Mill Creek High School is a high school in Hoschton, Georgia, United States. It serves the unincorporated area of Hamilton Mill, Gwinnett County, a suburb of Atlanta, as well as Braselton. It also serves unincorporated areas such as zip codes 30548, 30019, 30542, 30517 and 30519. It has 3,997 students, and the most recent attendance counts have named it the largest school in Georgia. It is fed by Frank N. Osborne Middle School and Glenn C. Jones Middle School. Mill Creek was named for the 4th consecutive year as one of the schools in the top 5% in the country with regard to academics and test results. The school's motto is, "By creating a culture of excellence through the development of character, academics, talents, leadership, and service, Mill Creek Hawks S.O.A.R. In August 2004, Mill Creek opened with 2,500 students. It now enrolls a little under 4,000 students, and 292 staff members. It has 53 trailers around the school to provide enough space for its many students. By 2018 the school, which had 3,724 students that year, had been consistently the largest high school in Georgia by student population. Mill Creek has over 100 student clubs.
Athletics
Mill Creek competed in Class AAAAAA from 2012-2016, and has competed in Class AAAAAAA since 2016. The school has won championships in various sports and activities:
In 2008, the varsity softball team won the state championship.
In 2008 and 2009, the girls' varsity competition cheerleading team won the state championship.
In 2008 and 2009, the varsity girls' golf Team won the state championship.
In 2010, 2011, and 2012, Rachael Dudley, a swimmer for Mill Creek, won the state championship in the 100M butterfly.
In 2011, 2014, and 2017 the Pride of Mill Creek Marching Band was named Bands of America Regional Class AAAA Champions. They have marched in the London's New Years Day Parade, People's Day Parade in Italy, and the Holiday Bowl Parade in San Diego, California.
In 2013, 2014, and 2015, the varsity winter guard were named WGI World Championships Scholastic A finalists, as well as Scholastic A Champions in SAPA Championships. In 2016 and 2017, the varsity winter guard were named WGI World Championships Scholastic Open finalists, placing 4th in the world in 2017.
The Mill Creek High school newspaper has won many awards. The newspaper's original name was The Current, with the slogan, "The Current, where the news always flows." This title only lasted from the opening of Mill Creek in 2004 until 2005. Mill Creek's mascot is the Hawk, so the paper was then titled The Hawk Print. In the statewide Journalism Banquet of 2007, The Hawk Print won first place in "Best Art or Illustration," "Best Photography," "Best News Section," and "Most Improved." It is now known as the Mill Creek Chronicle.
