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Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline

September 21, 2022 - High School Preview Presentation - Broadcast on the MCPS website (available 9/21/22)
- English Presentation (link will go live at 7pm on 9/21/22)
  - Cable - 34 & HD 1071 (Comcast), 36 (Verizon), 89 (RCN) - 7:00 pm
- Presentación en español (el enlace se activará a las 8 p. m. el 21/09/22)
  - Cable - 33 (Comcast), 35 (Verizon), 88 (RCN) - 7:00p.m.
October 7, 2022- Application opens on ParentVUE
November 11, 2022- Application deadline (deadline extended, from November 4, 2022)
First Week of February 2023- Notification of results

Grade 8 Resources

High School Programs At A Glance for Grade 8. Includes Eligibility and Open House Dates
High School Application Programs Eligibility listed by High School Cluster
Instructions on how to change the language in ParentVUE. ¿Cómo cambio el idioma en ParentVUE?
Grade 8 Common Application Support Guide for Parents and Students
Current Grade 8 High School Application Preview- Resource for parents, students and schools
Directions for private and home schooled students.
Parent/Student Letter for HS Regional/Countywide Programs, September 2022 (sent via Connect Ed)
Interest form for Virtual Middle College for students in Grade 8
2022-2023 Grade 8 FAQ (this document has its own updated date, please check documents for updates)

Additional resources will be added throughout the application season, please check back frequently.

Virtual Middle College for Grade 8 students

Interest form for Virtual Middle College for students in Grade 8 (November 11, 2022- Application deadline)

Grade 9-11 Part-Time High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline

October 7, 2022- Application opens
November 11, 2022- Application deadline (deadline extended, from November 4, 2022)
First Week of February 2023- Notification of results

Grade 9-11 Resources

Additional resources will be added throughout the application season, please check back frequently.

Updated 11/14/2022

Program	Schools with this program
Application Programs - Countywide
Global Ecology House	Poolesville HS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme	Richard Montgomery HS (Countywide)
Visual Art Center	Albert Einstein HS

Application Programs - Regional
Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet	Montgomery Blair HS Poolesville HS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme	John F. Kennedy HS Springbrook HS Watkins Mill HS
Humanities House	Poolesville HS
Application Programs - Consortia
Biomedical Program	Wheaton HS
Communication Arts Program (CAP)	Montgomery Blair HS
Engineering Program	Wheaton HS
Leadership Training Institute (LTI)	John F. Kennedy

Program	Schools with this program
Downcounty Consortium (DCC)	Montgomery Blair Albert Einstein John F. Kennedy Northwood Wheaton
Northeast Consortium (NEC)	James Hubert Blake High School Paint Branch High School Springbrook High School

Program	Schools with this program
Signature programs	James Hubert Blake Winston Churchill Clarksburg Damascus Gaithersburg Walter Johnson Magruder Northwest Paint Branch Quince Orchard Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Springbrook Wootton
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Note: The IB programme at Richard Montgomery HS is a countywide, criteria- based (magnet) program. The IB programmes at Kennedy, Springbrook and Watkins Mill are regional, criteria-based (magnet) programs.	Bethesda-Chevy Chase Albert Einstein John F. Kennedy Richard Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Springbrook Watkins Mill
Middle Years Programme	Bethesda Chevy Chase Richard Montgomery John F. Kennedy (IB Candidate School) Springbrook Watkins Mill Seneca Valley (IB Candidate School)

Thomas Edison High School of Technology