.gif) Potomac Senior High School is "Striving for Excellence" Potomac High School 2013 Graduation Ceremony has been scheduled (confirmed) for Monday, June 10 at 2:30 pm at Jiffy Lube Live. Parents and students click here for important information about graduation.
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Potomac High School Phone: 703.441.4200 Principal: Michael Wright Assistant Principals: Dimitric Roseboro and Lorraine Sadler Other Administrators: Ms. Natalie Wright, Director of Guidance; Mr. Bill Stearns, Activities Director; Stacy Norwood, Administrative Aide: Michelle Heindrichs, Administrative Aide and Coordinator for Cambridge Programme. Date Opened: 1981 Number of Students: 1500 Number of teachers: approximately 110 Percent of Students Who Go on to Higher Education: 82% School Colors: Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White School Mascot: Panther Honor Code At Potomac Senior High School, we strive to create an environment wherein all members act honestly. We believe it is the right, privilege, and responsibility of each individual to contribute to and work in an environment of trust. Honorable behavior covers the full range of activities within the school environment. Honor Pledge On my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received help on this assignment, test, or quiz.
Potomac Senior High School opened in January 1981, with only a freshman class. Today Potomac has between 1500 to1600 students in grades 9-12 who reflect the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods. Potomac was named for its view of the Potomac River.
COMMUNITIES SERVED Potomac Senior High School serves communities from Neabsco Road south in Woodbridge down to and including some communities in Dumfries. Also Cardinal Drive communities on the north side above I-95 and on the south side from the Forest Park HS attendance area down to Route 1. SPECIAL PROGRAMS Potomac Senior High School is very proud to have four special programs on campus: Navy JROTC, Cambridge Program, Culinary Arts and Criminal Justice. Potomac's Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is a four year elective program providing students with the opportunity to learn and exercise leadership, self discipline, citizenship, physical fitness and organizational skills. Now in its fourteenth year, the program offers a variety of competitive activities outside the classroom including, rifle team, color guard, drill team and orienteering. The program also stresses student involvement in school and community service projects. Benefits after completion of our program include early promotion potential in the military and significantly higher acceptance rates for ROTC college scholarships and entrance into our Service Academies. To participate in the program, students must enroll each year in at least one Cambridge course and must complete a sequence of such classes from grades nine through twelve. The courses are divided into IGCSE level for grades 9-10, and AICE level for grades 11-12. AICE courses are acceptable for college credit. The AICE Diploma is another option for Seniors. For more information about the Cambridge Program at Potomac High School, call (703) 441-4200 or visit the website at www.potomacpanthers.org or www.cie.org.uk.
Potomac’s Culinary Arts Program is a CTE course of study starting with Intro to Culinary, and continuing to Culinary I and culminating in Culinary II. Students of the Culinary Arts Program will graduate with work-ready knowledge and skills being ServSafe certified. ServSafe is a training certificate program and is a basic food safety credential required by many restaurants for their management staff. Culinary students will be taught advanced culinary skills By Chef Bozza using resources such as the textbooks from the Culinary Institute of America and a brand new state-of-the-art commercial cooking Lab. Chef Bozza brings over 20 years of professional culinary experience into the food labs at Potomac High School from catering to International cooking to cake decorating and pastry arts. Units of study include; exploring the many careers within the food service industry, food safety and sanitation, essential culinary skills, nutrition and meal planning, exploring cultures and their food internationally and regionally, baking skills and economics and logistics of food. Students will compete with fellow classmates, using the kitchen skills and knowledge learned from this course. This is a fun and exciting class to be in as well as a very rewarding and enriching career path to choose. If you love working with food and have a passion to create wonderful meals then this is the course for you.
This course is designed for students who are considering a career in criminal justice. The course prepares students for career opportunities within the criminal justice system as well as entrance into institutions of higher learning. Specific areas of training will be provided in criminal law and investigation, security training, communications, emergency response, crimes, search and seizures, arrests, crime prevention, court procedure and police operations. The program is structured to give students a strong academic background with the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the needs of a career in any of the cited fields. In addition, experts from various agencies provide in-depth information and experiences. Major Topics Covered: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System Definitions of Types of Crimes Defensive Tactics / Handcuffing Techniques Introduction to Criminal Investigations Introduction to Crime Scene Investigations Use of Force Continuum Court Procedures Crime Prevention Arrest and Custody Procedures Traffic and Patrol Procedures Career Considerations Physical Fitness EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & SPORTS Extra-curricular activities, clubs, and Honor Societies keep many students active after school and on the weekends. From “Model-UN” to a wide variety of musical, dramatic, academic and sporting events, Potomac students demonstrate their talents with Panther Pride! OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Potomac is fortunate to have a variety of helpful, caring parent organizations. The Potomac Panther’s Athletic Boosters Club, Grad Night Committee, Band Boosters, Parents as Educational Partners (PEP), and the Principal’s Advisory Council (PAC) actively support the students, teachers and extra curricular events. Thank you, parents!!! Potomac also receives support from its many Business Partners in the local community. WHAT MAKES OUR SCHOOL UNIQUE? Potomac’s Diversity is it greatest strength. From scholastics to athletics, Potomac students and faculty reflect pride in their school. Potomac has been recognized as a School of Excellence, has met or exceeded all required criteria for Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOL), and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) –No Child Left Behind Act.
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