Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)
| The Potomac School | |
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| Address | |
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1301 Potomac School Road McLean, VA 22101 USA |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′10″N 77°9′20″W / 38.93611°N 77.15556°WCoordinates: 38°56′10″N 77°9′20″W / 38.93611°N 77.15556°W |
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| Type | Independent school |
| Motto |
Labor Omnia Vincet "Labor Conquers All" |
| Established | 1904 |
| Headmaster | John Kowalik |
| Faculty | 197 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,020 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, and Orange |
| Mascot | Potomac Panthers |
| Newspaper | The Current Common Sense The Potomac Pulse (news website) |
| Publications | The Term Alumni Magazine Paw Prints (weekly e-newsletter) |
| Website | http://www.potomacschool.org |
The Potomac School is an independent K–12 preparatory school in McLean, Virginia, USA located on one 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus, three miles (5 km) from Washington, D.C. Founded in 1904, the School emphasizes academic, athletic and artistic excellence together with character development and service. The Potomac School has four divisions: Lower School (K–3), Middle School (4–6), Intermediate School (7–8) and Upper School (9–12).
Founded in 1904 at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., the Potomac School was located for many years on Potomac School Road, N.W. Since 1951, it has been situated on a 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus in McLean, Virginia.
In October 2004, the school celebrated its centennial. The newly expanded and renovated Upper School was completed in September 2006. This was part of Potomac's Master Plan, which has included a new Performing Arts Center. Potomac's new Lower School was completed in August 2009.
The Potomac School tuition ranges depending on what division the student is enrolled in. Tuition for the 2016-2017 school year is as follows:
In 2011, a former Potomac student came forward and accused a former Intermediate School teacher and administrator of abusing her when she had been a student in the late 60s. The teacher was arrested by Fairfax County police in November, 2012. He was convicted in October, 2013 of molesting 5 girls and was sentenced to 43 years in prison. The Potomac School initiated an independent investigation into the matter which was completed in June, 2014. The investigation determined that evidence existed to suggest that the teacher had molested as many as 26 girls, and uncovered allegations that 3 other teachers had engaged in inappropriate sexual encounters with students. The report further determined that school officials were aware of the abuse and failed to notify the authorities, nor did they inform the teacher's future employers of his history after he was terminated in 1994 for performance failings. The school announced that it would turn its investigative results over to Fairfax County police and it would institute comprehensive training in abuse prevention, universal background checks on all employees and volunteers, and standardized practices for handling abuse complaints.
Highlights of SAT scores, National Merit Awards and AP scores:
The 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus includes nature trails, two ponds, multiple outdoor classrooms, athletic fields, tennis courts, two gyms, a wrestling room, four squash courts, eight tennis courts, a fitness center, two playgrounds, the Engelhard Performing Arts Center and the Langstaff Auditorium (named after John Langstaff), a black box theater, eight music rooms, five art studios, a photography lab, a lecture hall, three libraries, eleven science labs, and six dedicated computer labs.
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