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Love Of Learning
fostering a learning environment where curiosity, challenge, and support converge
Character At The Core
embodying Potomac’s core values – courage, humility, integrity, respect, and perseverance
Skills That Last A Lifetime
preparing future-ready minds with the tools to tackle life’s complexities
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Thanks to COO Ross Davis, a retired Air Force Lt. Col., for joining our Middle and Intermediate Schools Veterans Day Assemblies. Read remarks that he shared with our seventh and eighth grade students.
Nine seniors have been selected as semifinalists for the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program. They are Noah Altschuler, Alexander Bauer, Kate Choi, Noah Hess, Ben Muhlendorf, Erim Ozcan, Jessica Raman, Tucker Robbins, and John Paul Sosnitsky.
These students were all among the top scorers in Virginia on the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which is used for initial screening. The highest-scoring students in each state are selected as semifinalists, with each state’s representation proportional to its percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
More than 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools took the PSAT. The semifinalists represent less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors. Semifinalists can continue in the competition for approximately 6,780 National Merit Scholarships, worth nearly $26 million in total, that will be awarded next spring.
Pictured (l to r top row) Noah Altschuler, Ben Muhlendorf, Alexander Bauer, Erim Ozcan, and Tucker Robbins; (l to r front row) John Paul Sosnitsky, Kate Choi, Jessica Raman, and Noah Hess
The Potomac School honored Ms. Sharyn Stein, Intermediate School math teacher, with the 2024 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching during the school’s Opening Assembly on September 6.
Seniors Audrey Rentzepis and Max Zeldes were among the winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Both have been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds.
TCEI has awarded Potomac a $1.8 million multi-year grant that will make a Potomac education accessible to more families and enhance socioeconomic diversity within our school community.
space to grow
Pimmit Run - A Place to Explore
From science classes to outdoor exploration.
Our 90 Acre Wooded Campus
So many trails to explore.
Upper School
A large quad, fields, garden and woods surrounds the Upper School
Recess in the Woods
Bamboo forests, trails, streams and ponds. So much space to explore.
Lower School
Playgrounds, climbing wall, play structures leading to the woods outside the Lower School.
Spangler Center for Athletics and Community
76,000 square feet of athletic facilities.
Flag Circle Building
Admissions, Advancement, Alumni, Business, Transportation offices, and LS/MS Dining Room
Our Cherished Gum Tree
Standing tall over the Tundra.
Outdoor Science & Art Pavillion
Providing space for creativity and exploration outdoors.
Softball Field
Indoor Track
Seven Squash Courts
Fitness Room
Editable description here.
Weight Room
Turf Field and Track
75,000 Square Foot Spangler Center for Athletics and Community
Basketball, volleyball, and Fitness Center
Yoga Room
Baseball Field and Two Soccer/LAX Fields
Tennis Courts
Lee Practice Field
Ceramics Studio
One of our many arts studios
Upper School Painting Studio
Engelhard Center for the Performing Arts
Lower School Art Room
Upper School Theater
Band Practice Room
Light-filled Classrooms
Lower School Classroom
Room to Create Art
Spaces to Collaborate
Space to Play
Play Ball!
Finding Yourself in Nature
Spaces to Play
A Bamboo Jungle
Lower School Lunchroom
Middle School
So much space to gather outside
Upper and lower ponds to explore
The Pingree Garden
Middle School Lunchroom
Middle School Outdoor Classroom
Students meet at the Morton fire deck
Arundel Library
Intermediate School Commons
Lots of place to gather
Upper School East Wing
Upper School Crossroads
Robotics Center
Upper School Crossroads
Upper School Quad
Upper School Library
Upper School Campus
Football Field
Turf Field
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Bowie
Rockville
Silver Spring
Bethesda
Reston
Marlo Heights
Vienna
Washington, DC
Arlington
Largo
Alexandria
Great Falls
Falls Church
The Potomac School is located 3 miles from Washington, DC. Our extensive bus fleet transports students from 90 zip codes
alumni spotlight
Alyson Cambridge '97
"I never stopped loving music of all genres, limiting myself to exclusively operatic repertoire felt like wearing a straightjacket; it was terribly confining."Alyson Cambridge '97
Teddy Nemeroff '97
One might assume that averting and responding to cyber attacks on the world stage would require tremendous technical expertise, but Teddy Nemeroff - a self-described "policy wonk"- freely admits, "I didn't start with a technology background.-Teddy Nemeroff '97
Libby Jewett '78
Encouraging others to act is something Libby does everyday, as one more step toward changing the calculus on climate change. As a scientist she understands that the stakes are high, and as a mother and grandmother , she knows that inaction is an option we can ill afford. Libby Jewett '78
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facts our
kids love
90
acres of ponds, streams, and wooded nature trails
3
llamas on campus
4
outdoor classrooms
6
years of being ranked among the top speech/debate schools in the country
$4.4m
raised each year to support current operations
110
National Merit Scholars and Finalists over the past 15 years
facts our
parents love