McGavock High School

At a Glance

Welcome From the Principal

With honor and distinct pleasure, I welcome you to McGavock High School. We serve our community by striving to provide a unique educational experience for every student. We promote the discovery of personal meaning in each student’s chosen path, whether they’re making the decision to attend college, technical school or serve this great country.

Our success has been humbling. In 2014, we won the approval and public recognition to merit a visit from President Obama.

I hope you’ll contact me with questions, ideas or to arrange a tour of our great school. Email me at robbin.wall@mnps.org or call 615-885-8850 ext. 532351. I look forward to hearing from you.

School Description

McGavock was the first truly comprehensive high school built in Nashville. Our students have access to a wide, promising variety of challenging classes, Academy pathways and a superior arts program. Our faculty collaborates to adjust instruction for different learning styles so that classes can be made personal for each learner.

Our Academies give students opportunities to jump-start their careers, starting as soon as they arrive and continuing as they earn college credits and nationally recognized certifications upon graduation. Our Freshman Academy invites students to visit a college and begin thinking about their future at the career exploration fair. From there, we offer four career Academies: Gaylord Opryland Academy of Hospitality and US Community Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance; Academy of Aviation and Transportation; Aegis Sciences Corporation Life Science and Law; and CMT Digital Design and Communication. For added academic support, Personalized Learning Time meets daily, allowing students to receive targeted enrichment and intervention.

Our extracurricular activities are extensive and include 13 TSSAA sanctioned sports teams, band and chorus programs, a Culinary Club and our Astronomy Club (with its own planetarium), to name a few. 

We are also the home of a student-run U.S. Community Credit Union branch, open to students, faculty and staff for daily banking. All students can open a savings account and those 15 years of age or older can open a checking account with a custom McGavock Raider debit card.

Each academy's advisory board welcomes parent input and involvement in their children’s education. We believe that working together is the best way to help our children succeed.

School Hours

7:05 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.

A Typical Day at School

McGavock uses an A/B block schedule. Days alternately include four A classes and four B classes, so that each class meets every other day.

The regular bell schedule follows:

• 1A/1B: 7:05 - 8:17 a.m.
• 2A/2B: 8:23 - 9:35 a.m.
• PLT: 9:41 a.m. - 10:21
• 3A/3B 10:27 a.m. - 12:47 p.m. (this period is longer because there are four lunch periods)
• 4A/4B: 12:53 - 2:05 p.m.

• 1) All pants, shorts, capri pants, skirts or jeans can be any design or color. If jeans have holes at knees or higher, tights must be worn underneath.  If jeans have holes at knees or below, tights are not required.  Pants should be worn at waist- NO sagging.

  2) Skorts, skirts or shorts must be within 2" of knee.  

  3) No pajamas or house-shoes are to be worn at school 

  4) All blouses and shirts should be properly buttoned and must cover appropriate body parts. . No tank tops, see through tops, spaghetti straps, or bare shoulder tops.  No midriff baring tops. 

  5) T-Shirts or collared shirts can be worn and can be any color or have any design that does not have inappropriate language, advertising, or suggestive commentary 

  6) Hats and hoods on hoodies cannot be worn on head in the building.   No bandanas or stocking caps can be worn on the head- including bandanas used as headbands.  If a student is found to be violating this rule, hats, hoodies, and/or bandanas will be collected and students can pick them up after school in their academy office.

  7) Absolutely no leggings, tights or jeggings are to be worn without a knee length cover (shirt, shorts, or dress).  

  NO BLANKETS are allowed.

• Certificated Staff and Teacher Email List
• 2018-19 School One-Pager
• Student Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures
• McGavock Dress Code Policy
• Discipline Action Plan
• Cambridge AICE Diploma Factsheet
• McGavock Information Sheet
• Parent Involvement Policy
• Savings Plan
• Parent-School Compact Policy
• Student-Parent Handbook
• Accessing the ePlan Website
• Online School Payments
• Supply List Translated Glossary
• Summer Athletic Schedule
• AP Lit Summer Reading List
• AICE English III Summer Reading List
• AICE Summer Assignment A Level Lit & Global Perspectives
• AICE Summer Writing Assignment
• School Supply Lists

• Tutoring
• STARS counseling
• Anti-bullying training and/or clubs

Athletics: 

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Boys' Soccer 
• Cheerleading / Dance 
• Cross Country 
• Football
• Girls' Soccer 
• Girls' Softball 
• Girls' Volleyball 
• Golf
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Wrestling 

Extracurricular activities:

• Anime Club
• Art
• Astronomy
• Band
• Best Buddies
• Book Club
• Cheerleading
• Choir
• Color Guard
• Culinary
• Dance Club Drama
• Debate/Speech
• DECA
• FCCLA
• FFA 
• Foreign Language Clubs 
• HOSA
• Intramural Sports 
• Leading Ladies
• Math Club
  National Honor Society
• Newspaper
• Quiz Bowl
• Radio/Television
• Robotics
• ROTC/JROTC
• Science Club
• Skills USA
• Student Government Association 
• Technology Student Association 
• Yearbook
• YMCA Latino Achievers 

Academy of Aviation and Transportation

• MTSU
• Nashville International Airport
• Tennessee College of Applied Technology 
• Triumph Aerostructures
• ICAR
• Cummins

CMT Academy of Digital Design and Communication

• CMT
• Rocketown
• Stones River Battlefield
• Volunteer State Community College 
• Aegis

Aegis Sciences Corporation Academy of Health Science and Law

• Aegis Sciences Corporation
• Summit Medical Center
• TN Justice Center
• Nashville International Airport 
• Volunteer State Community College
• Attorney General's Office 
• TSU College of Agriculture 
• Flatt Rock Farms

US Community Credit Union/Gaylord Opryland Academy of Hospitality and Finance

• Gaylord Opryland
• US Community Credit Union 
• TSU College of Business 
• Cedarstone Bank 
• Entrepreneur Center 
• Deloitte
• The General