Quince Orchard High School
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Quince Orchard High School is a secondary school
located on Quince Orchard Road
in an unincorporated area of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County
, Maryland, United States. Quince Orchard's incoming freshmen come from Lakelands Park
and Ridgeview Middle School as well as Roberto Clemente Middle School magnet program. Up until the end of the 2007 school year Quince Orchard also took in freshman from Kingsview Middle School
. Parts of Gaithersburg and North Potomac assigned to Quince Orchard. Quince Orchard High won 4 state championships in 2007-2008, in boys cross country running
, girls soccer, American football, boys indoor track
.
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. 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.
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 Magazines top 1,300 High Schools in the U.S., as the 456th highest-rated school in the country.
The football team, which won the state championships in 1991 and 2007, and has had successful years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and won the 4A (Maryland's largest classification, based on enrollment) state championship in 2007. The team will compete for the title again in the Maryland 4A state final on December 2, 2011 at M&T Bank Stadium
in Baltimore.
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 loss, 12-7, in 2007 to the eventual State Champions, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
.
In 2006, the boys cross country team and the girls field hockey team won the State Championships on November 11 and November 14.
In 2007, the boys cross-country team made it to first in state championship. The girls varsity soccer team made it to the State Championship game where they lost to Leonardtown. 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 capture a second state title. The Junior Varsity football team went 9-0,boys basketball JV Team went 20-0, field hockey team placed second in the state, and the boys indoor track team won states in Winter 2008 season. The boys outdoor track
team placed second in state, setting a state record in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 7:44.67.
In 2009 Both the JV and Varsity football teams went undefeated in the regular season. Quince Orchard's Varsity football squad was led by the most elite running back in Maryland, Ben Sasu, who rushed for over 1,500 yards that season. The Varsity football team entered the 3A state playoffs with a record of 10-0, looking ready to win their third state title. The Cougars defeated Tuscarora HS of Frederick, MD in the first round. However, in the quarterfinals, the Cougars were sadly defeated at their own stadium, by Linganore HS, of Bartonsville, MD, who would later win the 3A state championship over Huntingtown HS of Huntingtown, MD.
Quince Orchard's biggest rivals are Sherwood HS of Sandy Spring, MD, Damascus HS of Damascus, MD, Seneca Valley HS of Germantown, MD, and Northwest High School of Germantown,MD.
" and the musical "Grease
", which was critically acclaimed by the National Theatre Critics Program.
In addition, students produce The Prowler newspaper and the yearbook
Tracks.
The QOHS Marching Band
went to the inaugural USSBA National Championship and achieved a record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 90.275.
The next year, the band received their second record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 92.325, and placed 9th out of 18 national groups. In 2008, the marching band won The USSBA Group IV Open Maryland State Championships with the show "Jekyll and Hyde."
, 17.6% African American, 15.7% Asian, 15.1% Hispanic
and 0.3% American Indian.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located on Quince Orchard Road
Maryland Route 124
Maryland Route 124 is a mixed suburban and semi-rural road that runs through several suburbs and exurbs to the north of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, Maryland. It changes names several times over its length, beginning as Quince Orchard Road near Darnestown and terminating as Woodfield Road...
in an unincorporated area of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
, Maryland, United States. Quince Orchard's incoming freshmen come from Lakelands Park
Lakelands Park Middle School
Lakelands Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Managed by Montgomery County Public Schools, the school educates in grades 6-8. The school was named after Lakelands Park, which is adjacent to the school. It has the largest building among middle schools...
and Ridgeview Middle School as well as Roberto Clemente Middle School magnet program. Up until the end of the 2007 school year Quince Orchard also took in freshman from Kingsview Middle School
Kingsview Middle School
Kingsview Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 located in Germantown, Maryland, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County. The school was established in 1997 and is part of the Northwest High School cluster. Kingsview draws students from Spark M. Matsunaga, Great...
. Parts of Gaithersburg and North Potomac assigned to Quince Orchard. Quince Orchard High won 4 state championships in 2007-2008, in boys cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, girls soccer, American football, boys indoor track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
.
Academics
Starting in 2010, QOHS will also take in freshmen from Parkland Middle School or anyone who attended Parkland.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. The school also boasts higher-than-average SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
(544 verbal, 558 math, 1102 total) and ACT
ACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
(22 composite) scores, and requires 60 hours of community service for graduation. From the class of 2011 on, 75 hours will be required.
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 Magazines top 1,300 High Schools in the U.S., as the 456th highest-rated school in the country.
Athletics
In recent years, the girls field hockey and soccer teams have enjoyed success, along with the cross county and track teams. In 2007 the girls soccer team beat the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders in the State Semifinal on a fluke goal against a team that dominated the game in every facet, they went on to play the Leonardtown Raiders and they gave a valiant effort but fell short of a state title.The football team, which won the state championships in 1991 and 2007, and has had successful years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and won the 4A (Maryland's largest classification, based on enrollment) state championship in 2007. The team will compete for the title again in the Maryland 4A state final on December 2, 2011 at M&T Bank Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...
in Baltimore.
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 loss, 12-7, in 2007 to the eventual State Champions, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)
Eleanor Roosevelt High School , is a Maryland public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The school was established in 1978 at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system...
.
In 2006, the boys cross country team and the girls field hockey team won the State Championships on November 11 and November 14.
In 2007, the boys cross-country team made it to first in state championship. The girls varsity soccer team made it to the State Championship game where they lost to Leonardtown. 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 capture a second state title. The Junior Varsity football team went 9-0,boys basketball JV Team went 20-0, field hockey team placed second in the state, and the boys indoor track team won states in Winter 2008 season. The boys outdoor track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
team placed second in state, setting a state record in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 7:44.67.
In 2009 Both the JV and Varsity football teams went undefeated in the regular season. Quince Orchard's Varsity football squad was led by the most elite running back in Maryland, Ben Sasu, who rushed for over 1,500 yards that season. The Varsity football team entered the 3A state playoffs with a record of 10-0, looking ready to win their third state title. The Cougars defeated Tuscarora HS of Frederick, MD in the first round. However, in the quarterfinals, the Cougars were sadly defeated at their own stadium, by Linganore HS, of Bartonsville, MD, who would later win the 3A state championship over Huntingtown HS of Huntingtown, MD.
Quince Orchard's biggest rivals are Sherwood HS of Sandy Spring, MD, Damascus HS of Damascus, MD, Seneca Valley HS of Germantown, MD, and Northwest High School of Germantown,MD.
Clubs
- Shop: Students Helping other People
- Sadd: Students against destructive decisions
- Interfaith Club
- GSA: Gay Straight Alliance
- Hispanic Dance Team
- International Club
- Red Cross Club
- Secular Student Alliance
- Yearbook Club
Arts
Quince Orchard has theatre and music departments. In the spring of 2008, the Quince Orchard High School Chamber Singers performed at the Kennedy Center with the Manhattan Concert Productions. Over the years the Theatre department has staged nearly 50 productions, including recently "Up the Down StaircaseUp the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase is a humorous novel written by Bel Kaufman, and published in 1965.-Plot summary:The plot revolves around Sylvia Barrett, an idealistic English teacher at an inner-city high school who hopes to nurture her students' interest in classic literature and writing...
" and the musical "Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
", which was critically acclaimed by the National Theatre Critics Program.
In addition, students produce The Prowler newspaper and the yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
Tracks.
The QOHS Marching Band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
went to the inaugural USSBA National Championship and achieved a record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 90.275.
The next year, the band received their second record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 92.325, and placed 9th out of 18 national groups. In 2008, the marching band won The USSBA Group IV Open Maryland State Championships with the show "Jekyll and Hyde."
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 was 51.3% CaucasianCaucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
, 17.6% African American, 15.7% Asian, 15.1% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
and 0.3% American Indian.
Notable alumni
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, rapper - Paul JamesPaul James (actor)Paul James is an American actor. He may be best known for his role on the ABC Family television show Greek as Calvin. He also starred in the movie The Architect. James attended the theater program at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland where he participated in a variety of musical theater...
, actor - Darnell WilsonDarnell WilsonDarnell Wilson is a US-American boxer. Graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.-Amateur career:...
, boxer - John PapuchisJohn PapuchisJohn Papuchis is the Defensive Line Coach, SpecialTeams Coordinator, and Recruiting Coordinator for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.-Early life and Education:John Papuchis was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland...
, defensive line coach, Nebraska - Astrid Ellena, Miss Indonesia 2011Miss Indonesia 2011Miss Indonesia 2011 is the seventh edition of Miss Indonesia. It features the theme of Ragam Cantik Indonesia . The pageant was held at Central Park, Jakarta on June 3, 2011 and was hosted by Ferdie Hasan and Sandra Angelia...
a representative of Indonesia in Miss World 2011Miss World 2011Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...