Winters Mill High School
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Winters Mill High School is the newest high school in Westminster, Maryland, United States.
Winters Mill High School is a part of the Carroll County Public Schools system. Winters Mill had an enrollment of 1248 students during the 06-07 school year.
Mr. Kenneth Goncz is the Principal of Winters Mill.
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[edit] Administration
Winters Mill opened in 2002 with Principal Mrs. Sherri-Le Bream and Vice Principals Mr. Gordon Love and Mr. Jim Rodriguez. For the 05-06 school year Ms. Ruby Kimbrow was transferred from Westminster High and added at Winters Mill as a third Vice Principal. During the 05-06 school year, Mr. Rodriguez was promoted to Director of Physical Education for Carroll County and history teacher Mr. David Herman replaced him during the second semester. Mr. Herman returned to teaching for the 06-07 school year.
Mrs. Bream was promoted to Directer of Carroll County High Schools in 2006, and Mr. Ken Goncz was named principal. Mr. John Baugher from FSK and Ms. Rita Board, a biology teacher at WM, are new Vice Principals for the 06-07 school year. A history of the administration can be found below.
Principal
- Mrs. Sherri-Le Bream, 2002-2006
- Mr. Kenneth Goncz, 2007-
Assistant/Vice Principal
- Mr. Gordon Love, 2002-2006
- Mr. Jim Rodriguez, 2002-2005
- Ms. Ruby Kimbrow, 2004-
- Mr. David Herman, 2005-2006
- Ms. Rita Board, 2006-
- Mr. John Baugher, 2006-
[edit] Faculty
The staff at Winters Mill were hand picked by Mrs. Bream and many transferred from Westminster High School in Westminster, MD and North Carroll High School in Hampstead, MD.
Many new faculty members continue to be welcomed each school year, and the high level of quality education at Winters Mill remains consistent because of its excellent teachers.
Mr. Ken Fischer, biology teacher at WMHS, was named Carroll County Teacher of the Year for 2006.
[edit] Mission Statement
The mission of Winters Mill High School, an academy school with diverse learners, is to create a rigorous, supportive learning environment where each and every student and member of the staff can develop his individual potential and prepare for his role as a productive citizen, leader, and life-long learner.
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[edit] Academy School
Winters Mill High School has four "academies" or focuses of interests where students are collectivized based on the fields they expect to enter in college or the world of work. Teachers take an interest survey and are also assigned to academies to serve as advisors. There are four Academy Leaders who serve like department chairs for their respective academies. Mrs. Janice Cheney is the school-wide academy coordinator who oversees advisory lessons and course scheduling. Students are then arranged into advisories within each grade level to facilitate this career focus.
The Academies are
- Math, Science, and Technology
- Health, Human, and Social Sciences
- Business and Information Management
- Arts, Humanities, and Communications
[edit] Advisory Program
At the beginning of their freshman years, students are assigned an advisor whose advisory they attend during 2nd mod each day for 20 minutes. The program is intended to forge a relationship between students and their advisors to establish a common point of contact throughout high school with whom the student feels comfortable. Students are taught daily advisory lessons, which may or may not differ depending on grade level and academy. These advisory lessons often pertain to situations that one may encounter during the course of their life, or discuss values or school procedures such as dress code, cheating, and student rights.
Each day in advisory is themed:
- Monday - Reading Day
- Tuesday/Wednesday - Regular Lesson Days
- Thursday - Club Day
- Friday - Transition Day - Makeup day for missed advisory lessons and often the day of choice for assemblies and academy meetings.
[edit] Student Services
[edit] Falcon Learning Lab
[edit] Community Learning Center
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Varsity Athletics
Winters Mill High School participates in the 2A class of the Piedmont Conference. The athletic director is Mr. Bill Rumbaugh.
Winters Mill's mascot is Fruco the Falcon.
Fall Sports:
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
-Girls Cross Country placed second at 2004 states.
- Field Hockey
- Football
-Varsity Football (6-5 in 2006) reached state semifinals in 2005 and 2006.
- Golf
- Soccer - Boys
- Soccer - Girls
- Volleyball
Winter Sports:
- Basketball - Boys
Coach: Dave Herman
Team reached 2005 playoffs.
- Basketball - Girls
- Cheerleading
- Indoor Track
- Wrestling
Spring Sports:
- Baseball - Boys
- Lacrosse - Boys
- Lacrosse - Girls
- Softball - Girls
- Tennis
- Track and Field
[edit] Club Sports
The Falcon Fusion Dance Team competes in area dance competitions and performs at football games, basketball games, and school pep rallies.
[edit] Entertainment Events
Winters Mill hosts a PowderPuff Football Game every year where the girls play football and the boys cheerlead. Also hosted are Student-Faculty basketball and volleyball games.
[edit] Drama
The Winters Mill Drama department produces two productions every year: a play every fall, and a musical in the spring.
- 2005 Musical: Big River - Starring Justin Balsamo and George Moorehead
- 2005 Play: I Never Saw Another Butterfly
- 2006 Musical: Once Upon A Mattress - Starring Laura Bailey, Chris Meyers, Georgia Wells, Kevin Jones
- 2006 Play: Tales from the Arabian Nights
- 2007 Musical: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
[edit] Marching Band
[edit] Instrumental Music
Mrs. Kristen Stoetzer directs the instrumental music department.
Beginning in 2006, a partnership was established with Francis Scott Key High School to perform combined concerts together. On Dec. 7th, 2006 a combined choral and instrumental concert will take place, and both schools will perform 4 pieces together.
[edit] Choral Music
Mrs. Caren Bezanson directs Winters Mill's vocal music department. Vocal music consists of 3 choruses: Concert Choir (Chorus I and II), Select Choir (Honors Festival Chorus), and Vocal Ensemble (Honors Vocal Ensemble). When enough singer-dancers are available, a Show Choir is assembled for the Winter Concert, choreographed by Mrs. Melanie Burrier.
In 2006, The Winters Mill High School Select Choir and Vocal Ensemble both received all 1s at the Carroll County Chorus Festival. Both groups then attended the MD State Choral Festival. Select Choir received 3-2s and 1-1 at States.
During October 2006, two WM choral students participated in the premier performance of Einstein's Dreams at the Carroll Community College Scott Center for the Arts.
[edit] Student Government Association
The Winters Mill Student Government Association is extremely active in the 'Mill school community.
[edit] Mascot Adoption Program
The Winters Mill SGA, in the events following Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in September 2005, officially adopted L.E. Rabouin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised over $6500 for the school during the 05-06 school year. The program brought many community businesses together with the school to raise money to support our sister school L.E. Rabouin.
[edit] Fisher House
For the 2006-2007 school year, the WM History Club, with SGA's support, is raising money for the Fisher House military charity. Fisher House provides families of wounded American soldiers a place to stay on the military base where their son or daughter is recovering, enabling families to visit their soldiers. The History Club raised over $750 in September and October selling Winters Mill Fan tee shirts and SGA matched their contribution to donate $1,000 for the Thanksgiving season. The SGA will contribute 20% of profits from events with the History Club throughout the school year in especially needy times such as Thanksgiving and Christmas to create a continuous presence at Fisher House.
[edit] JROTC
[edit] Clubs
Winters Mill has a multitude of clubs and organizations.
- Art Club
- Ballroom Dancing Club
- Best Buddies Club
- Class Organizations (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- Communications Club
- Computer Club
- C.U.R.E. Club
- Drama Club
- Dance Team
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Future Educators of America (FEA)
- Future Farmers of America (FFA)
- History Club
- Inklings Literary Magazine
- Interact Club
- IMPACT Club
- Key Club
- Marching Band and Band Front
- MESA Club
- National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Open-Forum Club
- Outdoor Club
- Peer Facilitators
- Photography Club
- Ski Club
- Strength and Conditioning Club
- Student Government Association
- Varsity Athletic Club (VAL)
