Potomac High School (Virginia)

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Potomac Senior High School


imagesize= 172px
motto= School of Excellence
streetaddress= 3401 Panther Pride Drive
city= Dumfries
state= Virginia
zipcode= 22026
url= [http://www.potomacpanthers.org/ www.potomacpanthers.org/]
schoolnumber= [phone]
principal= Marc Maloney
viceprincipal= Lorraine Sadler and Ernette Martin
fundingtype= Public
district= [http://www.pwcs.edu/ Prince William County Schools]
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
mascot= Panther
colors= Navy blue, Columbia blue, and White
founded= 1979
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free_1= AAA
free_label_2= Region
free_2= Northwest
free_label_3= District
free_3= Cardinal
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Potomac Senior High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

Potomac High School, which serves the nearby incorporated town of Dumfries was established in 1979. When the school first opened there were only freshmen and the students went to school. Originally the campus was located at 15941 Cardinal Drive (Woodbridge address), what is now the Dr. A. J. Ferlazzo Building. A year and a half later the current school was opened up and the freshmen and sophomores moved there during the Christmas break. The current school is at 3401 Panther Pride Drive (Dumfries, Virginia address). Panther Pride Drive was originally named "Four Year Trail." The name was changed by official decree of the school board on April 25, 2007.

In 1983 Potomac had its first graduating class of approximately 400 students. Students from both Graham Park Middle School, Rippon Middle School, and the new Potomac Middle School continue their education at Potomac High School.

In May 2007, Newsweek Magazine ranked Potomac 804th on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America."

tate champions

[http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf VHSL Record Book]

Teams

# 1983 Baseball
# 1985 Softball
# 1988 Baseball
# 1995 Basketball
# 1999 Indoor Track
# 1999 Outdoor Track
# 2000 Indoor Track

Individuals

# 1983 Anthony Thomas Wrestling (119 lb)
# 2001 Chad Malone Wrestling (189 lb)

Cambridge program for mathematics and physical sciences

Potomac Senior High School hosts the Cambridge Program for Mathematics and Physical Sciences which is an international curriculum offering broad and balanced study for academically able students. The Cambridge curriculum aims to encourage the skills of independent research and investigation, the use of initiative and creativity and the application of knowledge and skills.

Cambridge Scholars are students who take and pass six or more AICE level examinations.

Potomac Senior High School has removed all AP classes aside from AP US Government for the 2008-2009 school year and now only offers Cambridge courses.

Test scores

Potomac Senior High School is a fully accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests. Its SAT average in 2005 was a 923 (463 in Verbal; 460 in Math).

External links

* [http://www.potomacpanthers.org/ Potomac Senior High School]
* [http://www.pwcweb.com/PantherPride Potomac High School Booster Club]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PHS1983/ Class of 1983]
* [http://www.phs86reunion.com/ Class of 1986]
* [http://www.potomacpanthers.org/documents/bhm/1996%20Reunion.doc Class of 1996]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potomacseniorhighschool2001/ Class of 2001]

Citations

* [http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/schboard/boardbriefs/documents/BB4-25-07.pdf]