- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Infobox Secondary school
name = Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC)
motto =
established = 1926
type = Public Secondary
principal = Karen Lockard
students = 1,722 (2008)
grades = 9–12
city = Bethesda
state =Maryland
country = USA
district =Montgomery County Public Schools
campus = urban
colors = Blue and Gold
mascot = Baron
rival school = Walt Whitman High School
newspaper = The Tattler
literary magazine = Chips
yearbook = The Pine Tree
website = [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/bcchs/ Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School]Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) is a Montgomery County,
Maryland , USA,public school named for two of the towns it serves along with Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.Bethesda-Chevy Chase is a part of
Montgomery County Public Schools .The school serves the Chevy Chase and Bethesda areas including the towns of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase View, Chevy Chase Village, and Somerset; and the villages of Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase Section Five, Martin's Additions, and North Chevy Chase.
School performance
In 1960, the school was rated "Best School in America" by
Time Magazine . In 2005 the school was ranked 29th inNewsweek Magazine 's top 1000 High Schools in the U.S., ranked 34th in the 2006 edition, 44th in the 2007 edition, and 64th in the 2008 edition of the list.History
Begun as a two-story, 14-room facility on Wilson Lane in 1926, B-CC High School opened in its current location on East-West Highway in 1934 at 44,995 ft². New buildings or additions to existing buildings were constructed over the years:
*1936 - 36,515 ft² added
*1950 - 49,616 ft² added
*1952 - 22,396 ft² added
*1959 - 32,408 ft² added
*1966 - 29,023 ft² added
*1970 - 20,295 ft² added
*1975 - 8,378 ft² added
*1976 - 9,616 ft² addedwhich made the total school area 253,242 ft².In the summer of 1994, parents, teachers, administrators, business people, and other supporters of B-CC High School formed the Community Coalition for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Its charge was to re-engineer and refocus the high school in an increasingly urbanized and cosmopolitan area. CC-B-CC representatives were encouraged to think broadly and innovatively to create programs that would lead B-CC High School and Montgomery County Public Schools into the next century.
Because of this effort, in February 2002, B-CC High School re-opened its doors after a two-and-a-half year, multi-million dollar, comprehensive modernization that, among other things, combined the historic 1934 and 1936 structures into one building. It had a 213,499 ft² addition, 94,716 ft² of renovations of the original 1934, 1936 and part of the 1950 buildings, and 158,526 ft² of demolitions of most of the 1950 building, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1975, and 1976 buildings. The building now encompasses 308,215 ft².
The school now boasts 70 classrooms (67 regular classrooms and 3 special or alternative education classrooms), a media center with 30 computer workstations and TV studio and media production facilities, a music laboratory and choral room, 2 gymnasiums and a weight training room, a 900-seat auditorium, and a cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch. B-CC also has two "firsts" among Montgomery County Public Schools — a Cyber Café, opened in March 2003, and a state-of-the-art Language Lab, installed in the summer of 2004.
The Cyber Café and the Language Lab resulted from two major initiatives launched by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation. Founded in 1996 by a group of parents, alumni, teachers, and business and civic leaders in the B-CC community, the Foundation raises funds for projects that further the tradition of excellence for students at B-CC, now and in the future.
Administrators
*Principal: Karen Lockard
*Assistant Principal: Bennie Green
*Assistant Principal: Irina LaGrangeNotable staff
*
Colman McCarthy ,peace studies teacherNotable alumni
Notable
alumni of B-CC:*
Tracy Chevalier , author of "Girl with a Pearl Earring"
*Chet Culver , Governor of Iowa
*Tommy Davidson , comedian and part of the cast of the TV show "In Living Color "
*Council Nedd II , American Anglican Bishop
*Andy Duncan, founding member of the bandOK GO
*Neal Fredericks , cinematographer, most notably for "The Blair Witch Project "
*Joe Haldeman , noted science-fiction writer and author of "Forever War "
*Robert Gordon, rockabilly singer
*Laura Hillenbrand , author of ""
*Philip J. Kaplan , (aka Pud), notable internet personality and founder ofFuckedcompany .com andAdbrite
*Daniel Kessler , guitarist and founder of the band Interpol
*Neal Potter , County Executive of Montgomery County, 1990-1994
*Jonathan I. Schwartz , CEO ofSun Microsystems
*Andy Serwer, journalist with "Fortune" magazine
*David Simon (writer) , creator and executive producer of the HBO seriesThe Wire (TV series)
*Daniel Stern, actor/writer/producer, noted for playing Marv, one of the burglars from the first two "Home Alone " movies, also wrote several episodes of the TV show "The Wonder Years ".
*David Stuart (Mayanist) , Mayanist scholar and the youngest-ever recipient of theMacArthur Fellowship "genius grant"
*Becky Stark , actress and lead singer ofLavender Diamond .Academics
B-CC offers a variety of educational programs including the
Advanced Placement Program and theInternational Baccalaureate Program to its students.Chips is B-CC's award winning magazine, currently in its 71st edition, is a Colombia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown winner, making it among the nation's top 5% of Literary Magazines [(1)]
(1) [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/2007-scholastic-crown.html#N1010E]
Music and Theater
B-CC is a GRAMMY foundation signature school. In 2005, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School won the Maryland State Theatre Society's award for best musical for its production of Urinetown. Fact|date=September 2008
In April 2008, B-CC attended the Boston
Heritage Festival . All of its music groups received golds and left with several trophies and plaques. They also received soloist awards for a number of their musicians.The music department, led by Marshall White, boasts a Symphonic and Concert Orchestra and Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Drumline, and a number of chamber groups such as a string quartet, brass group, string ensemble, and many more. It also have several choral groups, and individual instrument courses like guitar and piano. The department offers a rigorous IB Music course as an 8th period to its students.
Athletics
Fall
*Boy's soccer
*Girl's Field hockey
*Girl's Volleyball
*Girl's Tennis
*Girl's Soccer
*Cross Country
*Football
*Cheerleading
*Golf
*PomsWinter
*Girl's Basketball
*Boy's Basketball
*Indoor Track and Field
*Swimming and diving
*Cheerleading
*Wrestling
*Ice HockeySpring
*Girl's Lacrosse
*Boy's Lacrosse
*Boys Tennis
*Girls Tennis
*Baseball
*Gymnastics
*Outdoor Track and Field
*Poms
*Softball
*Co-ed VolleyballClubs
*BSA (Black Student Association)
*Asian Culture Club
*Chess Club
*Crew (Rowing)
*Juggling Club
*Global Action Club
*Ice Hockey
*Debate
*Rugby
*Ultimate Frisbee
*Squash
*Young Democrats
*Top Notch Steppers
*National Art Honors SocietyFeeder Schools
Middle Schools
*
Westland Middle School (6-8)Elementary Schools Feeding into Westland Middle School
*Bethesda ES (K-5)
*Chevy Chase ES (3-6)
*North Chevy Chase ES (3-6)
*Rock Creek Forest ES (PreK-5)
*Rosemary Hills ES (PreK-2)
*Somerset ES (K-5)
*Westbrook ES (K-5)References
External links
* [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/bcchs/ Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School]
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