cite web |title=Local teen gets MTV makeover |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/local-teen-gets-mtv-makeover/article_78813025-906d-5526-9721-c5b6ebb75919.html |website=Gwinnett Daily Post |date=21 October 2006 |access-date=29 October 2019 |language=en |quote=The Mill Creek High School junior, who goes by Fronz, will appear on MTV's "Made" Monday night... |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029121440/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/local-teen-gets-mtv-makeover/article_78813025-906d-5526-9721-c5b6ebb75919.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * Daniel Pierce, baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammock |first=Will |date=2025-02-08 |title=Mill Creek SS Daniel Pierce Grows into Georgia Bulldogs Recruit, MLB Draft Prospect |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/prep/mill-creek-ss-daniel-pierce-grows-into-georgia-bulldogs-recruit-mlb-draft-prospect/article_a226c29a-e422-11ef-801f-631e9334ebee.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Gwinnett Daily Post |language=en}}</ref> * Ryan Robinson, NFL football player<ref name="hammock">{{Cite news |last=Hammock |first=Will |date=August 21, 2013 |title=Mill Creek's Robinson chasing NFL dream with Raiders |work=Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com |url=https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/mill-creek-s-robinson-chasing-nfl-dream-with-raiders/article_a1fda4c9-923b-5a0b-bb5b-06e9fca6127c.html |access-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004063013/https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/mill-creek-s-robinson-chasing-nfl-dream-with-raiders/article_a1fda4c9-923b-5a0b-bb5b-06e9fca6127c.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Nolan Clark== Mill Creek High School is also home to Nolan Clark, a renowned band teacher. While he did not attend Mill Creek, he is most certainly deserving of a spot on the page.
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==External links== *[http://www.millcreekhighschool.org/index.php Official Website]
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