Poolesville High School

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Poolesville High School
File:Poolesville.jpg
The PHS Falcon, the school's mascot, chosen to represent truth, honor, and loyalty.
Location
Poolesville, Maryland
United States
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Information
Type Public (Magnet) Secondary
Established 1911
Principal Deena Levine
Number of students 1,235
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 Program, the Humanities Program, the Science, Math, Computer Science (SMCS) Program and the Independent Studies Program (ISP).

History

The core of the building was built in 1911 as an elementary school. The school housed Poolesville's middle school and high school up until 1997 when John Poole Middle School was built.[1] Poolesville's first graduates were seven students in 1920.[2]

From the school's inception until 2002, the school's mascot was an Indian, and its logo was the profile of an Indian warrior in full head-dress. In 2001, amidst some controversy, the school's students and Poolesville Community voted on whether to keep the Indian mascot or to change the school's mascot to a Falcon. Although the students and community elected to keep the Indian as the school mascot, at the beginning of the 2001-2002 school year the Maryland Bureau of Indian Affairs overruled the vote. Beginning the 2002-2003 school year, the students voted to change the school's mascot to a Falcon.

Academics

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, honor students in northern Montgomery County ("upcounty") have the opportunity to become a part of one of three "houses": Global Ecology; Humanities; or Science, Math, and Computer Science. Students who test to get in the Magnet Houses are "certificate" and are required to take the standard courses. Students who do not test in, but still go to Poolesville High School are able to become a part of a house called Independent Studies, but are "non-certificate" and can choose to take specialized courses. The science department has been voted the number one department for the past five years.

Notable Alumni

Demographics

Year Enrollment Native American/
Alaskan Native		  % Asian/
Pacific Islander		  % African
American		  % Non-Hispanic
White		  % Hispanic  %
2012-13 1235 3 0.2 286 23.1 62 5 717 58 99 8
2009-10 1150 6 0.5 243 21.1 70 6.1 768 66.8 63 5.5
2008-09 1049 8 0.8 186 17.7 60 5.7 750 71.5 45 4.3
2007-08 1012 8 0.8 127 12.6 50 4.9 790 78.0 37 3.7
2006-07 939 5 0.1 69 7.34 54 5.8 777 82.7 34 3.6
2005-06 861 3 0.2 32 3.44 46 5.3 757 87.9 23 2.7
2004-05 825 4 0.4 35 3.34 35 4.2 728 88.2 23 2.8
2003-04 776 3 0.1 35 3.21 29 3.7 696 89.7 13 1.7
2002-03 753 3 0.2 28 2.98 23 3.1 682 90.6 17 2.3

Transportation

10 buses service Poolesville HS for base-area students. There are also buses for out-of-area students in the magnet program.

Sports

Poolesville fields teams in 18 different sports including:

Nearby schools

External links

References

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