Poolesville High School

Poolesville High School
Poolesville High School
	File:Poolesville.jpg
Location
	Poolesville, Maryland; United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Truth, Honor, Loyalty
Established	Early 1900s
Head teacher	Ms. Levine
Number of students	858
Campus	1A
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Website	Poolesville High School

Poolesville High School is a public high school located in Poolesville, Maryland. It is home to the Global Ecology Studies Program and two other magnet programs.

History

Poolesville High School was founded in the early 1900s. The core of the building was built in 1911 as an elementary school. [1]

From the school's inception until 2001, the mascot was The Indians, and the logo was the profile of an Indian warrior in full head-dress. Amidst some controversy, the school voted to change its mascot to The Falcons in 2001.

As of 2006, it is the only high school in Montgomery County with a declining enrollment. The school buses in nearly 200 students from more populated areas. Due to this, the nature of the school has changed dramatically in the past 3 years.[2]

Academics

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, each student at Poolesville High School is assigned to one of three "houses": Global Ecology; Science, Math, and Computer Science; or Humanities.

Global Ecology Studies Program

The Global Ecology Studies Program (GESP), currently headed by Joyce Bailey, addresses environmental issues through coursework in science and social studies as well as field experience. In the senior year, each student completes a culminating project. As of 2006, the senior class has about 100 students, and other classes are larger. GESP was co-founded by Mr. Jeff Laws and Mr. Thomas Reichenbaugh in 1990 with a class of about 25 students.

Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science House

The Science, Math, and Computer Science (SMCS) program accepted its first students for the 2006-2007 school year. Modeled on the Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science magnet program at Montgomery Blair High School, it is currently coordinated by former Blair magnet teacher Mark Curran.

Humanities House

The Humanities program accepted its first students for the 2006-2007 school year. First-year students take English and U.S. History with other Humanities House students. They also have several specialised courses. "Criticism in the Humanities" tries to encompass every aspect of the humanities, including ethics, theory of knowledge, racism, and media analysis. "Creative scriptwriting" and "CAP photography" are semester-long courses.

Transportation

10 buses service Poolesville HS for base-area students. Route numbers are labeled in the 2200s. The first digit identifying the Clarksburg Depot, the second digit indicating Poolesville Cluster, and the final two individual routes.

For the 2006 school year:

Route 2201 Bus 9975
Route 2202 Bus 156
Route 2203 Bus 230
Route 2204 Bus 200
Route 2205 Bus 5054
Route 2206 Bus 6001
Route 2207 Bus 5055
Route 2208 Bus 4002
Route 2210 Bus 4009
Route 2211 Bus 211
Route 2845 Bus 5420

11 buses service the Poolesville Magnet program both AM and PM.

Extra-curricular activities

Lacrosse
Drama Club
Debate Team
Football
Basketball
Tennis
Soccer
Baseball
Track
Swimming and Diving
Math team
Annual Speedball Tournament
It's Academic
ELLE (Emerging Leaders Looking for Excellence) Sorority
Mock Trial
The Exploration Of Space and Time

Boys' varsity soccer

In 2006, the Boys Varsity soccer team won their first divisional title after having back to back regional championships.
Coached by Mark Agnew, the 2006 team compiled an 8-3-3 record.

Rivals

Brunswick High School
Clarksburg High School
Ms. Sigman

Notable alumni

A member of the class of 2002 was featured in the October 2004 College edition of Playboy magazine under the name Mackenzie Jolie.
Another student of the class of 2002 had produced a wildly popular website called epornreview.[3] It has proved very lucrative.
Garrett Miller (2002) has produced an online art gallery of mail art.[4]

External links

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