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PAINTBRANCHHIGHSCHOOL
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October 9, 2014 AcademyofScienceandMedia
NationalBlueRibbonSchoolofExcellence
NewAmericanHighSchool
LEEDGOLDGreenSchool
RebeccaF.BaberAcademyofFinanceHighSchool
MyriamA.Rogers,Ed.D.,Principal
SamanthaN.Candia,SignatureCoordinator
PaintBranchHighSchool
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PaintBranchHighSchool
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HEALTH,P.E.&ATHLETICS
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AthleticsShowcase ThePaintBranchAthleticDepartment involvesapproximately900studentson43teams
(Varsity,JuniorVarsityandCorollarySports)acrossthethreesportsseasons.Tonight,the
HeatherPodosek
PomsandCheerleaderswillbepracticingforupcomingcompetitions.Throughathletics,
AthleticCoaches
coachesemphasizesportsmanship,team‐building,andacademics.Lastyear,56%ofour
student‐athletesearnedaGPAof3.0orhigherand315studentathletesearnedMinds
inMotionawardsfromthestateforearninga3.25GPAorhigherwhileplayingasport.
48student‐athletesearnedaperfect4.0GPAduringtheseason.OurAthleticDirector,
coachesandstudentsfromavarietyofsportsteamswillbestationedinthegymtoanswer
anyquestionsyoumayhave.FormoreinformationaboutourAthleticDepartment,pleasego
toourwebsiteat:http://paintbranchathletics.org/.
Health&P.E.
1003 TeresaShatzer
TheHealthandPhysicalEducationDepartment offersanarrayofclassestomeet
individualpreferences.ThedepartmentprovidesBasketball,StrengthTrainingand
Conditioning,Football/Soccer,StreetHockey/FloorHockey,Volleyball,TotalFitness,Dance
andWalkingforWellness.Thedepartmentalsooffersthe½creditcourseinHealth
EducationandHonorsHealththatisrequiredbythestate.AtPaintBranch,thecourse
emphasizesthesignatureusingmedia,healthoccupations,andlifesciencesresources.
Healthteachersutilizeresourcesthatpromotewellnessandhealthliteracy.Electives
include½creditinFamilyLifeandHumanDevelopmentforJuniorsandSeniorswhohave
successfullycompletedHealthEducation.
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Weights,Dance&
Wrestling
Asyouexitthegymnasiumandenter therearhallway,youwillpasstheWeightRoom,Dance
StudioandWrestlingRoom.Besuretotakealookinatthesethreeincrediblespaces!
MUSIC
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Music
ChristineMitchell
SeanKirchhoff
Therearesevenmajormusicensembles:ConcertOrchestra,JazzEnsemble,Concert
Band,SymphonicBand,ConcertChorusandtheJazzSingers.Inaddition,ourextra‐
curricularinstrumentalperformancegroupsareMarchingBandduringthefallseasonand
PitOrchestrafortheSpringMusical.LastspringthePBHSMusicDepartmenttookFirst
Placein7categoriesattheAtlantaMusicFestival.Inadditionahighlycovetedandnot
alwaysawarded,“EspritdeCorps”trophywasgiventoPaintBranchfortheiroutstanding
citizenshipandcharacter.Bothourinstrumentalandvocalmusicprogramsconsistently
earnthehighestmarksobtainableinMCPSandStatecompetitions.OurOrchestrahas
competedintheMarylandStateOrchestracompetition.TheJazzSingers,theshowchoir,is
knownforitsshowstoppingperformances.WealsoofferGuitar,PianoandWorld
DrummingatPB.TheWinterMusicConcertisThursday,December11,2014at7:00.
PaintBranchHighSchool
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SPECIALPROGRAMS&ACADEMIES
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AcademyofHealth
Professions
NadineTaylor‐
Tolbert
MelanieBoslego
InMedicalSciencewithClinicalApplications,studentsspendonesemesterinadouble
periodclasspreparingfortheirsecondsemesterinternshipsatHolyCrossHospital.They
alsotakeacollegelevelmedicalterminologycoursetaughtbyaprofessorfromMontgomery
College.Atthehospital,studentsrotatethroughavarietyofdepartmentsandparticipatein
directpatientcare.Theclinicalspaceissetuptogivethemasmuchpracticeinpatientcare
astheyneedtobereadyinJanuaryTheAcademyofHealthProfessionsprogramfocuseson
preparingstudentsacademicallyandtechnicallyforthemanycareersinhealthscienceand
medicine.Theprogramutilizesprojectandproblem‐basedlearning,clinicalexperiencesas
wellasclassroomandlabinstructiontoteachstudentstheacademicandcareerknowledge
relatedtohealthcare.AtPaintBranchourprogramoffersFoundationsofMedicineand
HealthScience,StructureandFunctionoftheHumanBody,MedicalTerminology,and
MedicalSciencewithClinicalApplications.Studentsfinishingthisprogrammaytake
theMarylandBoardofNursingCNAexamtobecomeaCertifiedNursingAssistant.
OurPharmacyProgramoffersFoundationsofMedicineandHealthScience,Structure
andFunctionoftheHumanBody,andIntroductiontoPharmacycourse.Internshipsin
localhealthcarefacilitiesandpharmaciesmaybecompletedduringthesenioryearofhigh
school.
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to
Engineering
1344F RaymondJenkins
Asyouwalkbythisarea,pleaselookinandseeourengineeringsuiteofclassroomsand
computerengineeringclassrooms.PaintBranchoffersafullrangeofEngineeringclasses
startingwithIntroductiontoEngineeringDesign,PrinciplesofEngineering,CivilandDigital.
StudentsmayearnTechEdcreditaswellasearnadiplomafromtheAcademyof
EngineeringaftercompletingaCapstoneproject.Studentswilldemonstratethestateofthe
artengineeringsoftwarecalledRevitandInventor.Studentsmaybegincomputerscience
coursesinGrade9withVisualBasicandcontinuewithJAVAandAdvancedPlacement
ComputerScience.InWebPageDesign,studentsmasterHTMLandJavaScript.
Panther
Trust
Bank
Academyof
Finance
MikeDiamond
TheAcademyofFinance introducesstudentstothebroadcareeropportunitiesinthe
financialservicesindustryandintheprocess,equipsthemtomakesoundchoicesforthe
future.StudentsneedtotakeAccountingA/B,FinancialPlanning,BankingandCredit,
InternationalFinance,EconomicsandWorldFinance,onecollegecourseatMontgomery
College,aninternshipaswellasgettheopportunitytorunthePantherTrust,ourschool
bank!
Panther
Paw
Restaurant
Management&
CulinaryArts,
SueMcWilliams
StudentsmayparticipateinavarietyofcareerdevelopmentprogramsatPaintBranch,
includingchilddevelopment,business,medicalcareers,andRestaurantManagement&
CulinaryArts.Intherestaurantmanagementprogram,studentsworkinadoubleperiod
classtomanagetheschool’srestaurant,thePantherPaw.Theyhandlethefinances,
inventory,menuplanning,foodcosts,foodpreparation,andmarketingwhileestablishinga
basicfoundationintheculinaryarts.Studentscatereventswithintheschoolcommunityand
haveopportunitiestoenterscholarshipcompetitions.Uponcompletionofthetwo‐year
programoutsideinternshipsareavailableandcreditmaybeearnedtowardspost‐secondary
studyinthehospitalityfields.TheprogramissecondaryaccreditedbytheAmericanCulinary
Federation.
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PaintBranchHighSchool
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SPECIALPROGRAMS&ACADEMIES
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NJROTCProgram
CommanderJohnJ.
DeCavage
TheNavalJuniorReserveOfficers’TrainingCorps(NJROTC)Program withover130
cadetsingrades9through12,wasfoundedin2003,andistheonlyJROTCprograminthe
NEC.Thegoalsoftheprogramareto:enhanceawarenessoftherights,responsibilities,and
privilegesofcitizenship,promotepatriotism,developeachstudent’ssenseofpersonal
responsibility,buildlifeskills,provideleadershipopportunities,provideinformationonthe
DepartmentofDefenseandthemilitary,andexpandastudent’soverallacademicknowledge.
Thesegoalsareachievedthroughclassroominstruction,militarydrill,physicalexercise,and
fieldtripstodefense‐relatedinstallations.OptionalextracurricularactivitiesincludeDrill
Team,DrillTeamwithArms,ColorGuard,AirRifleTeamandvariousathleticteams.
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Hospitality
Management&
FoodScience
SandraLevine
HospitalityManagement isacompleterprogramthatisbasedupontheNationalRestaurant
Association’sProStartcurriculum.Thisindustry‐drivencurriculumwillprovidereal‐world
opportunitiesandbuildpracticalskillsandafoundationthatwilllastalifetime.Studentswill
havetheopportunitytoearncollegecreditandgainvaluablehands‐onexperienceby
workinginthehospitalityindustry.
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ChildDevelopment
&Education
Academy
DeniseSmith
StudentsintheEarlyChildDevelopmentProgram ofStudyhaveopportunitiestowork
withchildreninavarietyofeducationalsettings.Knowledgeofphysical,intellectual,
language,social,andemotionaldevelopmentisacquiredandappliedthroughplanning
lessons,teaching,andobservingfour‐yearoldsinthechilddevelopmentlaboratory.Through
guidedpractice,research,andtraining,studentsdevelopcompetenceincreativeteaching
techniques
StudentsmayearnuptoninearticulatedcollegecreditsatMontgomeryCollege.Upon
completionoftheprogramandearningthe
90+9ClockHoursCertification,highschoolgraduatesarepreparedtopursuepostsecondary
educationandcareeropportunitiesinearlychildhoodeducationandrelatedfieldsofstudy.
MLK
Blvd.
AVID
KayceeCrump
ThemissionofPaintBranchAVIDistoensurethat ALLstudents,especiallytheunder‐
servedstudentswhoareintheacademicmiddle,will:succeedinrigorouscurriculum,
completearigorouscollegepreparatorypath(specificallyhonors,AdvancedPlacement,and
UniversityofMarylandearlycollegeadmissioncourses),entermainstreamactivitiesofthe
school,increasetheirenrollmentinfour‐yearcollegesandbecomeeducatedandresponsible
participantsandleadersinademocraticsociety.
PaintBranchHighSchool
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ACADEMICROW
StrollalongMLKBlvd.tospeaktoteachersaboutthefollowingprograms:
English
KarlSchiffgens
Englishteachersandsponsorsofouraward‐winningNewspaperandYearbook,teachstudentsthe
skillsandconceptsthatconnecteffectivecommunicationtoresearch,languageuse,presentation
techniques,medialiteracy,desktoppublishing,multimediatechnologies,andwebpagedesign.Paint
BranchoffershonorslevelEnglishclassesatallgradesandAdvancedPlacementclassesinGrades11
and12.
Art
AliceNorris
DigitalArtistaughtinourcomputergraphicsandcommunicationlabtointroducestudentstothelatest
software,skills,andconceptsusedinthegraphicartsindustry.Photographyisofferedonlevels1‐3in
ourfullyequippedphotographylabandstudentslearntocomposeanddevelopimageswithtraditional
anddigitaltechnologies.Ceramicsprovideshandsonexperiencewithclay,makingfunctionaland
decorativeobjects.FoundationsofArtprovidesavarietyofexperiencesin2Dart.
WorldLanguages
MeganTomas
PaintBranchoffersSpanishand Frenchtostudentsinlevels1– 6andAP,andJapanesetostudentsin
levels1–5.WeareoneofonlyfourschoolsinthecountytoofferJapanese.Classesareconductedinthe
targetlanguagewithmuchemphasisoninterpersonalcommunicationandstudyofculturaldiversityto
helpstudentsacquireskillsandattitudesnecessaryforeffectiveparticipationinaneconomically,
sociallyandpoliticallyinterdependentworld.Honorscoursesbeginatlevel3andAPLanguageand
CultureareavailableforFrenchandSpanishstudents.Thelanguageprogramiscomplementedby
tripsandexchangestoSpain,France,andJapan,wherestudentsgetachancetopracticetheir
skillsinatotalimmersionenvironment.
SocialStudies
AndrewWhite
AllteachersatPaintBranchusestrategiestoengagestudentsincriticalandcreativethinkingandtogive
themopportunitiestointeractwitheachother,withmaterials,andwithideas.Usingstrategiesbasedon
brainresearch,teachersinvolvestudentsinwriting,speaking,organizinginformationgraphically,and
transforminginformationintonewmodelsortopredictpossibilities.Studentsuseanddevelopthese
strategiesinSocialStudiesclasses.SocialStudiesclassesatPaintBranchincludefourAdvanced
PlacementcoursesincludingUnitedStates,andWorldHistory,NSLGovernment,andPsychologywhich
areavailableforstudentsstartingingrade10.SocialStudiesclassroomsalsoarepreparingourstudents
tobecome21stCenturyCitizensbyincorporatingtheuseofChromeBooks,electronicdatabases,and
evensocialmediaintodailyclassroompractice.
Mathematics
KimFeher
Ourgoalistocreateamathematicallyproficientstudentthroughengagingandchallenginglessons
StudentCollaborationandeffectiveuseoftechnology,includingPrometheanBoards,graphing
calculatorsandcomputers,enrichestherangeandqualityofmathinvestigations.Thestrategiesweuse
arevariedtobuildnewknowledgeandreinforcepriorknowledge.
WeoffertwolevelsoftheAdvancedPlacementCalculusexam,inadditiontotheCollegeLevel
ExaminationProgram(CLEP)forCalculusandtheAdvancePlacementStatisticsexam,allwhich
allowsstudentstoearncollegecreditwhileinhighschool.
Beyondourrigorouscoursesequencewewelcomestudentsfromallgradestojoinourawardwinning
MathTeamandinviteseniorswhomeetrequirementstoapplyforthePaintBranchMathematicsHonor
Society.
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MEDIA,TELEVISIONPRODUCTION&RADIO
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Media
Dr.GaryDorr
ClassesinalldisciplinesatPaintBranchscheduletheMediaCentertoconduct research
usingbooksandover75computers.StudentsmayusetheMediaCenterbeforeandafter
schoolandduringlunch.
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TVProduction
LeslieGreene
PaintBranchisoneofonlytwohighschoolsinthecountytoofferAdvancedTelevision
Production.Studentsproducedailylivenewsshowsandfeaturemagazineshowsona21st
centurysetdesignedbyMichaelFarber,asetdesignerforNBC,whichairthroughoutthe
school.StudentswillalsogettheopportunitytoworkonourstateoftheartNewTek
Tricasterliveproductionvideoswitcher,aswitcherusedthroughoutthecountryforlive
sports.PaintBranchwasthefirstandonlyhighschoolinMontgomeryCountywhostreams
itsdailyshowonthePaintBranchwebsite.Pleaseviewourtelevisionstudent’sdailywork
at:[www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/paintbranchhs]aswellasclassroom
productions,animationsandstudentproducednewspackagesandnewsstories.Students
alsohavetheopportunitytoparticipateinthe48HourFilmFestivalinMarch,an
internationalcompetition.Inaddition,studentsinotherclassesusethecommunicationsuite
toproduceradioshowsandsilentmoviestoshowconceptstheyarelearning.Advanced
televisionstudentsusethelatestdigitalcameras(15)tofilmtheirstoriesandcomplete
post‐productionineighteditingroomsontheadvancedsoftwareofAdobePremiere,part
ofasuitethatincludesPhotoshop,andAfterEffects(8).
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Radio
TomDeGroff
The state‐of‐the‐art Radio Station offers students an opportunity for hands‐on learning.
Students learn to manage all facets of radio station operations including: broadcasting on
NexGenDigitalStationAutomation,producing,engineering,mixingandeditingwithAdobe
Audition,scheduling,programming,interviewingandpromoting.
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SCIENCE
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Physics
DaveZaleski
PaintBranchoffersfourdifferentphysicsclasses.HonorsPhysicsinGrade9isthefirst
classinanacceleratedsciencesequenceofferedtostudentstakingHonorsGeometryor
AlgebraIIinGrade9.StudentsinthissequencetakeDoublePeriodBiologyand
Chemistryassophomores.Thisgivesthemtwoyearstopursuescienceatanadvancedlevel.
TheScienceDepartmentoffersfiveAdvancedPlacementcoursesincludingtwodifferentAP
Physicsclasses.APPhysicsCisafull‐year,double‐periodclasscomparabletotwosemesters
ofcalculus‐basedphysicsforengineeringandphysicalscience,sostudentsinthisclasscan
earnuptoeightcollegecredits.APPhysicsBisafull‐year,singleperiodclasscomparableto
ageneralphysicscollegecourse,andstudentscanearnuptofourcollegecredits.Paint
BranchalsooffersanHonorsPhysicsclassforjuniorsandseniorswhodidnottakephysics
in9thgrade.
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Biology
PamLeffler
Studentsinallclassesidentify,pose,and solveproblems.AdvancedPlacementBiologyis
anexampleofclassesscheduledindoubleperiodstoservetheprogram,ratherthanto
makeacoursefittheschedule.AsearlyasGrade10,studentshavetheopportunitytotake
doubleperiodchemistryandbiology(honorslevel)inseparatesemestersofthesameyear,
aswellasdoubleperiodsofotheradvancedplacementsciencesandsomecareer
developmentcourses.Inaddition,biotechnologyskillsandconceptsareintegratedintoall
introductorylifescienceclassestopreparestudentsforallupperlevelsciencecourses–
AdvancedForensicsandHonorsAnatomyandPhysiology.
Thankyouforcoming!PleasestopbyAcademic&ActivitiesRowonthefirstfloorof
MLKAvenuetolearnmoreaboutourwonderfulprogramsincluding:
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AnimationCrew
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Perspectives(DramaClub)
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PaintBranchEngineeringClub
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StudentGovernmentAssociation
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SpecialEducationProgram
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Forensics
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OperationSmile
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EnvironmentalClub
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ModelUN
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GSA
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Forensics/Debate
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InternshipProgram
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KeyClub
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MainstreamNewspaper
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PsychologyClub
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Yearbook
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Counseling
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NationalHonorSociety
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College&CareerCenter
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BestBuddies
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AnimeClub
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FrenchClub
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JapaneseLanguageProgram