Potomac High School (Maryland)

Potomac High School
Address
Potomac High School
5211 Boydell Avenue
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745
United States
Coordinates 38°49′19″N 76°58′38.40″W / 38.82194°N 76.9773333°W / 38.82194; -76.9773333Coordinates: 38°49′19″N 76°58′38.40″W / 38.82194°N 76.9773333°W / 38.82194; -76.9773333
Information
Funding type Public high school
School district Prince George's County Public Schools
Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell
Principal Nathaniel R. Laney
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,067
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Blue and yellow          
Mascot Wolverines
Rival Crossland High School
Oxon Hill High School
Feeder schools Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
Website http://www.pgcps.org/~potomac/

Potomac High School is a public high school located in the Glassmanor census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, with an Oxon Hill postal address.[1][2] It is a part of Prince George's County Public Schools.

The principal is Nathaniel R. Laney. The approximate enrollment as of August 2010 stands at 1,216 students in grades nine through twelve. The school hours are from 7:45am to 2:25pm. Potomac operates on an alternating A/B-Day block schedule. There is a mandatory uniform policy at this school. Potomac features a school-wide America's Choice School Design[3] signature program as well as an expansive "smaller learning communities" program, that essentially breaks the school down into smaller schools or "career academies".

The school serves:[4] all of Glassmanor CDP,[1] the Town of Forest Heights,[5] most of Hillcrest Heights CDP,[6] a portion of Marlow Heights CDP,[7] and a portion of Silver Hill CDP.[8]

Smaller learning communities

School of Arts, Media, and Communications

  • Academy of the Arts - Dance
  • Academy of the Arts - Music
  • Academy of the Arts - Visual

School of Business Management and Finance

  • Academy of Finance
  • Academy of Business Management

School of Consumer Services, Hospitality and Tourism

  • Academy of Hospitality and Restaurant Management

School of Human Resource Services

  • Academy of Military Sciences
  • Teacher Academy of Maryland

School of Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology

  • Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Pre-Engineering Academy

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glassmanor CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Home. Potomac High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "5211 Boydell Avenue, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745"
  3. ↑ America's Choice School Design
  4. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ Map. Town of Forest Heights. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Silver Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2.
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