Winston Churchill High School (Maryland)

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Winston Churchill High School was established in 1964 as Potomac High School. The school was renamed to honor Sir Winston Churchill the following year.

From 1999 to 2002, Churchill underwent renovations to modernize and revitalize the facilities. There was a formal rededication ceremony on April 21, 2002. Along with the opening of the new facility, the school's auditorium was renamed to the Dr. Gertrude G. Bish Auditorium, to honor the first principal of Churchill High School when it opened in 1964. She was the first woman high school principal in Montgomery County.{{Cite web|url=https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=684|title=Churchill High School Celebrates Building Rededication|website=Montgomery County Public Schools|date=April 16, 2002|access-date=March 6, 2024}}

In January 2010, a criminal investigation exposed a grade-changing scandal at Churchill. 46 students' grades were modified after 8 students hacked the school's grade system. The incident was treated by the police as a criminal investigation.{{Cite news |last1=Birnbaum |first1=Michael |last2=Morse |first2=Dan |last3=Johnson |first3=Jenna |title=Criminal investigation opened in grade-changing scandal at Churchill High |newspaper=The Washington Post |pages=A01 |date=March 4, 2010 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030303047_pf.html |access-date=May 16, 2010}}

{{Cite news |last=Francis |first=Elliot |title=Montgomery County High School Cheating Scandal |date=March 9, 2010 |url=https://wamu.org/story/10/03/09/montgomery_county_high_school_cheating_scandal/ }}

In 2016, controversy spiked in Montgomery County around racial incidents at Churchill. In November, two students put a sign reading "whites only" on a bathroom door, later telling authorities that they found the sign and wanted to see people's reaction. A month later, a few students allegedly entered a meeting of the school's Republican club, called the members racist, and wrote "Black Lives Matter" on the classroom whiteboard. In response, a club member supposedly said "White Lives Matter" directed to the non-club members. A Montgomery County Republican leader was hurt by this and told school district leaders after being informed by a parent. Chair of the education committee of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee, Richard Jurgena was worried for the state of the club and called for a "complete, rapid and nonpartisan" investigation.{{Cite news |last=Donna |first=George |title='Black Lives Matter' debate in Maryland school stirs allegations of racism

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In 2017, after a basketball game between Winston Churchill High School and Walter Johnson High School, Walter Johnson High School students defaced Winston Churchill High School property with vulgar graffiti. This caused $100,000 in damage.{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/High-School-Basketball-Rivalry-Causes-100000-in-Damage-From-Vandals-412319233.html |title=High School Basketball Rivalry Causes $100,000 in Damage By Vandals |work=NBC4 Washington |last=Stabley |first=Matthew |date=January 31, 2017}}

On October 13, 2021, a female Churchill student was assaulted by a 17-year old student from Walt Whitman High School. This incident occurred at the Churchill bus loop in the morning where the assailant brandished a knife and attacked the victim. The assailant subsequently fled the scene only to be later identified and taken into custody. The victim sustained minor injuries and "enhanced monitoring" was supposedly implemented during future dismissals.{{cite news |url=https://mocoshow.com/blog/student-assaulted-at-winston-churchill-high-school-by-male-student-from-walt-whitman-high-school/ |title=Student Assaulted at Winston Churchill High School by Student From Walt Whitman High School |work=The MoCo Show |last=Herron |first=Patrick |date=October 13, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://moco360.media/2021/10/13/student-at-churchill-high-brought-knife-to-school-police-say/ |title=UPDATED: Whitman student in custody after police say he assaulted female student at Churchill High |work=MoCo360 |last=Schere |first=Dan |date=October 13, 2021}}

In May 2022, a student made threats of violence against the school on social media. These included mentions of bringing guns and explosives on school property and murder threats in retaliation for being mistreated at the school.{{cite news |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/serious-and-disturbing-threats-posted-online-against-montgomery-county-high-school |title='Serious and disturbing threats' posted online against Montgomery County high school |work=WTTG |last=Watts |first=Lindsay |date=May 30, 2022}} The student was out of state at the time, however, and was prohibited from returning to Churchill for the remainder of the school year.{{Cite news|url=https://moco360.media/2022/05/31/students-alleged-threat-to-shoot-up-churchill-high-found-not-credible-police-say/|title=Student who made alleged threat won't return to Churchill High, police say |work=MoCo360 |last=Schere |first=Dan |date=May 31, 2022}}

On February 13, 2023, Principal John Taylor sent out a message regarding a recent incident that occurred at the school. Racist graffiti in a boys bathroom at the school was noticed by a student and reported to school official, which prompted the removal of the graffiti and an investigation which has since gone unresolved.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/racist-graffiti-winston-churchill-high-school-montgomery-county/65-552803f5-f1ff-4aa1-93dd-388ee9043aff|title=Racist graffiti found at Potomac, Maryland high school |work=wusa9 |last=Pope |first=Troy |date=Feb 13, 2023}}

Churchill students come from two feeder middle schools and five elementary schools:Division of Capital Planning, Montgomery County Public Schools. Superintendent's Recommended FY 2025 Capital Budget and the FY 2025–2030 Capital Improvements Program - [https://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/CIP25_Chapter4churchill.pdf Chapter 4: Winston Churchill Cluster]. Accessed 6 June 2024

• Cabin John Middle School
• Bells Mill Elementary School
• Seven Locks Elementary School
• Herbert Hoover Middle School
• Beverly Farms Elementary School
• Potomac Elementary School
• Wayside Elementary School

Churchill has been ranked in the top 100 high schools in the United States for years, climbing to 42 in 2007 and 75 in 2017.{{Cite news |title=Gold Medal Schools |date=November 29, 2007 |work=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201101144/http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html |archive-date=December 1, 2007}}{{Cite news |title=Winston Churchill High School |date=June 7, 2017 |work=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-9153 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607050344/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-9153 |archive-date=June 7, 2017}} Churchill earned the 2007 Maryland Blue Ribbon Award{{Cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Erica |title=Two local schools awarded Md. Blue Ribbon designation |newspaper=Washington Examiner |date=December 13, 2006 |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/two_local_schools_awarded_md_blue_ribbon_designation2006-12-13T08_00_00.html}} and was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2007 National No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.{{Cite web |title=Winston Churchill HS Named National Blue Ribbon School |date=October 2, 2007 |url=http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2235&type=archive&startYear=2007&pageNumber=7 |access-date=May 15, 2010}} In 2012, Churchill was rated the best high school in Maryland and fifth among non-magnet schools nationally according to U.S. News & World Report.{{Cite news |title=Best High Schools |date=May 8, 2012 |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508202801/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings |archive-date=May 8, 2012}} In 2016, the same report ranked Winston Churchill High School 94th in national ranking, 2nd in Maryland High Schools and 146th in STEM High Schools with 83.9 (out of 100) College Readiness Index.{{cite news |title=Best High Schools |date=September 25, 2016 |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-9153}} In 2017, Churchill was ranked the best high school in Maryland and 75th in the nation by U.S. News.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-9153|title=U.S. News 2017 rankings}} As of 2024, Churchill has fallen to the 5th-ranked high school in Maryland and the 295th-ranked nationally, according to U.S News and World Report.{{Cite web |title=Winston Churchill High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-school-9153 |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=U.S. News and World Report}}

Churchill students average a score of 1299 on the SAT, with 640 on verbal and 659 on math.Montgomery County Public Schools. Schools at a Glance - [https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04602.pdf Winston Churchill High School]. Accessed 6 June 2024.

Churchill has nine academic departments: Art, Computer Science, English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies.

The Autism Program provides a program for students with low-functioning autism. These students learn how to improve their skills at undertaking certain tasks and also learn speech.

The Signature Program allows students to follow one of several course paths to specialize in a particular career field. The program comprises three academies: the Academy of Math, Science, & Technology; the Academy of International Studies; and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.{{cite news |title=Signature Program faces more hurdles at Churchill |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/11042009/nortnew202207_32527.shtml |first=Erin |last=Donaghue | work=Potomac Gazette |date=November 4, 2009}}

The Bridge Program provides a program for adolescents and young adults with learning/emotional disabilities. The program intends to foster academic skill development and alter behaviors that interfere with academic learning.{{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Speri |title=School Based Services |date=March 20, 2010 |url=http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/specialed/schoolservices.shtm}} It is supervised by an interdisciplinary team intended to meet the needs of socially vulnerable middle and high school students who may be challenged by problem-solving abstract thinking, organizing and planning, interpreting social cues, establishing relationships with peers, coping with anxiety, changes in routine, and transitioning.

Many theater productions are put on regularly, including a night of one act plays. The One Acts Festival is student-produced, directed, and funded by the drama club. Churchill also has a choir program. Showstoppers is a mixed-gender show choir group, while Jazz Ambassadors is a mixed-gender choir. Both groups regularly compete within Montgomery County, regionally, and nationally. Churchill also hosts an annual show choir competition.

Churchill's choral music groups are Voice of a Generation (VOAG), Jazz Ambassadors, and Showstoppers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wchsarts.com/ChoralMusic.html|title=WCHS Choral Music Department|website=www.wchsarts.com|access-date=September 26, 2016}}

Voice of a Generation is a non-audition group for students who like to sing and learn about the study of music. Students learn to sight-read, read music, and improve their performance skills.

Jazz Ambassadors is a coed ensemble selected through auditions, focusing on developing vocal technique. Most songs are challenging jazz music, but this is often stretched to arrangements of different kinds of music like pop or classical.

Showstoppers is an honors show choir group of students selected through auditions who previously held choir positions at Churchill. This group features musically challenging music. Most music is popular, but any musical style, including sacred and secular works, is rehearsed and performed.

In 2007, Churchill's fall production of Singin' in the Rain was nominated for six Cappies High School Theater Awards,{{cite news |last=Mack |first=Jean |title=And the Nominees Are... |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 17, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502602_pf.html |access-date=February 5, 2009}} winning Best Orchestra (for the third consecutive year), Best Cameo Actor, and Best Cameo Actress. Only one other school received more awards.{{cite news |title=Wootton, Churchill students bring home some Cappies |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/061307/montsch40235_32386.shtml |first=Peggy|last=Vaughn |work=Potomac Gazette |date=June 13, 2007}}{{cite web |url=http://wchsdrama.org/production_history/production_history.html |title= Winston Churchill High School Drama :: Production History|website=wchsdrama.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825021905/http://wchsdrama.org/production_history/production_history.html |archive-date=August 25, 2010}}

In 2009, Churchill's fall production of Rent: School Edition was nominated for four Cappies High School Theater Awards: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist, Best Orchestra, and Best Song. Churchill won awards for Best Female Vocalist as well as Best Orchestra.{{cite web |url=http://cappies.com/nca/awards/2009winners.php |title=2009 National Capital Area Nominees}}

Many students form bands, typically of a rock variety, and the school occasionally facilitates this by sponsoring a battle of the bands or band performance. The school has sponsored day-long concerts on school grounds; the Merritthon, a fundraising event for Leukemia research, occurred annually from 2002 to 2004.Cetron, Ari (June 18, 2003). [http://connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=252831&paper=70&cat=104 "Rock for the Cure"]. Potomac Almanac. Retrieved May 23, 2010

In 2009, the instrumental music program won four awards at the Windy City Classic, including Best Symphonic Band, Best Orchestra, Best Classical Soloist, and Best Overall Program. The jazz band received second place in that category. All three groups received a gold rating.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

Churchill produces three publications, all of which have won awards: its newspaper, The Churchill Observer; its yearbook, Finest Hours; and its literary magazine, Erehwon.{{cite web|title=MSPA 2003 Publications Contest Results |work=Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association |publisher=University of Maryland |year=2003 |url=http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/contests/pubcontest03.html |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424050944/http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/contests/pubcontest03.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 }}{{cite web|title=Publication Awards Recognize Best in Area |work=Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association |publisher=University of Maryland |date=Winter 2002 |url=http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/adviser/winter02/pubawards.html |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424050936/http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/adviser/winter02/pubawards.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 }}{{cite web|title=MSPA 2002 Publications Contest Results |work=Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association |publisher=University of Maryland |year=2002 |url=http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/contests/pubcontest02.html |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424050941/http://www.journalism.umd.edu/mspa/contests/pubcontest02.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 }}

Winston Churchill football has won 2 state titles at the AA level. Five Bulldogs have gone on to play in the NFL and Paul Palmer, a Churchill alumni is in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Winston Churchill High School offers the following sports:

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• Cheerleading
• Cross-country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Poms
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' soccer
• Girls' tennis
• Girls' volleyball
• Handball

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• Boys' basketball
• Girls' basketball
• Cheerleading
• Ice hockey (independent club)
• Poms
• Indoor track
• Swimming and diving
• Wrestling
• Bocce ball

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• Baseball
• Softball
• Coed softball
• Boys' lacrosse
• Girls' lacrosse
• Boys' tennis
• Girls' tennis
• Track and field
• Boys' volleyball
• Coed volleyball
• Ultimate frisbee

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• Susan C. Lee (class of 1972) – state senator, Maryland General Assembly{{cite news |last1=Profitt |first1=Ashley |title=Women's History Month: MCM Spotlights Senator Susan C. Lee |url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/womens-history-month-mcm-spotlights-senator-susan-c-lee/ |work=Montgomery Community Media |date=March 25, 2019}}
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• Jeffrey Allan Kemp (class of 1977) – NFL player, quarterback for Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers; son of Jack Kemp{{cite magazine |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Paul |title=The Last in a Long Line |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1984/10/22/620779/the-last-in-a-long-line |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=October 22, 1984}}
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• Marti Leimbach (class of 1981) – novelist{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/leimbach-marti-1963-martha-leimbach |access-date=October 9, 2023 | title=Leimbach, Marti 1963- (Martha Leimbach)}}
• Paul Palmer (class of 1983) – NFL player, first-round draft pick{{cite news |last1=Simms |first1=Brandy L. |title=Boo-Boo Palmer to be enshrined in college football's Hall of Fame |url=https://mont.thesentinel.com/2018/01/11/boo-boo-palmer-to-be-enshrined-in-college-football-s-hall-of-fame/ |work=Montgomery County Sentinel |date=January 11, 2018}}
• Travis Curtis (class of 1983?) – former NFL safety
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• Bruce Murray (class of 1984) – international soccer player; two-time All-American at Clemson; selected to College Team of the Century; member of 1988 Summer Olympics and 1990 FIFA World Cup soccer teams; National Soccer Hall of Fame{{cite news |title=Ledecky Among First Inductees in Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/sports/ledecky-one-of-first-inductees-in-montgomery-county-sports-hall-of-fame/ |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=September 11, 2019}}
• Jonathan Holloway (class of 1985) – professor and dean at Yale University, president of Rutgers University{{cite news |last1=Shahzad |first1=Maryam |title=Churchill Alum Named Rutgers' First Black President |url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/churchill-alum-named-rutgers-first-black-president/ |work=Montgomery Community Media |date=January 23, 2020}}
• Jennie Koch Easterly (class of 1986) – U.S. Army officer, federal government official{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/16/four-from-dc-area-make-the-rhodes-scholarship-grade/b9e317d2-8021-4d42-9898-3e2128049dbd/ |title=Four from D.C. Area Make the Rhodes Scholarship Grade |first=Jenice |last=Armstrong |date=December 16, 1989 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 15, 2022}}
• Mike Sacks (class of 1986) – magazine editor, humor writer{{cite news |last1=Belford |first1=Susan |title=Dissecting Comedy |url=http://www.potomacalmanac.com/news/2014/jul/24/dissecting-comedy/ |work=Potomac Almanac |date=July 24, 2014}}
• Julie Kent (class of 1987) – American Ballet Theatre, principal dancer for 22 years{{cite news|last1=Kaufman|first1=Sarah L.|title=ABT star Julie Kent is Washington Ballet's new artistic director|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/abt-star-julie-kent-is-washington-ballets-new-director/2016/03/07/e1f469ba-e49d-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html|access-date=March 8, 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 7, 2016}}
• Mike Barrowman (class of 1987) – swimmer, 1992 Olympic gold medalist, 200-meter breaststroke{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Bruce|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1989/08/14/120329/on-top-of-the-world-mike-barrowman-broke-the-world-record-in-the-200-breaststroke-at-the-nationals|title=On Top of the World|date=August 14, 1989}}
• Rochelle Walensky (class of 1987) – Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention{{cite news|url=https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0120-rochelle-walensky.html|title=Media Statement from Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator|date=January 20, 2021}}
• Jimmy Kemp (class of 1989) – CFL football player, president of the Jack Kemp Foundation{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Michael |title=Kemp runs with his options |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/07/28/kemp-runs-with-his-options/d4362798-4db6-41ae-a764-576a1a93aa72/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 28, 1998 |page=D7}}
• Jordan Ellenberg (class of 1989) – mathematician and author, How Not to Be Wrong{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/06/07/a-sine-of-a-true-genius/a29172c8-d53f-45da-920c-4e2a407ce97e/ |title=A Sine of a True Genius; Md. Youth Wins Major Math Competition: Jordan Ellenberg |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 7, 1989 |first=Amy|last=Goldstein}}
• Tim Sweeney (class of 1989) – founder of Epic Games; most known for Fortnite{{cite news |last1=Tsironis |first1=Alex |title=Potomac Native And Churchill Graduate Is Responsible For Fortnite |url=https://www.mocoshow.com/blog/potomac-native-and-churchill-graduate-is-responsible-for-fortnite-html/ |work=Moco Show |date=June 15, 2018}}
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• Jeff Halpern (class of 1994) (did not graduate) – NHL player, first from Southeast U.S.{{cite news |last1=Bowen |first1=Fred |title=A Hometown Hero |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/03/09/a-hometown-hero/d56ea28a-870e-4409-ac31-d35e0aa6a750/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 9, 2001 |page=C11}}
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• Bryan Cogman (class of 1997) (did not graduate) – Emmy Award-winning writer, Game of Thrones{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Churchill-High-School-Alum-Credits-School-with-his-Game-of-Thrones-Success-316039221.html|first=Tisha|last=Thompson|title='Game of Thrones' Writer Credits Churchill High With His Success|date=July 16, 2015|publisher=WRC-TV|access-date=April 22, 2018}}
• Ben Feldman (class of 1998) – actor, Drop Dead Diva, Mad Men, Superstore{{cite news |last1=Heil |first1=Emily |title=D.C. native Ben Feldman on visits home, his new sitcom, and that nipple in a box |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2014/10/02/d-c-native-ben-feldman-on-visits-home-his-new-sitcom-and-that-nipple-in-a-box/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 2, 2014}}
• Gibran Hamdan (class of 1998) (did not graduate) – NFL player, backup quarterback for Washington Redskins{{cite news |last1=Maske |first1=Mark |title=A Challenge Getting Here |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/05/02/a-challenge-getting-here/2ce696b0-efc5-44f4-b445-e0694081a702/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 2, 2003}}
• Kelen Coleman (class of 2002) – actress, The Office, The Mindy Project, The Newsroom, The McCarthys{{cite news |last1=Faguy |first1=Ana |title=CHS alumna Kelen Coleman catches up with 'Observer' |url=http://www.thechurchillobserver.com/arts/2014/05/28/chs-alumna-kelen-coleman-catches-up-with-observer/ |work=Churchill Observer |date=May 28, 2014}}
• Jerome Dyson (class of 2005) (did not graduate) - professional basketball player{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/08/AR2010010803597.html|title=Connecticut's Jerome Dyson is proud to be from Scotland|last=Giannotto|first=Mark|date=January 9, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post}}
• Kamie Crawford (class of 2010) – Miss Teen USA 2010{{cite news|title=Potomac, North Potomac residents crowned in state pageants|first=Erin|last=Donoghue|date=November 18, 2009|url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/11182009/potonew194842_32530.shtml|publisher=Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803181029/http://www.gazette.net/stories/11182009/potonew194842_32530.shtml|archive-date=August 3, 2010}}
• Shinsaku Uesugi (class of 2010) – chess player (Chess Olympiad){{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Shaun |title=High School Nationals: The Biggest Tie Ever and Hunter on Top |url=http://www.uschess.org/content/view/10321/585 |website=US Chess Federation |date=April 19, 2010}}
• Joshua Coyne (class of 2011) – composer and musician{{cite news|last=Milk|first=Leslie|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/arts-events/rising-stars-1/|title=Rising Stars|work=Washingtonian|date=October 1, 2008}}
• Taylor Momsen (class of 2011) (did not graduate) – actor (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Spy Kids, Gossip Girl); musician (The Pretty Reckless){{cite web|last=Blonska|first=Joanna|title=The Young and the 'Reckless'|url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/march-april-2011/the-young-and-the-reckless-2/|work=Bethesda Magazine|date=March 28, 2011|access-date=February 4, 2013}}
• Eric Brodkowitz (class of 2014), Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the Israel national baseball team{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Brandon |title=Resilient Bulldogs win region title |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/churchill-baseball-team-continues-impressive-turnaround-with-maryland-4a-west-region-championship/2013/05/17/d9a0063c-bf1d-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 17, 2013 |page=D7}}
• Noah Bratschi (class of 2018), professional speed climber, American record holder, Bronze medalist World Championships, World Cup silver medalist, 9x US World Team{{cite news|url= https://www.gymclimber.com/noah-bratschi-wins-first-american-speed-championship-medal-in-30-years-highs-and-lows-in-moscow/|title=Noah Bratschi Wins first American Speed Championship Medal in 30 years: Highs and Lows in Moscow|work=Gym Climber|date=September 19, 2021|accessdate=September 19, 2021|first=John|last=Burgman}}[https://www.teamusa.com/news/2022/may/21/noah-bratschi-earns-first-climbing-world-cup-podium-in-salt-lake-city Noah Bratschi Earns First Climbing World Cup Podium In Salt Lake City]

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• [http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schoolodex/schooloverview.aspx?s=04602 Churchill statistics from MCPS]
• [http://www.mpssaa.org/ Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association]
• [http://www.thechurchillobserver.com/ The Churchill Observer]
• [http://www.churchillathletics.com/ churchillathletics.com]

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