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Winston Churchill High School, often referred to as WCHS, Churchill High School, CHS or Churchill, is a
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. It is the only public high school in Potomac. The school is named after
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. Founded in 1964 as Potomac High School, the school's name was changed to "Winston Churchill High School" a year later. Churchill belongs to the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Most of its students live in Potomac with a small portion in Bethesda.


History

Winston Churchill High School was established in 1964 as Potomac High School. The school was renamed to honor Sir Winston Churchill the following year. From 1999 to 2002, Churchill underwent renovations to modernize and revitalize the facilities. There was a formal rededication ceremony on April 21, 2002. Along with the opening of the new facility, the school's auditorium was renamed to the Dr. Gertrude G. Bish Auditorium, to honor the first principal of Churchill High School when it opened in 1964. She was the first woman high school principal in Montgomery County. In January 2010, a criminal investigation exposed a grade-changing scandal at Churchill. 46 students' grades were modified after 8 students hacked the school's grade system. The incident was treated by the police as a criminal investigation. In 2016, controversy spiked in Montgomery County around racial incidents at Churchill. In November, two students put a sign reading "whites only" on a bathroom door, later telling authorities that they found the sign and wanted to see people's reaction. A month later, a few students allegedly entered a meeting of the school's Republican club, called the members racist, and wrote "Black Lives Matter" on the classroom whiteboard. In response, a club member supposedly said "White Lives Matter" directed to the non-club members. A Montgomery County Republican leader was hurt by this and told school district leaders after being informed by a parent. Chair of the education committee of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee, Richard Jurgena was worried for the state of the club and called for a "complete, rapid and nonpartisan" investigation. In 2017, after a basketball game between Winston Churchill High School and
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, Walter Johnson High School students defaced Winston Churchill High School property with vulgar graffiti. This caused $100,000 in damage. On October 13, 2021, a female Churchill student was assaulted by a 17-year old student from Walt Whitman High School. This incident occurred at the Churchill bus loop in the morning where the assailant brandished a knife and attacked the victim. The assailant subsequently fled the scene only to be later identified and taken into custody. The victim sustained minor injuries and "enhanced monitoring" was supposedly implemented during future dismissals. In May 2022, a student made threats of violence against the school on social media. These included mentions of bringing guns and explosives on school property and murder threats in retaliation for being mistreated at the school. The student was out of state at the time, however, and was prohibited from returning to Churchill for the remainder of the school year. On February 13, 2023, Principal John Taylor sent out a message regarding a recent incident that occurred at the school. Racist graffiti in a boys bathroom at the school was noticed by a student and reported to school official, which prompted the removal of the graffiti and an investigation which has since gone unresolved.


Areas Served

Churchill students come from two feeder middle schools and five elementary schools: * Cabin John Middle School ** Bells Mill Elementary School ** Seven Locks Elementary School * Herbert Hoover Middle School ** Beverly Farms Elementary School ** Potomac Elementary School ** Wayside Elementary School


School awards and academics

Churchill has been ranked in the top 100 high schools in the United States for years, climbing to 42 in 2007 and 75 in 2017. Churchill earned the 2007 Maryland Blue Ribbon Award and was selected by the
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as a 2007 National
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School. In 2012, Churchill was rated the best high school in Maryland and fifth among non-magnet schools nationally 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
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High Schools with 83.9 (out of 100) College Readiness Index. In 2017, Churchill was ranked the best high school in Maryland and 75th in the nation by ''U.S. News''. As of 2024, Churchill has fallen to the 5th-ranked high school in Maryland and the 295th-ranked nationally, according to U.S News and World Report. Churchill students average a score of 1299 on the
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, with 640 on verbal and 659 on math.


Departments and programs

Churchill has nine academic departments:
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Autism Program

The Autism Program provides a program for students with
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. These students learn how to improve their skills at undertaking certain tasks and also learn speech.


Signature Program

The Signature Program allows students to follow one of several course paths to specialize in a particular career field. The program comprises three academies: the Academy of Math, Science, & Technology; the Academy of International Studies; and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.


Bridge Program

The Bridge Program provides a program for adolescents and young adults with learning/emotional disabilities. The program intends to foster academic skill development and alter behaviors that interfere with academic learning. It is supervised by an interdisciplinary team intended to meet the needs of socially vulnerable middle and high school students who may be challenged by problem-solving abstract thinking, organizing and planning, interpreting social cues, establishing relationships with peers, coping with anxiety, changes in routine, and transitioning.


Performing arts

Many theater productions are put on regularly, including a night of
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s. The One Acts Festival is student-produced, directed, and funded by the drama club. Churchill also has a choir program. Showstoppers is a mixed-gender show choir group, while Jazz Ambassadors is a mixed-gender choir. Both groups regularly compete within Montgomery County, regionally, and nationally. Churchill also hosts an annual show choir competition. Churchill's choral music groups are Voice of a Generation (VOAG), Jazz Ambassadors, and Showstoppers. Voice of a Generation is a non-audition group for students who like to sing and learn about the study of music. Students learn to sight-read, read music, and improve their performance skills. Jazz Ambassadors is a coed ensemble selected through auditions, focusing on developing vocal technique. Most songs are challenging jazz music, but this is often stretched to arrangements of different kinds of music like pop or classical. Showstoppers is an honors show choir group of students selected through auditions who previously held choir positions at Churchill. This group features musically challenging music. Most music is popular, but any musical style, including sacred and secular works, is rehearsed and performed. In 2007, Churchill's fall production of ''
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High School Theater Awards, winning Best Orchestra (for the third consecutive year), Best Cameo Actor, and Best Cameo Actress. Only one other school received more awards. In 2009, Churchill's fall production of '' Rent: School Edition'' was nominated for four Cappies High School Theater Awards: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist, Best Orchestra, and Best Song. Churchill won awards for Best Female Vocalist as well as Best Orchestra. Many students form bands, typically of a rock variety, and the school occasionally facilitates this by sponsoring a battle of the bands or band performance. The school has sponsored day-long concerts on school grounds; the Merritthon, a fundraising event for
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research, occurred annually from 2002 to 2004. In 2009, the instrumental music program won four awards at the Windy City Classic, including Best Symphonic Band, Best Orchestra, Best Classical Soloist, and Best Overall Program. The jazz band received second place in that category. All three groups received a gold rating.


Publications

Churchill produces three publications, all of which have won awards: its newspaper, ''The Churchill Observer''; its yearbook, ''Finest Hours''; and its literary magazine, ''Erehwon''.


Athletics

Winston Churchill High School offers the following sports:


Fall

* Cheerleading * Cross-country * Field hockey * Football * Golf * Poms * Boys' soccer * Girls' soccer * Girls' tennis * Girls' volleyball * Handball


Winter

* Boys' basketball * Girls' basketball * Cheerleading * Ice hockey (independent club) * Poms * Indoor track * Swimming and diving * Wrestling * Bocce ball


Spring

* Baseball * Softball * Coed softball * Boys' lacrosse * Girls' lacrosse * Boys' tennis * Girls' tennis * Track and field * Boys' volleyball * Coed volleyball * Ultimate frisbee


State championships


Notable alumni

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Noah Bratschi Noah Bratschi (born July 31, 2000) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 International Federation ...
(class of 2018), professional speed climber, American record holder, Bronze medalist World Championships, World Cup silver medalist, 9x US World TeamNoah Bratschi Earns First Climbing World Cup Podium In Salt Lake City
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Churchill statistics from MCPSMaryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association''The Churchill Observer''churchillathletics.com
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