Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence

The 2025/2026 school year marks the twentieth anniversary of the opening of McClure. Join us as we look back at our history and celebrate twenty years of creating excellence.
Our Four Words

McClure opened with a vision of being a strong school with a sense of community and purpose. Ms. Susan Wing, our founding principal, built that vision around the four words that greet every visitor to our front office. The words were shared with our new staff and students even before the school open[...]
Learn MoreTiles: messages from the original Mavericks

More than a thousand hand-decorated tiles line the halls of our school's sixth, seventh, and eighth wings. The tiles were created at the end of McClure's first year. The assignment for those who started McClure was to leave a legacy of positive messages for all who followed them. Faculty,[...]
Learn MoreL. Charlotte McClure: The lady in the lobby
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When you enter McClure from the main entrance, you are greeted by a portrait hanging on the wall. The picture is L. Charlotte McClure, the educator for whom our school is named. Charlotte McClure, known as Miss Charlotte to her students, friends, and neighbors, moved into our community when she was [...]
Learn MoreMiss Charlotte & Miss Fannie B: A tale of two sisters
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They were simply Miss Charlotte and Miss Fannie B. to several generations of Cobb County students. Miss Charlotte taught for forty-four years, and Miss Fannie B. taught for forty-three. Both sisters taught the primary grades at Acworth High School, which housed grades one through eleven, until it c[...]
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