Quince Orchard High School
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| Established | 1988 |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Carole Working |
| Students | 1910 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA |
| District | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, Black and White |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Newspaper | The Prowler |
| Website | http://qohs.org/ |
Quince Orchard High School is a secondary school located on Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Quince Orchard's incoming freshmen come from Lakelands Park, Kingsview and Ridgeview Middle School. Small portions of the city of Gaithersburg are assigned to Quince Orchard. Quince Orchard High won 4 state championships in 2007-2008, in boys cross country, girls soccer, football, and boys indoor track.
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[edit] Academics
According to materials from the school, Quince Orchard "encourages advanced studies in both the arts and books." To this end, 24 Advanced Placement courses are offered, ranging from the Arts to World History.[1] The school also boasts higher-than-average SAT (544 verbal, 558 math, 1102 total) and ACT (22 composite) scores, and requires 60 hours of community service for graduation. From the class of 2011 on, 75 hours will be required.[2]
The school sent 75%+ of its 2005 graduating class to two- and four-year universities.
In 2006, Quince Orchard High School was listed in the Newsweek Magazine's top 1,300 High Schools in the U.S., as the 456th highest-rated school in the country. [3]
[edit] Athletics
In recent years, the girls field hockey and soccer teams have enjoyed success, along with the cross county and track teams. The boys baseball team won the state championship in 2005. The American football team, which won the state championships in 1991 and 2007, had fallen on lean years but has enjoyed a resurgence lately and has had winning years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and won the 4A (Maryland's largest classification, based on enrollment) state championship in 2007. The varsity baseball team, though a perennial county powerhouse, had struggled to win a state championship until the 2005 season when they beat a tough Anne Arundel team for the state title. They followed with an undefeated season in 2006, and another trip to the state semi-final where they suffered a heartbreaking loss in 2007.
In 2006 the boys cross country team and the girls field hockey team won the State Championships on November 11 and November 14. Finishing the regular season 9-1, the football team went to the playoffs, beating Damascus High School on November 17, 2006, but ultimately losing to Northwest High School on November 24, 2006.
In 2007, the boys' cross-country team made it to first in states. The girls' varsity soccer team also placed first in state competition, and the field hockey team placed second in the state. Varsity football capped off an undefeated 2007 season with a victory over Arundel in the Division 4A state finals scoring 29 points in the final quarter to do so.
The JV football team went 9-0 in the 2007 season
The boys basketball JV Team went 20 and 0 in the 2007 season.
The boys indoor track team won states in Winter 2008 season.
[edit] Arts
Quince Orchard has an award-winning[citation needed] theatre and music department.
In addition, The Prowler newspaper is regarded as one of the best high school newspapers in the state, winning local, state and national awards.[citation needed]
The QOHS Yearbook Tracks whose editor is unknown has won multiple awards from the Maryland Scholastic Press Association and Walsworth Publishing Company including a Gallery of Excellence Selection for the 2006 book.[citation needed]
Also, the QOHS Marching Band went to the inaugural USSBA National Championship and achieved a record-breaking score for Montgomery County of 90.275. [4]
The Quince Orchard Marching Band went to USSBA National Championship, for the second year in a row. They received their second record-breaking score (for Montgomery County, Maryland) of 92.325, and placed 9th out of 18 groups. [4]
[edit] Student diversity
For the 2005–2006 school year, Quince Orchard has a total enrollment of 1,910 students. The student body is an increasingly diverse group as more Hispanic and Asian families move into the area. During the 2005-2006 school year, the school's student body comprised of 51.3% Caucasian, 17.6% African American, 15.7% Asian, 15.1% Hispanic and 0.3% American Indian. Northwest High School, a rival of Quince Orchard, is known for its black population, with 34% black students. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Quince Orchard HS School Profile (PDF).
- ^ a b Quince Orchard HS at a Glance (PDF).
- ^ "Newsweek names MCPS high schools among best in nation", The Bulletin, 2006, May 8, Pg. 1 & 3.
- ^ a b Quince Orchard Band Milestones.
[edit] Famous Alumni
- Wale (rapper)
- Paul James (actor) Greek (TV series)
[edit] External links
- Quince Orchard High School - Gaithersburg, MD
- Quince Orchard High School Alumni
- The Prowler, Quince Orchard student newspaper
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