Potomac High School is a public high school located at 5211 Boydell Avenue, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745. The principal is Nathaniel R. Laney. The approximate enrollment as of August 2010 stands at 1,216 students in grades nine through twelve. The school hours are from 7:45am to 2:25pm. Potomac operates on an alternating A/B-Day block schedule. There is a mandatory uniform policy at this school. Potomac features a school-wide America's Choice School Design signature program as well as an expansive "smaller learning communities" program, that essentially breaks the school down into smaller schools or "career academies".
Smaller learning communities
School of Arts, Media, and Communications
- Academy of the Arts - Dance
- Academy of the Arts - Music
- Academy of the Arts - Visual
School of Business Management and Finance
- Academy of Finance
- Academy of Business Management
School of Consumer Services, Hospitality and Tourism
- Academy of Hospitality and Restaurant Management
School of Human Resource Services
- Academy of Military Sciences
- Teacher Academy of Maryland
School of Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology
- Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Pre-Engineering Academy
Notable alumni
- Dante Cunningham
- Ronald Darby
- Tavon Young
- Dondre Echols
- Gangster D
- Monty Williams Kevin Hooks, actor & film director
See also
- Potomac High School official website
- Potomac High School facts and figures