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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC)
Location
Map
Bethesda
,
Maryland

USA
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1926
School districtMontgomery County Public Schools
PrincipalSean Bulson
Grades9–12
Number of students1,675
Campusurban
Color(s)Blue and Gold
MascotBaron
NewspaperThe Tattler
YearbookThe Pine Tree
WebsiteBethesda-Chevy Chase High School

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) is a Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, public school named for two of the towns it serves along with Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase is a part of Montgomery County Public Schools.

The school serves the Chevy Chase and Bethesda areas including the towns of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase View, Chevy Chase Village, and Somerset; and the villages of Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase Section Five, Martin's Additions, and North Chevy Chase.

School performance

In 1960, the school was rated "Best School in America" by Time Magazine. In 2005 the school was ranked 29 in Newsweek Magazine's top 1000 High Schools in the U.S., ranked 34th in the 2006 edition and 44th in the 2007 edition of the list.

History

Begun as a two-story, 14-room facility on Wilson Lane in 1926, B-CC High School opened in its current location on East-West Highway in 1934 at 44,995 ft². New buildings or additions to existing buildings were constructed over the years:

  • 1936 - 36,515 ft² added
  • 1950 - 49,616 ft² added
  • 1952 - 22,396 ft² added
  • 1959 - 32,408 ft² added
  • 1966 - 29,023 ft² added
  • 1970 - 20,295 ft² added
  • 1975 - 8,378 ft² added
  • 1976 - 9,616 ft² added

which made the total school area 253,242 ft².

In the summer of 1994, parents, teachers, administrators, business people, and other supporters of B-CC High School formed the Community Coalition for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Its charge was to re-engineer and refocus the high school in an increasingly urbanized and cosmopolitan area. CC-B-CC representatives were encouraged to think broadly and innovatively to create programs that would lead B-CC High School and Montgomery County Public Schools into the next century.

Because of this effort, in February 2002, B-CC High School re-opened its doors after a two-and-a-half year, multi-million dollar, comprehensive modernization that, among other things, combined the historic 1934 and 1936 structures into one building. It had a 213,499 ft² addition, 94,716 ft² of renovations of the original 1934, 1936 and part of the 1950 buildings, and 158,526 ft² of demolitions of most of the 1950 building, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1975, and 1976 buildings. The building now encompasses 308,215 ft².

The school now boasts 70 classrooms (67 regular classrooms and 3 special or alternative education classrooms), a media center with 30 computer workstations and TV studio and media production facilities, a music laboratory and choral room, 2 gymnasiums and a weight training room, a 900-seat auditorium, and a cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch. B-CC also has two "firsts" among Montgomery County Public Schools — a Cyber Café, opened in March 2003, and a state-of-the-art Language Lab, installed in the summer of 2004.

The Cyber Café and the Language Lab resulted from two major initiatives launched by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation. Founded in 1996 by a group of parents, alumni, teachers, and business and civic leaders in the B-CC community, the Foundation raises funds for projects that further the tradition of excellence for students at B-CC, now and in the future.

Administrators

  • Principal: Sean Bulson
  • Assistant Principal: Dr. Karen Lockard
  • Assistant Principal: Ms. Angela Kessler
  • Student Support Specialist: Ms. Irina Ivasovic LaGrange

Notable staff

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of B-CC:

Academics

B-CC offers a variety of educational programs including the Advanced Placement Program and the International Baccalaureate Program to its students.

In the Class of 2005, over 10% of the student body matriculated at Top 25 schools, including every Ivy League college.[citation needed]

Chips is B-CC's award winning magazine, currently in its 71st edition, is a Colombia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown winner, making it among the nation's top 5% of Literary Magazines [1]

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Music and Theater

B-CC is a GRAMMY foundation signature school. In 2005, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School won the Maryland State Theatre Society's award for best musical for its production of Urinetown. Also,RepCo, a student run, non-school affiliated organization received rave reviews. [citation needed]

In April of 2008, B-CC attended the Boston Heritage Festival. The rampant and mantra-like shouting of their chant, "Who are we? B-CC!" was most appropriate as all of its music groups topped gold and left with several trophies and plaques. They also received soloist awards for a number of their musicians.

The music department, led by Marshall White, boasts a Symphonic and Concert Orchestra and Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Drumline, and a number of chamber groups like string quartet, brass group, string ensemble, and many more. They also have several choral groups, and individual instrument courses like guitar and piano. To top it off, the department offers a rigorous IB Music course as an 8th period to its students.

Athletics

Fall

  • Football - 2008 10-0 4A State Champions
  • Girl's soccer
  • Boy's soccer
  • Girl's Field hockey
  • Girl's Volleyball
  • Girl's Tennis
  • Cross Country
  • Cheerleading
  • Golf
  • Poms

Winter

  • Girl's Basketball
  • Boy's Basketball
  • Indoor Track and Field
  • Swimming and diving
  • Cheerleading
  • Wrestling
  • Ice Hockey

Spring

  • Girl's Lacrosse
  • Boy's Lacrosse
  • Boys Tennis
  • Girls Tennis
  • Baseball
  • Gymnastics
  • Outdoor Track and Field
  • Poms
  • Softball
  • Co-ed Volleyball

Club Sports

  • Chess Club
  • Crew (Rowing)
  • Juggling Club
  • Global Action Club
  • Ice Hockey
  • Debate
  • Rugby
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Squash
  • Young Democrats

Feeder Schools

Middle Schools

Elementary Schools Feeding into Westland Middle School

References

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External links

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