Five Forks Middle School
Principal: Dr. Dale Pugh
3250 River Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30044
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Five Forks Middle 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.
- Mr. Eric Morrow, seventh grade Social Studies teacher, was selected by his peers as the FFMS teacher of the year.
- FFMS Robotics (Broncobots) won a bid at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, TX. where they competed against other teams from around the globe.
- At the GCPS 37th Annual Custodial Awards Ceremony, Mr. Delphin Thomas (Head Custodian) was recognized for his 15 years of exemplar service and was awarded the Exemplary Care Award.
- FFMS was recognized in U.S. News and World Report as one of the "Best Middle Schools In Georgia."
- In Gwinnett County’s inaugural season for Middle School soccer, FFMS girls’ soccer team won the southern division and reached the semi-finals in the county tournament.
- Thirty-three of our eighth-grade orchestra students, performed at Carnegie Hall, in New York City, under the direction of Ms. Alaina Morris (orchestra teacher). Ms. Morris was also recognized with a prestigious gold award for her directing.
- FFMS hosted the U.S Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, and U.S Rep. Lucy McBath for a roundtable discussion about providing additional mental health benefits in schools.
- FFMS raised over $5200 to help support United Way.
- The GaDOE honored FFMS with the Georgia Literacy Leader Award for demonstrating exceptional growth while also naming them a Math Leader School for demonstrating exceptional achievement and growth.
- FFMS and Ms. Leslie Hillis (behavioral support) was recognized for the second year in a row by the Department of Education for its implementation of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS).