North Springs Charter School Of Arts And Sciences
North Springs Charter High School (formerly North Springs High School (1963–2007) and North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences is a public secondary school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Students may participate in the Visual & Arts component and/or the Mathematics & Science component depending on their qualifications and abilities. It is the only magnet school in the Fulton County School System that offers both music and sciences. The other magnet schools in the county providing these subjects are Westlake High School (sciences) and Tri-Cities High School (arts). Students participating in the Visual & Performing Arts component study in these areas through group and class activities, exhibits, performances, and community involvement. Students in the Mathematics and Science component can take math and science classes that would not normally be available in high school, e.g. Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry. North Springs has become one of the smallest (public) high schools in Fulton or Cobb counties, along with Riverwood High School, which covers the rest of Sandy Springs.
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