Takoma Park Middle School
| Takoma Park Middle School | |
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| Address | |
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7611 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′07″N 77°00′46″W / 38.985408°N 77.012894°WCoordinates: 38°59′07″N 77°00′46″W / 38.985408°N 77.012894°W |
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| Type | Public (magnet) middle school |
| Motto |
Ad Astra (Latin) (To the stars) |
| Established | 1925 |
| Opened | March 15, 1940 |
| Oversight | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Alicia Deeny |
| Faculty | approx. 100 |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Number of students | 826 |
| Campus | Hodges Tract (Suburban) |
| Campus size | 18.8 acres (7.61 ha) |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics | 6 varsity sports |
| Mascot | Blue Devil |
| Nickname | TPMS |
| Newspaper | Blue Chips |
| Website | www.tpmsweb.com |
Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS) is a public middle school in Takoma Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United States. TPMS contains a total of 18 academic departments, as well as a specialized magnet program. The city of Takoma Park is assigned to this school.
The school is notable for its magnet program, which draws students from both the Silver Spring area and across Montgomery County, and makes up approximately 30% of TPMS's student population. TPMS is also recognized as a Maryland Green School.
Takoma Park Middle School's foundations stretch back to the historic Takoma-Silver Spring School, which was located on a 1-acre campus at the corner of Philadelphia Avenue and Chicago Avenue in suburban Takoma Park, Maryland. In the late 1920s, T-SSHS expanded to consist of the middle grades 7 through 9, and by the early 1930s, grades K through 12. Due to an ever growing population, the high grades (10 through 12) left the school to form Montgomery Blair High School in 1935. By the end of the 1930s, further population growth fueled the need for a new junior high school; as a result, the middle grades relocated from Takoma-Silver Spring School to the new Takoma Park Middle School in March 1940. This was the beginnings of the school. Takoma-Silver Spring School was then renamed Silver Spring Intermediate School (SSI), which served as an elementary school until 1972, not to be confused with Silver Spring International Middle School. In 1992, the historic SSI building was demolished and the former school campus became a community park.
Several additions were made to the original Takoma Park Middle School building throughout the twentieth century. Six classrooms were added August 12, 1941. In December 1941 an estimate was made for a 3-classroom and shop addition, but this construction was delayed by war-time shortages. The next additions did not occur until September 1949: 7 classrooms, a library, office and gymnasium. In 1961, four teaching stations and an office were added. Lastly, in 1966 a new Library was added. In 1997, the original 60-year-old building was demolished and rebuilt.
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