Springbrook High School

Springbrook hosted a “Voices of WW II” Assembly for US History classes as well as select World History students on Wednesday, February 8th. Guests representing the Japanese American experience of the Internment Camps and service in the 442nd Japanese-American Unit, the Tuskegee Airmen (the subject of the recent film “Red Tails”), and a Holocaust survivor shared their personal stories to over 400 Springbrook students.  MYP students followed this with personal interviews for a “Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project”.  Guests included Mr. Rudolph Tischer, Colonel Charles McGee, Mrs. Trudi Schonberger, Mrs. Mary Murakami and Mr. Grant Ichikawa. Student Ambassadors were Catherine Smith, Andrew Robinson, Emnet Tesfaye, Anthony Simms, Kohler Sukachevin, Siddisse Negero, and Shayne Rasco. 

Click here or on the WWII icon to visit the social studies department page and read more...

Posted on: 2/10/12

Jacen Sherman (Springbrook HS, class of 2014), has been selected, along with other recent student winners of major US science competitions, to attend the White House Science Fair this Tuesday (February 7).  The Fair will be hosted by President Obama. In 2011 Jacen won First Prize in Microsoft's "Kodu Cup" National Competition. 

ABOUT JACEN:

Jacen is a 15-year-old honor student in the Academy of Information Technology and International Baccalaureate programs at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD.  Inspired by many excellent teachers, and facilitated by magnet and signature programs offered at all levels in the Montgomery County Public School system, Jacen has developed a keen interest and aptitude in several aspects of computer science and software engineering. During his freshman year in high school, Jacen was encouraged by teachers to enter Microsoft's national Kodu Cup competition.  Working independently at home, Jacen learned and used Microsoft's Kodu programming language to create a save-the-world-with-technology game called, "The Vortex", submitted it to the Kodu cup competition, and was informed in June 2011 that he won First Prize.  Along with other prizes including a laptop computer, Jacen was flown to New York City to attend the 4-day long finals of Microsoft's "Imagine Cup" global competition for college-age students.  Jacen will attend the White House Science Fair along with over 100 winners of other major US science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions.  

Posted on: 2/6/12

Want to find out more about Springbrook's newest winter sport? See the players in action and learn more about the international sport that dates back to the Roman Empire in this mcpsTV Video: http://youtu.be/-RdFA-QYOJI.
On Saturday @Blake, the Bocce Devils, coached by Mr. Remer and Ms. Massino, battle it out in the division championships starting at 10:00 AM. Click here for the team page.

Posted on: 2/3/12

Please see the table below for a reminder of upcoming dates for students completing an MYP Personal Project:

Week of January 23rd	Meet with Mentors to discuss progress
Week of February 20th	Meet with Mentors to discuss progress
March 16th	1. Personal Projects due to Mentors
	2. Student Self-Assessment due to MYP Coordinator
March 26 – 29	MYP Personal Projects due to MYP Coordinator
April 18th	Set up exhibition in the Media Center
April 19th	IB Art and MYP Personal Project Exhibition, 7pm to 9pm
April 20th	Take down exhibition

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Atwell, MYP coordinator, in the main office.

Posted on: 2/1/12

Parents and students enrolled or interested in courses and sports being offered next year are invited to attend our annual Registration / Electives Night on Thursday, February 16th from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Learn more about our JLS (Justice, Law, and Society) program, Marine Biology, Journalism, Math Team, Band, German, Arabic, championship-winning sports programs, and more!

Posted on: 1/31/12

Interested in electives being offered next year? Students are encouraged to stop by the auditorium during lunch on Thursday, 16th for the 2012-2013 Electives Fair. Representatives will be on hand to display and talk about course offerings.

Posted on: 1/31/12

We capped off our final Northwest Consortium meet at Paint Branch today with yet another BIG Win! This is our last 'Consortium Math Meet' and we won again! So as far as our consortium of schools, we are number 1 this year!  The scores today were:  Springbrook 14, Paint Branch 9, Blake 9, Good Counsel 7, and Kennedy 4.  No one came close to us in this meet.  Our 'B' team also scored with a 2 (still impressive with only 2 members this time).  Please congratulate our team members on such a great win! Isaac Stevens was impressive with being the only competitor at the meet to answer the question dealing with probabilities.  Thanks for all the support; you guys rock! - Mr. Ish.

Posted on: 1/27/12

On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Blair High School will be hosting the Historically Black College/University (HBCU) Fair.

Get admitted on-the-spot

Browse information on 50 HBCUs

Chat with admission reps

Speak with college graduates

Talk with financial aid experts

Click here for more information...

Posted on: 1/26/12

Congratulations to senior Udeme Akpaete for winning the Montgomery County 300 Meter Dash and the 500 Meter Dash at Monday's County Championship. Udeme also finished 5th in the 55 meter dash. Great Work!!

Posted on: 1/24/12

Springbrook's IT'S ACADEMIC team: Greg Ridgway, Adam Hussain, and Will Rave, will be competing on Saturday, February 4th @ 11:30 AM in the preliminary playoff matches against Centreville and Dematha. Match will be held at:
NBC4 studios
4001 Nebraska Ave
NW, Washington DC
Game will air March 10, 2012, @ 10:30 AM on NBC4.
Springbrook’s Drumline and Cheerleaders will be in support. If you would like to come to the studios, please contact coach Hussain for tickets.

Posted on: 1/19/12

Where: Springbrook High School auditorium
When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 @ 7:00 P.M.
Who: All tenth grade students interested in taking one or more IBDP courses and their parents

Specifics about the courses offered, requirements for earning the IB diploma, and the benefits of completing an IB education will be addressed.

Posted on: 1/18/12

MCPS TV recently covered our fantastic Horticulture program here at Springbrook. This past semester students learned plant propation, greenhouse management, integrated pest management, and floral design in addition to learning about the science of plants. The classes helped create the amazing center peices featured at the December Art Show and also provided center pieces for the Honor Roll celebration in November.

Mr. Decker thanks everyone for their support and if you'd like to sponsor future activities please visit him in G108 or click here for more information about the Horticulture program @Springbrook

Posted on: 1/12/12

The results are in!! Congratulations to Springbrook’s STAR Scholarship recipients.  STAR Scholarships are awarded purely for merit and last year, Springbrook students in grades 9-12 earned 38 STAR awards—almost twice as many as any other MCPS high school!  Be watching out for this year’s STAR scholarship applications coming soon…Springbrook students--You are the best!

Click here for more information about the STAR scholarship

Posted on: 1/9/12

Math Team remains undefeated with another win @Home led by their sponsor Cyrus Ishikawa.    Scores were Springbrook 10, Good Counsel 6, Kennedy 3, Blake 3, Paint Branch 0 (did not show), Sherwood 0 (did not show).   "Our 'B' Team, once again impressed everyone with a score of 4.  Yes, these are the freshmen and sophomores here!  We have some wonderful math students at our school!" - Mr. Ish.

Posted on: 1/5/12

Springbrook will host the third anual Student Web Conference on January 6th, 2012. Learn about web design and development from students and professionals. Download the permission slip. Students will not be allowed without teacher permission. Check out the site for more information on the speakers.

Posted on: 1/4/12