Manual is located in the same building as Manual High School. Manual High School’s Principal Chris Deremer and Manual Middle School’s Principal Doug Clinkscales share a commitment to collaborative leadership and continuity of mission and vision between the two schools.
Benefits of the Partnership between Manual MS and Manual High School
Co-locating and aligning programming with Manual High School offers many unique opportunities for McAuliffe Manual students, including:
Advanced students can take high school level courses (i.e. geometry) and earn high school credits while attending middle school
Students interested in science careers will benefit from opportunities in the Med School at Manual program
Manual eighth graders have a guaranteed spot at Manual and priority admission into the MedSchool at Manual
Athletes have access to high school-level coaching and high-quality facilities such as turf fields, a track, a swimming pool, the Thunderdome, a weight room and a wrestling room
Visual and performing artists have access to multiple art, music, and dance rooms, in addition to a 1,000 seat auditorium
