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| Facts about our School |
| Year School Built |
1986 |
| Square Footage |
241,569 |
| Number of Students |
894 |
| Grades Served |
9-12 |
| School Hours |
7:15-2:15 |
| School Colors |
Red & Blank |
| School Mascot |
Firebirds |
| Cluster |
Pearl-Cohn |
| School Motto: |
| "Together as One" | |
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Principal: Marva Blanchard-Woods - marva.woods@mnps.org
Assistant Principals: James Bailey - james.bailey@mnps.org
Glenn Paschall - glenn.paschall@mnps.org
Henry Merriwether - henry.merriwether@mnps.org
Tavis Massey - tavis.massey@mnps.org
District 7 School Board Representative:
Ed Kindall - etkindall@aol.com, 255-4003
District 21 Metro Council Representative:
Edith Taylor Langster - edith.langster@nashville.gov
Parent Advisory Group Contact:
PTSA President, Orlando Pender - 328-2822
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| What Does Our School Offer? |
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Advanced Placement Classes - English, Biology
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
Baseball
Basketball
Business Professionals of America (BPA)
Cheerleaders
Chorus
Clubs (academic, honor, social and service, performing)
Cosmetology
Cross Country |
Family and Consumer Science
Family, Careers, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Firebirds Savings Banking Program
Football
Forensics
Jobs for Tennessee Graduates
Junior Achievement
Marching Band (Flag Corps & majorettes) |
Pep Squad
Service Learning Program
Softball
Student Council
Tennis
Track
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)
Volleyball
Wrestling | |
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What Makes Our School Unique?
The Pearl-Cohn Business Magnet provides a full range of business courses in preparation for entering a university program or to start a career. The integrated curriculum includes career clusters in business and business finance. In the first year, Business Magnet students take Career Preparation which includes Virtual Enterprise and Strategies for Success. As students determine a concentrated area of study, the Business Magnet students will develop and build skills in information processing and systems, finance and entrepreneurship using the latest technology. As a member of the National Academy Foundation, the Business Magnet is the only school in Metro Nashville that offers the Academy of Finance.
Academies
Freshman Academy at McKissack
Academy of Business and Technology
Academy of Human Services and Education |
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Who Attends Our School?
Because Pearl-Cohn includes a Business Magnet School, any student living in Davidson County may apply to attend through the lottery. All students interested in attending a magnet school must submit applications prior to the deadline. The lottery is held after the winter holidays. For more information about the lottery, call 259-INFO. Students attending Pearl-Cohn live in the northern area of Nashville. The elementary schools in the Pearl-Cohn cluster are: Cockrill, Jones, Buena Vista, Wharton and Park Avenue Enhanced Option. The middle schools in this cluster are John Early and W.A. Bass. |
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PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
Caterpillar
Hilton Suites
Internal Revenue Service
Pinnacle Construction |
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Community Partners
Academy of Finance Advisory Board
Communities in Schools
Family Resource Center
JTG Advisory Board
Minority Enterprise Youth Outreach/Career Role Model
Parent Band Boosters
PTSA
Special Olympics
Vanderbilt Mentoring Program
TSU
Nashville Airport Authority
Tennessee Minority Suppliers Development Council | |
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The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 2009 - 2010
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