John Poole Middle School

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John Poole Middle School
Location
Poolesville, Maryland, United States
Information
Head teacher	Rick Bishop
Students	385
Type	Public Middle School
Campus	Poolesville Cluster
Motto	Home of the Timberwolves
Mascot	Timberwolves
Color(s)	Blue and Silver
Established	1997
Homepage	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 to Poolesville High School. The school receives students from Poolesville Elementary School, in Poolesville, and Monocacy Elementary School, in Dickerson, MD.

Contents 1 Overview 2 School Administrators 3 Clubs and Teams 4 External links

[edit] 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 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 in 2000, is named in memory of Linda Fiore, the school's first principal.

[edit] School 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 Education

[edit] Clubs 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
• Softball
• Soccer
• Track Challenge
• Yearbook

[edit] External links

• John Poole Middle School Homepage
• MCPS School Overview