- John Poole Middle School
Infobox HighSchool
name = John Poole Middle School
motto = Home of the Timberwolves
established =1997
type = PublicMiddle School
head = Rick Bishop
city = Poolesville
state =Maryland
campus = Poolesville Cluster
students = 385
faculty =
free_label =
free =
country =United States
colors =Blue andSilver
mascot = Timberwolves
homepage = [http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/poolems/ John Poole Middle School]John Poole Middle School is a public
middle school located in Poolesville,Maryland . It is the only middle school that feeds toPoolesville High School . The school receives students fromPoolesville Elementary School , in Poolesville, andMonocacy Elementary School , in Dickerson, MD.Overview
Poolesville was the last cluster in Montgomery County to have a middle school built. Until JPMS opened for the 1997-1998 school year, students in kindergarten through sixth grade attended Poolesville and Monocacy Elementary Schools, and Poolesville High School served grades seven through twelve as a Junior-Senior High School.
JPMS is a part of the [http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/greenschools.html Green Schools Program] . Students work on environmental preservation projects and programs to reduce the school's environmental impact.
The school is named after John Poole, the founder of
Poolesville, Maryland . The gymnasium, added to the building in2000 , is named in memory of Linda Fiore, the school's first principal. Ryan homes donated the land for the county to build a school.chool Administrators
*Richard Bishop - Principal
*Alison Tillery - Assistant Principal
*Jason Szymkowiak - Math Department
*Peggy Callaghan - Science Department
*Robert Whalen (AKA Whaledawg) - Social Studies Department, 8th Grade Team
*Susan Turnbull - Special EducationClubs and Teams
*Basketball
*Chef's Club
*Drama Club and Stage Crew
*Green Schools
*Equestrian Club
*Jazz Ensemble
*Literary Magazine
*Newspaper
*Recycling Crew
*Science Club
*Scrapbook Club
*boys and girls Softball
*Soccer
*Track Challenge
*Yearbook.External links
* [http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/poolems/ John Poole Middle School Homepage]
* [http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schoolodex/schooloverview.cfm?s=03247 MCPS School Overview]
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