Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy

Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy is a preschool in Holly Springs, GA. The school serves students from Pre-K through fifth grade as one of four Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Academies in the Cherokee County School District. All students in Kindergarten through fifth grade take part in STEM project-based learning and use the engineering design process. School hours run from 7:35 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., with students considered tardy after 7:35. The school handles kindergarten and new student registration online and offers resources for parents using the Canvas Learning Management System. Holly Springs Elementary also maintains active PTA involvement, volunteer training opportunities, and ongoing news updates for families.

The school has deep roots in the community. The first public school in the Holly Springs Community opened in 1868, and the first school to bear the name Holly Springs was built around 1900, about a quarter mile north of the railroad depot off Highway 5. A wooden structure stood there until 1956, when a brick and steel building replaced it and served the community for forty-three years. Cherokee County School District began construction of the current Hickory Road campus in October 1997, and students occupied the building on January 19, 1999. The faculty and staff include assistant principals Lauren Abrams and Aimee Adams, along with classroom teachers, special education staff, paraprofessionals, and school nutrition workers.

The campus sits on Hickory Road, near J.B. Owens Park and Avery Creek. Bradshaw Lake and Barrett Park are both within a little over a mile, and Toonigh Creek lies just past a mile from the school.