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Winston Churchill High School (Maryland)
Public high school in Potomac, Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winston Churchill High School, often referred to as WCHS, Churchill High School, CHS or Churchill, is a public high school in Potomac, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County. It is the only public high school in Potomac.
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11300 Gainsborough Road , 20854 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°02′38″N 77°10′21″W |
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Former name | Potomac High School |
Type | Public high school |
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Established | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 240048000956[1] |
Principal | John Taylor[2] |
Teaching staff | 120.90 FTE (2022-23)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | 2,234 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.48 (2022-23)[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Kelly green and royal blue |
Athletics conference | MPSSAA 4A |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Rival | Thomas S. Wootton High School |
Newspaper | The Churchill Observer |
Yearbook | Finest Hours |
Feeder schools | Herbert Hoover Middle School, Cabin John Middle School |
Website | www |
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The school is named after Winston Churchill, a 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" a year later.[3]
Churchill belongs to the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Most of its students live in Potomac with a small portion in Bethesda.