The Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals named Lawrenceville’s Sweetwater Middle School one of three Distinguished Breakout Middle Schools at a November awards ceremony in Savannah.

Trickum Middle School in Lilburn also made the exclusive list as a 2019 Breakout Middle School. The Breakout Schools Award identifies and recognizes Georgia middle schools that are high-achieving or dramatically improving student achievement. The award is based on collaborative leadership, personalization, curriculum, instruction and assessment. This year GASSP recognized six Breakout Middle Schools.