Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, Maryland)
| Winston Churchill High School | |
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| Address | |
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11300 Gainsborough Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 Potomac, Maryland United States |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
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| Established | 1964 |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Joan C. Benz |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,137 (2016–2017) 9th Grade: 551 10th Grade: 531 11th Grade: 510 12th Grade: 545 |
| Campus | Suburban |
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| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Rival | Thomas S. Wootton High School |
| Newspaper | The Churchill Observer |
| Website | Winston Churchill High School's home-page |
Winston Churchill High School, often referred to as WCHS, Churchill High School, CHS or Churchill, is a high school in Potomac, Maryland, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.
The school is named after Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. Founded in 1964 as Potomac High School, the school's name was changed to "Winston Churchill High School" three years later. Churchill is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system. The majority of the students come from Herbert Hoover Middle School (75%) and Cabin John Middle School (25%). The principal, as of the 2016–2017 school year, is Dr. Joan C. Benz.
Churchill has been in the top 100 High Schools in the United States for years, climbing to as high as 42 in 2007 and 94 in 2016 . Churchill earned the 2007 Maryland Blue Ribbon Award, and it was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2007 National No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School. In 2012 Churchill was rated the best high school in Maryland, according to U.S. News & World Report. In 2016, the same report ranked Winston Churchill High School 94th in national ranking,2nd in Maryland High Schools and 146th in STEM High Schools with 83.9(out of 100) College Readiness Index.
Churchill has nine academic departments: Art, Computer Science, English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies.
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