Sugar Hill Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Nick Boyers
939 Level Creek Road, Sugar Hill, GA 30518
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Sugar Hill Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Sugar Hill Elementary was recognized by the Georgia Department of Education with Distinguished status for its implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibited appropriate school conduct.
- Sugar Hill Elementary had First Lego League (FLL) robotics teams in kindergarten-fifth grade. Students in FLL receive exciting hands-on learning experiences and gain real-world problem solving skills through the global robotics program. Sugar Hill’s competition team qualified for the state tournament at the University of Georgia.
- Sugar Hill Elementary implemented its Third Annual International Night with over 700 participants, 40+ countries represented, live performances, and interactive experiences for students and adults.
- All students participated in a community-based field trip experience called Explore Sugar Hill funded by the Sugar Hill PTO. City and cluster leaders collaborated to create standard aligned experiences at Lake Lanier, Gold Mine Park, Downtown Sugar Hill, and Lanier High School.
- All students at Sugar Hill Elementary participated in Career Day. Students learned about 20 professions from current practitioners.
- Sugar Hill Elementary provided 20 club offerings throughout the school year. Clubs included academic, interest, and fine arts related opportunities.
- Sugar Hill Elementary provided two Play 2 Learn classes for children ages birth to five. Children learned through hands-on experiences, play, music, and storytelling.
- Sugar Hill collaborated with the Lanier Cluster schools to implement events including “We are Lanier,” 5th grade flag football event, Explore Sugar Hill, and Sugar Rush.
- Sugar Hill 3rd grade student, Anaisha Taran, was recognized as a Georgia state winner in two poster contests. In February, Anaisha won the GLET Cybersecurity Awareness Poster Contest and in May, she won the State School Bus Safety Poster Contest.
- Sugar Hill 2nd grade student, Camila Cain, was the GCPS winner for the Young Georgia Authors Competition.