Nine National Merit Semifinalists from Potomac Named
Nine National Merit Semifinalists from Potomac Named
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![Sharyn Stein Receives 2024 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725898811/potomac/ypq2htw7wteuvulrld0u/TPSOpeningAssembly2-126.jpg","width":2000}])
The Potomac School honored Ms. Sharyn Stein, Intermediate School math teacher, with the 2024 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching during the school’s Opening Assembly on September 6.
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TCEI has awarded Potomac a $1.8 million multi-year grant that will make a Potomac education accessible to more families and enhance socioeconomic diversity within our school community.
![Two Potomac Students Earn National Merit Scholarships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715622302/potomac/aqzqxgjtmctz6nbrxkzl/ScreenShot2024-05-13at14211PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715622302/potomac/aqzqxgjtmctz6nbrxkzl/ScreenShot2024-05-13at14211PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715622302/potomac/aqzqxgjtmctz6nbrxkzl/ScreenShot2024-05-13at14211PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715622302/potomac/aqzqxgjtmctz6nbrxkzl/ScreenShot2024-05-13at14211PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715622302/potomac/aqzqxgjtmctz6nbrxkzl/ScreenShot2024-05-13at14211PM.png","width":1254}])
Seniors Audrey Rentzepis and Max Zeldes were among the winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Both have been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds.
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Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi visited The Potomac School ahead of meetings in Washington, D.C. Students in grades K-8 heard firsthand accounts of their space missions.
![Potomac Celebrates Music in Our Schools Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710341935/potomac/pqbd4tylvjppqpbxwzog/TPSMarchConcert-313.jpg","width":2000}])
As part of Music in Our Schools Month®, students in Potomac’s Upper School recently organized a concert titled “Celebrating Composers of Color,” which was conducted by guest conductor Dr. Steven Cunningham of Hampton University and resident musician and composer Greg Holloway.
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On Tuesday, the newly formed Upper School AI student committee hosted an assembly focused on the potential benefits and challenges of generative artificial intelligence. Students moderated a panel of three leaders in AI – U.S. Congressman Don Beyer, Professor Brian Hall, and Dr. Sarah Murphy Gray (Google) – who spoke to this technology's influence in politics, sports, defense, business, social media, and beyond. All three described themselves as "AI optimists," with a real sense of how AI could transform the world positively, but they guided students not to lose touch with the humanities as we learn these tools. Student moderators Kasim K. '25, India C. '25, and Arav B. '24 demonstrated real leadership in facilitating a discussion with the panelists and soliciting questions from the audience. This assembly was first and foremost student-generated, and it was exciting to watch their work over several months pay off. View photos from the discussion.