Westland Middle School

Westland Middle School is a public school in Bethesda in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. It opened in 1952 as Western Junior High School, it then changed its name to Westland Jr. High School, and later to Westland Intermediate School. [" [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westlandms/geninfo/history/history.html History - WMS] ". Accessed April 25 2007]

The school serves the Chevy Chase area, part of Silver Spring, and some areas considered to be Bethesda. Several municipalities, 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, are assigned to Westland Middle School. Roughly 1000 students are currently enrolled at Westland.

Notable alumni

* Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (1962-64)Aratani, Lori. " [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060801758.html Chilean Leader Walks the Halls of Her Youth] ." "The Washington Post". Accessed April 25 2007] . In 2006, while on her first state visit to the United States as President of Chile, she paid a visit to the school.
* Maria Shriver (1955-??). [" [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005425/bio Biography for Maria Shriver] ." IMDb. Accessed April 25 2007]
* Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt, Chilean historian (1967-69). [" [http://www.quepasa.cl/medio/articulo/0,0,38039290_101111578_264072243,00.html Mi paso por la educación pública] ." "Qué Pasa". Accessed April 25 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westlandms/ Official site]