Potomac High School
3401 Panther Pride Drive
Dumfries, VA 22026
Potomac High School Web Site
Phone: 703.441.4200
Principal: Marc Maloney
Assistant Principals: Ernette Martin and Lorraine Sadler
Other Administrators: Ms. Natalie Wright, Director of Guidance; Mr. Bill Stearns, Activities Director; Dr. Sally Harmon, Administrative Coordinator for Cambridge Program; Mr. Steve Bryson and Mr. Salvatore Colangelo, Administrative Assistants.
Specialty Program: Cambridge Programme
Date Opened: 1981
Number of Students: 1500
Number of teachers: approximately 110
Percent of Students Who Go on to Higher Education: 82%
School Colors: Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White
School Mascot: Panther
Potomac Senior High School opened in January 1981, with only a freshman class. Today Potomac has between 1460 to1600 students in grades 9-12 who reflect the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods. Potomac was named for its view of the Potomac River.
Potomac Senior High School serves communities from Neabsco Road south in Woodbridge down to and including some communities in Dumfries. Also Cardinal Drive communities on the north side above I-95 and on the south side from the Forest Park HS attendance area down to Route 1.
Potomac Senior High School is very proud to have three special programs on campus: Navy JROTC, Cambridge Program, and Collision Repair Technology.
Potomac's Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is a four year elective program providing students with the opportunity to learn and exercise leadership, self discipline, citizenship, physical fitness and organizational skills. Now in its tenth year, the program offers a variety of competitive activities outside the classroom including, rifle team, color guard, drill team and orienteering. The program also stresses student involvement in school and community service projects. Benefits after completion of our program include early promotion potential in the military and significantly higher acceptance rates for ROTC college scholarships and entrance into our Service Academies.
Potomac is the Cambridge Centre for the Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The Cambridge program emphasizes mathematics and physical sciences within the framework of a four-year program of mathematics, sciences, language arts, and the humanities. The Cambridge Program, which began in 2000, is an innovative and accelerated method of study offered thorough The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
To participate in the program, students must enroll each year in at least one Cambridge course and must complete a sequence of such classes from grades nine through twelve. The courses are divided into IGCSE level for grades 9-10, and AICE level for grades 11-12. AICE courses are acceptable for college credit. The AICE Diploma is another option for Seniors. For more information about the Cambridge Program at Potomac High School, call (703) 441-4200 or visit the website at www.potomacpanthers.org or www.cie.org.uk.
Potomac also offers a Collision Repair Technology Program, which is a National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) accredited program of study taught by an ASE certified technician. The courses prepare students for Auto Service Excellence (ASE) examinations and I-CAR examinations in Collision Repair. The mission of the Collision Repair Program is to assist the student in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary to be a successful entry level worker in the field of Collision Repairs and/or to continue his/her education in a related occupational field. The three-year program of studies begins in the tenth grade.
All three of the above Special Programs admit students through separate application processes. These applications are available on line at www.potomacpanthers.org
Extra-curricular activities, clubs, and Honor Societies keep many students active after school and on the weekends. From “Model-UN” to a wide variety of musical, dramatic, academic and sporting events, Potomac students demonstrate their talents with Panther Pride!
Potomac is fortunate to have a variety of helpful, caring parent organizations. The Potomac Panther’s Athletic Boosters Club, Grad Night Committee, Band Boosters, Parents as Educational Partners (PEP), and the Principal’s Advisory Council (PAC) actively support the students, teachers and extra curricular events. Thank you, parents!!! Potomac also receives support from its many Business Partners in the local community.
Potomac’s Diversity is it greatest strength. From scholastics to athletics, Potomac students and faculty reflect pride in their school. Potomac has been recognized as a School of Excellence, has met or exceeded all required criteria for Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOL), and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) –No Child Left Behind Act.
Revised: 7/30/07
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