Potomac School Notes 7/25/12
Potomac School Notes
Walt Whitman High Wins Five Cappie Awards
Tech skills triumph
Walt Whitman High won five starry statuettes for technical excellence at Sunday night’s 13th annual Cappie Awards at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Out of the Ashes
Award-winning master carver and sculptor turns charred tree stump in to work of art.
A local wizard used his powers of transformation at a Potomac school recently.
Heights School Men’s Chorus Releases CD
Ensemble recorded the music at St. Peter’s Church in Vienna.
The Heights School Men’s Chorus released its latest CD earlier this month. Their recording, “Sing dem Herrn” (Sing to the Lord), is a collection of traditional men’s choral music performed a cappella.
Students Honored for Artistic Talent
Students at Potomac's St. Andrew's Episcopal School receive visual arts awards
Local budding artists were honored for their talent recently when St. Andrew's Episcopal School handed out accolades to more than 50 middle and upper school students at the school's annual Visual Arts Awards assembly in Potomac, Md.
Churchill Named Best Public High School in State
U.S. News and World Report ranks Potomac school number one in Maryland
U.S. News and World Report has named Potomac's Winston Churchill High School the best high school in the state of Maryland, and 57th in the nation.
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School Named for Flora Singer
Teacher, holocaust survivor, author, Potomac resident died in 2009.
The Montgomery Board of Education will name a public elementary school after the late Flora M. Singer, a Holocaust survivor, Potomac resident and former teacher at Cabin John Middle and Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein and Walt Whitman high schools.
Landon Hosts Azalea Garden Festival
Over the course of a weekend, guests at the 59th Annual Azalea Garden Festival at Landon School were invited to take part in a variety of events including shopping at the specialty boutiques, touring the "of Landon, by Landon" art exhibit, and viewing the musical performances on Miniter Quad.
Tiger Trot for Health
The Connelly School of the Holy Child hosted the Tiger Trot race on April 15.
‘A Night in Paris’ at Walt Whitman
The Walt Whitman Fashion Show, "A Night in Paris," took place on Friday, May 4 in the school's auditorium.
Holy Child Equestrians Win Championship
Sarah Holladay wins CASEY Award.
Potomac has a long history of equestrian triumphs — and Holy Child is living proof that history can repeat. The young women of the HC Junior Varsity squad have captured the prestigious championship of the Inter-School Horse Show Series (ISHS) for 2012.
Churchill Students Win 2012 National Achievement Scholarship
Award honors scholastic achievements of African American students
Two Potomac-area high school students were selected as 2012 National Achievement Scholarship winners by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Christine Hildreth and Maliza Namude received the highly selective prize that honors the academic achievements of African American students around the country.
Landon Teacher Launches Website
Potomac resident Josh Basile and Brittany Martin, a Chinese teacher and the Varsity Rugby head coach at Landon School, have co-founded a new website, www.SPINALpedia.com.