| Winston Churchill High School | |
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11300 Gainsborough Road , 20854 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°02′38″N 77°10′21″W / 39.04389°N 77.17250°W |
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| Former name | Potomac High School |
| Type | Public high school |
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| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 240048000956[1] |
| Principal | John Taylor[2] |
| Teaching staff | 120.90 FTE (2022-23)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 2,234 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.48 (2022-23)[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Kelly green and royal blue |
| Athletics conference | MPSSAA 4A |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Rival | Thomas S. Wootton High School |
| Newspaper | The Churchill Observer |
| Yearbook | Finest Hours |
| Feeder schools | Herbert Hoover Middle School, Cabin John Middle School |
| Website | www |
Winston Churchill High School, often referred to as WCHS, Churchill High School, CHS or Churchill, is a public high school in Potomac, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County. It is the only public high school in Potomac.
The school is named after Winston Churchill, a British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. Founded in 1964 as Potomac High School, the school's name was changed to "Winston Churchill High School" a year later.[3]
Churchill belongs to the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Most of its students live in Potomac with a small portion in Bethesda.
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Winston Churchill High (240048000956)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "New Churchill, Richard Montgomery and Northwest principals appointed". Bethesda Magazine. July 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Rathner, Janet (February 7, 2001). "Churchill's past, present come together in auditorium". The Gazette. Retrieved September 24, 2018.