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PAINTBRANCHHIGHSCHOOLOpenHouseTourInformation
October 9, 2014
AcademyofScienceandMediaNationalBlueRibbonSchoolofExcellence
NewAmericanHighSchoolLEEDGOLDGreenSchool
RebeccaF.BaberAcademyofFinanceHighSchool
MyriamA.Rogers,Ed.D.,PrincipalSamanthaN.Candia,SignatureCoordinator
ScanthisQRcodewithyourmobiledevicetobetakentothe2014PaintBranchOpenHousewebpage!
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
HEALTH,P.E.&ATHLETICS
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AthleticsShowcaseHeatherPodosekAthleticCoaches
ThePaintBranchAthleticDepartment involvesapproximately900studentson43teams(Varsity,JuniorVarsityandCorollarySports)acrossthethreesportsseasons.Tonight,thePomsandCheerleaderswillbepracticingforupcomingcompetitions.Throughathletics,coachesemphasizesportsmanship,team‐building,andacademics.Lastyear,56%ofourstudent‐athletesearnedaGPAof3.0orhigherand315studentathletesearnedMindsinMotionawardsfromthestateforearninga3.25GPAorhigherwhileplayingasport.48student‐athletesearnedaperfect4.0GPAduringtheseason.OurAthleticDirector,coachesandstudentsfromavarietyofsportsteamswillbestationedinthegymtoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.FormoreinformationaboutourAthleticDepartment,pleasegotoourwebsiteat:http://paintbranchathletics.org/.
1003Health&P.E.TeresaShatzer
TheHealthandPhysicalEducationDepartment offersanarrayofclassestomeetindividualpreferences.ThedepartmentprovidesBasketball,StrengthTrainingandConditioning,Football/Soccer,StreetHockey/FloorHockey,Volleyball,TotalFitness,DanceandWalkingforWellness.Thedepartmentalsooffersthe½creditcourseinHealthEducationandHonorsHealththatisrequiredbythestate.AtPaintBranch,thecourseemphasizesthesignatureusingmedia,healthoccupations,andlifesciencesresources.Healthteachersutilizeresourcesthatpromotewellnessandhealthliteracy.Electivesinclude½creditinFamilyLifeandHumanDevelopmentforJuniorsandSeniorswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHealthEducation.
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Weights,Dance&Wrestling
Asyouexitthegymnasiumandenter therearhallway,youwillpasstheWeightRoom,DanceStudioandWrestlingRoom.Besuretotakealookinatthesethreeincrediblespaces!
MUSIC
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MusicChristineMitchellSeanKirchhoff
Therearesevenmajormusicensembles:ConcertOrchestra,JazzEnsemble,ConcertBand,SymphonicBand,ConcertChorusandtheJazzSingers.Inaddition,ourextra‐curricularinstrumentalperformancegroupsareMarchingBandduringthefallseasonandPitOrchestrafortheSpringMusical.LastspringthePBHSMusicDepartmenttookFirstPlacein7categoriesattheAtlantaMusicFestival.Inadditionahighlycovetedandnotalwaysawarded,“EspritdeCorps”trophywasgiventoPaintBranchfortheiroutstandingcitizenshipandcharacter.BothourinstrumentalandvocalmusicprogramsconsistentlyearnthehighestmarksobtainableinMCPSandStatecompetitions.OurOrchestrahascompetedintheMarylandStateOrchestracompetition.TheJazzSingers,theshowchoir,isknownforitsshowstoppingperformances.WealsoofferGuitar,PianoandWorldDrummingatPB.TheWinterMusicConcertisThursday,December11,2014at7:00.
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
SPECIALPROGRAMS&ACADEMIES131713191021
AcademyofHealthProfessionsNadineTaylor‐TolbertMelanieBoslego
InMedicalSciencewithClinicalApplications,studentsspendonesemesterinadoubleperiodclasspreparingfortheirsecondsemesterinternshipsatHolyCrossHospital.TheyalsotakeacollegelevelmedicalterminologycoursetaughtbyaprofessorfromMontgomeryCollege.Atthehospital,studentsrotatethroughavarietyofdepartmentsandparticipateindirectpatientcare.TheclinicalspaceissetuptogivethemasmuchpracticeinpatientcareastheyneedtobereadyinJanuaryTheAcademyofHealthProfessionsprogramfocusesonpreparingstudentsacademicallyandtechnicallyforthemanycareersinhealthscienceandmedicine.Theprogramutilizesprojectandproblem‐basedlearning,clinicalexperiencesaswellasclassroomandlabinstructiontoteachstudentstheacademicandcareerknowledgerelatedtohealthcare.AtPaintBranchourprogramoffersFoundationsofMedicineandHealthScience,StructureandFunctionoftheHumanBody,MedicalTerminology,andMedicalSciencewithClinicalApplications.StudentsfinishingthisprogrammaytaketheMarylandBoardofNursingCNAexamtobecomeaCertifiedNursingAssistant.
OurPharmacyProgramoffersFoundationsofMedicineandHealthScience,StructureandFunctionoftheHumanBody,andIntroductiontoPharmacycourse.Internshipsinlocalhealthcarefacilitiesandpharmaciesmaybecompletedduringthesenioryearofhighschool.
1344Ato1344F
AcademyofEngineeringRaymondJenkins
Asyouwalkbythisarea,pleaselookinandseeourengineeringsuiteofclassroomsandcomputerengineeringclassrooms.PaintBranchoffersafullrangeofEngineeringclassesstartingwithIntroductiontoEngineeringDesign,PrinciplesofEngineering,CivilandDigital.StudentsmayearnTechEdcreditaswellasearnadiplomafromtheAcademyofEngineeringaftercompletingaCapstoneproject.StudentswilldemonstratethestateoftheartengineeringsoftwarecalledRevitandInventor.StudentsmaybegincomputersciencecoursesinGrade9withVisualBasicandcontinuewithJAVAandAdvancedPlacementComputerScience.InWebPageDesign,studentsmasterHTMLandJavaScript.
PantherTrustBank1216
AcademyofFinanceMikeDiamond
TheAcademyofFinance introducesstudentstothebroadcareeropportunitiesinthefinancialservicesindustryandintheprocess,equipsthemtomakesoundchoicesforthefuture.StudentsneedtotakeAccountingA/B,FinancialPlanning,BankingandCredit,InternationalFinance,EconomicsandWorldFinance,onecollegecourseatMontgomeryCollege,aninternshipaswellasgettheopportunitytorunthePantherTrust,ourschoolbank!
PantherPaw10331215
RestaurantManagement&CulinaryArts,SueMcWilliams
StudentsmayparticipateinavarietyofcareerdevelopmentprogramsatPaintBranch,includingchilddevelopment,business,medicalcareers,andRestaurantManagement&CulinaryArts.Intherestaurantmanagementprogram,studentsworkinadoubleperiodclasstomanagetheschool’srestaurant,thePantherPaw.Theyhandlethefinances,inventory,menuplanning,foodcosts,foodpreparation,andmarketingwhileestablishingabasicfoundationintheculinaryarts.Studentscatereventswithintheschoolcommunityandhaveopportunitiestoenterscholarshipcompetitions.Uponcompletionofthetwo‐yearprogramoutsideinternshipsareavailableandcreditmaybeearnedtowardspost‐secondarystudyinthehospitalityfields.TheprogramissecondaryaccreditedbytheAmericanCulinaryFederation.
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
SPECIALPROGRAMS&ACADEMIES11411143
NJROTCProgramCommanderJohnJ.DeCavage
TheNavalJuniorReserveOfficers’TrainingCorps(NJROTC)Programwithover130cadetsingrades9through12,wasfoundedin2003,andistheonlyJROTCprogramintheNEC.Thegoalsoftheprogramareto:enhanceawarenessoftherights,responsibilities,andprivilegesofcitizenship,promotepatriotism,developeachstudent’ssenseofpersonalresponsibility,buildlifeskills,provideleadershipopportunities,provideinformationontheDepartmentofDefenseandthemilitary,andexpandastudent’soverallacademicknowledge.Thesegoalsareachievedthroughclassroominstruction,militarydrill,physicalexercise,andfieldtripstodefense‐relatedinstallations.OptionalextracurricularactivitiesincludeDrillTeam,DrillTeamwithArms,ColorGuard,AirRifleTeamandvariousathleticteams.
1142 HospitalityManagement&FoodScienceSandraLevine
HospitalityManagement isacompleterprogramthatisbasedupontheNationalRestaurantAssociation’sProStartcurriculum.Thisindustry‐drivencurriculumwillprovidereal‐worldopportunitiesandbuildpracticalskillsandafoundationthatwilllastalifetime.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoearncollegecreditandgainvaluablehands‐onexperiencebyworkinginthehospitalityindustry.
1026 ChildDevelopment&EducationAcademyDeniseSmith
StudentsintheEarlyChildDevelopmentProgram ofStudyhaveopportunitiestoworkwithchildreninavarietyofeducationalsettings.Knowledgeofphysical,intellectual,language,social,andemotionaldevelopmentisacquiredandappliedthroughplanninglessons,teaching,andobservingfour‐yearoldsinthechilddevelopmentlaboratory.Throughguidedpractice,research,andtraining,studentsdevelopcompetenceincreativeteachingtechniques
StudentsmayearnuptoninearticulatedcollegecreditsatMontgomeryCollege.Uponcompletionoftheprogramandearningthe90+9ClockHoursCertification,highschoolgraduatesarepreparedtopursuepostsecondaryeducationandcareeropportunitiesinearlychildhoodeducationandrelatedfieldsofstudy.
MLKBlvd.
AVIDKayceeCrump
ThemissionofPaintBranchAVIDistoensurethat ALLstudents,especiallytheunder‐servedstudentswhoareintheacademicmiddle,will:succeedinrigorouscurriculum,completearigorouscollegepreparatorypath(specificallyhonors,AdvancedPlacement,andUniversityofMarylandearlycollegeadmissioncourses),entermainstreamactivitiesoftheschool,increasetheirenrollmentinfour‐yearcollegesandbecomeeducatedandresponsibleparticipantsandleadersinademocraticsociety.
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
ACADEMICROWStrollalongMLKBlvd.tospeaktoteachersaboutthefollowingprograms:
EnglishKarlSchiffgens
Englishteachersandsponsorsofouraward‐winningNewspaperandYearbook,teachstudentstheskillsandconceptsthatconnecteffectivecommunicationtoresearch,languageuse,presentationtechniques,medialiteracy,desktoppublishing,multimediatechnologies,andwebpagedesign.PaintBranchoffershonorslevelEnglishclassesatallgradesandAdvancedPlacementclassesinGrades11and12.
ArtAliceNorris
DigitalArtistaughtinourcomputergraphicsandcommunicationlabtointroducestudentstothelatestsoftware,skills,andconceptsusedinthegraphicartsindustry.Photographyisofferedonlevels1‐3inourfullyequippedphotographylabandstudentslearntocomposeanddevelopimageswithtraditionalanddigitaltechnologies.Ceramicsprovideshandsonexperiencewithclay,makingfunctionalanddecorativeobjects.FoundationsofArtprovidesavarietyofexperiencesin2Dart.
WorldLanguagesMeganTomas
PaintBranchoffersSpanishand Frenchtostudentsinlevels1– 6andAP,andJapanesetostudentsinlevels1–5.WeareoneofonlyfourschoolsinthecountytoofferJapanese.Classesareconductedinthetargetlanguagewithmuchemphasisoninterpersonalcommunicationandstudyofculturaldiversitytohelpstudentsacquireskillsandattitudesnecessaryforeffectiveparticipationinaneconomically,sociallyandpoliticallyinterdependentworld.Honorscoursesbeginatlevel3andAPLanguageandCultureareavailableforFrenchandSpanishstudents.ThelanguageprogramiscomplementedbytripsandexchangestoSpain,France,andJapan,wherestudentsgetachancetopracticetheirskillsinatotalimmersionenvironment.
SocialStudiesAndrewWhite
AllteachersatPaintBranchusestrategiestoengagestudentsincriticalandcreativethinkingandtogivethemopportunitiestointeractwitheachother,withmaterials,andwithideas.Usingstrategiesbasedonbrainresearch,teachersinvolvestudentsinwriting,speaking,organizinginformationgraphically,andtransforminginformationintonewmodelsortopredictpossibilities.StudentsuseanddevelopthesestrategiesinSocialStudiesclasses.SocialStudiesclassesatPaintBranchincludefourAdvancedPlacementcoursesincludingUnitedStates,andWorldHistory,NSLGovernment,andPsychologywhichareavailableforstudentsstartingingrade10.SocialStudiesclassroomsalsoarepreparingourstudentstobecome21stCenturyCitizensbyincorporatingtheuseofChromeBooks,electronicdatabases,andevensocialmediaintodailyclassroompractice.
MathematicsKimFeher
OurgoalistocreateamathematicallyproficientstudentthroughengagingandchallenginglessonsStudentCollaborationandeffectiveuseoftechnology,includingPrometheanBoards,graphingcalculatorsandcomputers,enrichestherangeandqualityofmathinvestigations.Thestrategiesweusearevariedtobuildnewknowledgeandreinforcepriorknowledge.
WeoffertwolevelsoftheAdvancedPlacementCalculusexam,inadditiontotheCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP)forCalculusandtheAdvancePlacementStatisticsexam,allwhichallowsstudentstoearncollegecreditwhileinhighschool.
BeyondourrigorouscoursesequencewewelcomestudentsfromallgradestojoinourawardwinningMathTeamandinviteseniorswhomeetrequirementstoapplyforthePaintBranchMathematicsHonorSociety.
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
MEDIA,TELEVISIONPRODUCTION&RADIO
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MediaDr.GaryDorr
ClassesinalldisciplinesatPaintBranchscheduletheMediaCentertoconduct researchusingbooksandover75computers.StudentsmayusetheMediaCenterbeforeandafterschoolandduringlunch.
2001TVProductionLeslieGreene
PaintBranchisoneofonlytwohighschoolsinthecountytoofferAdvancedTelevisionProduction.Studentsproducedailylivenewsshowsandfeaturemagazineshowsona21stcenturysetdesignedbyMichaelFarber,asetdesignerforNBC,whichairthroughouttheschool.StudentswillalsogettheopportunitytoworkonourstateoftheartNewTekTricasterliveproductionvideoswitcher,aswitcherusedthroughoutthecountryforlivesports.PaintBranchwasthefirstandonlyhighschoolinMontgomeryCountywhostreamsitsdailyshowonthePaintBranchwebsite.Pleaseviewourtelevisionstudent’sdailyworkat:[www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/paintbranchhs]aswellasclassroomproductions,animationsandstudentproducednewspackagesandnewsstories.Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytoparticipateinthe48HourFilmFestivalinMarch,aninternationalcompetition.Inaddition,studentsinotherclassesusethecommunicationsuitetoproduceradioshowsandsilentmoviestoshowconceptstheyarelearning.Advancedtelevisionstudentsusethelatestdigitalcameras(15)tofilmtheirstoriesandcompletepost‐productionineighteditingroomsontheadvancedsoftwareofAdobePremiere,partofasuitethatincludesPhotoshop,andAfterEffects(8).
2403RadioTomDeGroff
The state‐of‐the‐artRadio Station offers students an opportunity for hands‐on learning.Students learn tomanage all facets of radio stationoperations including: broadcasting onNexGenDigitalStationAutomation,producing,engineering,mixingandeditingwithAdobeAudition,scheduling,programming,interviewingandpromoting.
PaintBranchHighSchool Tour Description
SCIENCE3106 Physics
DaveZaleskiPaintBranchoffersfourdifferentphysicsclasses.HonorsPhysicsinGrade9isthefirstclassinanacceleratedsciencesequenceofferedtostudentstakingHonorsGeometryorAlgebraIIinGrade9.StudentsinthissequencetakeDoublePeriodBiologyandChemistryassophomores.Thisgivesthemtwoyearstopursuescienceatanadvancedlevel.TheScienceDepartmentoffersfiveAdvancedPlacementcoursesincludingtwodifferentAPPhysicsclasses.APPhysicsCisafull‐year,double‐periodclasscomparabletotwosemestersofcalculus‐basedphysicsforengineeringandphysicalscience,sostudentsinthisclasscanearnuptoeightcollegecredits.APPhysicsBisafull‐year,singleperiodclasscomparabletoageneralphysicscollegecourse,andstudentscanearnuptofourcollegecredits.PaintBranchalsooffersanHonorsPhysicsclassforjuniorsandseniorswhodidnottakephysicsin9thgrade.
3107 BiologyPamLeffler
Studentsinallclassesidentify,pose,and solveproblems.AdvancedPlacementBiologyisanexampleofclassesscheduledindoubleperiodstoservetheprogram,ratherthantomakeacoursefittheschedule.AsearlyasGrade10,studentshavetheopportunitytotakedoubleperiodchemistryandbiology(honorslevel)inseparatesemestersofthesameyear,aswellasdoubleperiodsofotheradvancedplacementsciencesandsomecareerdevelopmentcourses.Inaddition,biotechnologyskillsandconceptsareintegratedintoallintroductorylifescienceclassestopreparestudentsforallupperlevelsciencecourses–AdvancedForensicsandHonorsAnatomyandPhysiology.
Thankyouforcoming!PleasestopbyAcademic&ActivitiesRowonthefirstfloorof
MLKAvenuetolearnmoreaboutourwonderfulprogramsincluding:
AnimationCrew
PaintBranchEngineeringClub
SpecialEducationProgram
OperationSmile
ModelUN
Forensics/Debate
KeyClub
PsychologyClub
Counseling
College&CareerCenter
AnimeClub
Perspectives(DramaClub)
StudentGovernmentAssociation
Forensics
EnvironmentalClub
GSA
InternshipProgram
MainstreamNewspaper
Yearbook
NationalHonorSociety
BestBuddies
FrenchClub
JapaneseLanguageProgram