The new year is here and the countdown is on until Gwinnett’s newest public school will be opened. Paul Duke STEM High School, located at 5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., is still under construction but has already gotten people excited about its opening.

“We’ve already had more than 500 students sign their letters of intent to come to our school next year,” said Paul Duke STEM High School Principal Jonathon Wetherington.