Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School

Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School (#510) is a secondary public school located in Rockville (Montgomery County), Maryland.^[1]

Magruder is named for Colonel Zadok Magruder, a Revolutionary War patriot and farmer. He was colonel in command of part of the Maryland militia and helped establish Montgomery County's government in 1776. The school is called simply "Magruder" by its students.

The school first opened in 1970 at 149,533 sq ft (13,892 m²), with 8th, 9th and 10th graders. In 1971, the same student body became 9th, 10th and 11th graders. The first graduating class was the Class of 1973 and numbered approximately 300.

Major additions were added in 1974 (69,000 sq ft (6,400 m²)), 1994 (47,151 sq ft (4,380 m²)), and 2000 (31,178 sq ft (2,897 m²) of additions, 10,519 sq ft (977 m²) of renovation of the 1994 addition, and demolition of 1,384 sq ft (129 m²) of the 1994 addition). The building now totals 295,478 sq ft (27,451 m²).

Magruder has an International Studies Partnership with Hage Geingob High School in Windhoek, Namibia.

Academics

Learning Academies:^[2]

• Leadership
• Arts & Humanities
• Education
• Finance
• Engineering
• Science

Students who opt for one of these programs will focus on that field and be better prepared for a career in that area.

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

In 2009, the Magruder JROTC program was awarded the title "Honor Unit with Distinction", the highest honor a JROTC unit can earn.

George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy Saturday School

The GBTLA Saturday School started at Magruder in the 2005-2006 school year. The goal of the program is for the students to attain grade level proficiency in reading, language arts, mathematics, and test-taking skills.

Students

In the 2008-2009 school year, the 1,971 students at Magruder were 43.4% Non-Hispanic white, 19.4% African American, 23.0% Hispanic, 14.0% Asian, and 0.3% Native American.^[3]

In 2010, Magruder was listed in Newsweek magazine as the 481st highest-rated Ãschool in the country.

The 2010 graduation rate at Magruder High School was 90.5%.

Magruder features, alongside the National Honors Society, societies in:

• Science
• French
• Spanish
• Math
• Music

As well as the engineering academy "Project Lead the Way".

Magruder offers a wide range of courses from regular to honors to AP classes. The percentage of students receiving a 3 or higher on the AP College Board exams is high and is above average compared to the rest of the state and the nation.^[4] SAT scores among students are also above average.

In the 2010 graduating class, 80.1% of students expected to go to college or training, 14.5% to college and employment, 1.6% directly to employment, and 2.2% to the military. Graduating classes from Magruder High School accumulate over $5 million in scholarships each year.

Athletics

• 2001 Maryland 4A Basketball State Champions^[5]
• 2006 Men's Varsity Soccer Team finished regular season undefeated^[6][7]
• 2007 Maryland 4A Men's Basketball Regional Champions and State Finalists^[8]
• 2007 Maryland 4A Men's Soccer Regional and State Champions going undefeated at 19-0 and was ranked in the Top 10 in the nation.^{[6][9][10][11]}
• 2008 Women's Metros Diving Champion Brittany Powell^[12]
• 2009 Women's Metros Diving Champion Brittany Powell^[13]
• 2010 Maryland 4A West Field Hockey Regional Champions^[14][15]
• 2010 Maryland 4A Boys' Soccer State Champions^[16][17]
• 2004 4A State Finalists (22-3 Record), ranked #4 by the Washington Post.^[18]
• 2009 4A State Finalists (24-1 Record), ranked #7 by the Washington Post, #1 by the Gazette.^[19][20]
• 2008 4A State Semifinalists (22-2 Record), ranked #5 by the Washington Post, #2 by the Gazette.^[21][22][23]
• 2010 4A State Champions, Ranked 7th in the DC Metro Area.^[17]
• In 2007, the Boys' Soccer Team went undefeated at 19-0 and won the 4A West Region Championship as well as the Maryland Class 4A State Title. It was in the same season that Magruder was ranked 7th nationally, and 1st in the DC Metro Area.^{[6][9][10][24]}

Notable alumni

• Gbenga Akinnagbe, Actor
• Chris Carmack, Actor
• Jason Kravits, Actor
• Courtney Kupets, Olympic gymnast
• Mike Sorce, also known as Don Geronimo, radio personality
• John Stabb, singer^[25]
• Freda Wright-Sorce, radio personality (deceased)
• Milt Thompson (baseball player), Major League Baseball Player, coach
• Jerome Williams, former NBA basketball player
• Dan Hellie, NFL Network personality
• Sam Kouvaris, TV Personality
• Pele Paelay, professional basketball player
• Helen Maroulis, Olympic gold medalist wrestler

References

External links

• Official site
• MHS PTA homepage