Buy Your Summer Reading Books at
Books A Million
In Laurel!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Books A Million, a Laurel, Maryland bookstore, is hosting a fundraiser for the Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The bookstore is located in the Laurel Shopping Center at 351 Montrose Avenue, Laurel, MD 20707.
A portion of all sales will be donated to the Paint Branch Educational Foundation. Customers are asked to cash out at the register marked with balloons so the organization will be credited for the sale.
Directions to Books A Million from Paint Branch High School
1. Leaving
the school, head north on Old Columbia Pike
2. Turn right onto MD-198 East. Continue to follow MD-198 East for 4.5 miles
3. Turn right at Route 1 South
4. Take the right into the first shopping center, which is Laurel Shopping
Center.
You will see a Giant food store in the shopping center. The
bookstore will be on your right.
Join us at Cheeburger Cheeburger in Burtonsville
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cheeburger Cheeburger will donate 20% of all sales to the Educational Foundation with flier
Paint Branch High School Groundbreaking
March 20, 2010 at 10:00 amClick Here for Pictures From the Groundbreaking
Paint Branch High School is proud to announce the groundbreaking for the new school will take place on March 20, 2010 at 10:00 am and will be followed by a reception. The state-of-the-art design was designed as a Signature school supporting the Science and Media Academies as well as the Academy of Finance (AOF), Culinary Arts and NJROTC.
The new $94.1 million Paint Branch High School calls for a 340,000 square-foot replacement to an existing, outdated facility. The school will accommodate 1,800 students initially, and expand to meet future enrollment needs of up to 2,400. Administrative and faculty areas are also strategically located for supervision. Courtyards and large windows will introduce controllable, natural light throughout the teaching spaces. The building will be completely ADA accessible. Academic areas will be separated from the auditorium and gym, isolating noisy functions and securing the building for after-hours use.
This project currently pursues LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification through the United States Green Building Council. With support from the school community and administration, the new school will model sustainable operating and maintenance practices, as well as encourage a healthy learning environment. Sustainable goals were approved through a series of meetings between the design team and representatives from Montgomery County Public Schools. A comprehensive energy model was developed to optimize energy efficiency, and to serve as a cost-benefit decision-making tool for analyzing the building's envelope, insulation, and glazing.
Facility features include:
- Auditorium: 900-seat state-of-the-art
- Academies: Medical Careers, Pharmacy, Media, Finance, Culinary Arts, NJROTC, Child Development
- 12 Science labs plus a Greenhouse
- 10 Computer Laboratories
- 4 Art Classrooms including a green room outdoor classroom space
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 View of Cafeteria - Looking North |
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 Hallway Outside Gymnasium |
 Auditorium - View From Stage |
 Auditorium - View Facing Stage |
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Educational Foundation
College Scholarships Available to Paint Branch Seniors
Introduction:
The Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation is pleased to seek applications for our scholarship program. Our vision is to support Paint Branch High School (PBHS); its students, staff and families. With this in mind, we will be funding up to five one-time scholarships for $500 this spring.
Instructions:
These scholarships are open to current seniors, who will be furthering their education in the fall at college, community college, or trade school. Payments will be made directly to the school of their choice.
Shani Davis, an American Olympian, recently stated: “I learned not to pay attention to things that are negative and focus on what I am here to do. …. I rightfully earned that spot, and it’s for me to do what I want with it.”
We are asking students to interpret and relate the quote to their educational future in an essay of up to 500 words.
Essays must be submitted electronically to GARLANDANZ@MSN.COM no later than April 9, 2010 by 5:00 pm. The Foundation Board of Directors (BOD) will then select up to ten entries, and those students will be asked to discuss their essay orally with the BOD as the final part of the competition. The date for the interviews is Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm.
The BOD reserves the right to award fewer than five scholarships if insufficient qualified submissions are received.
Please be sure to include the following information in the header of your essay:
Name, phone, address and email address.
If you have any questions, please contact Garland Christopher Sr. at GARLANDANZ@MSN.COM .
Click here for 1 page printable form (pdf)
Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation Fundraiser at
John Greenan and Sons Jewelers
Both Burtonsville and Silver Spring Stores
John Greenan and Sons Jewelers will be hosting a fundraiser for the Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation through July 11, 2010 at their Burtonsville and downtown Silver Spring stores. Greenan and Sons will be buying customers’ gold jewelry at both locations through July 11, 2010. A percentage of the gold sales will be donated to the foundation.
The Burtonsville store is located in Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center, at 15729 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866. The downtown Silver Spring store is located at 1314 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Customers are asked to identify themselves as wanting their transaction to be credited to the Paint Branch Educational Foundation fundraiser. In this way, Greenan and Sons will know to credit the sale to the Educational Foundation. In Burtonsville, please ask to work with Billy Greenan and in Silver Spring, Eddie Greenan.
The purpose of the Educational Foundation is to support Paint Branch High School, its students, staff and families by providing a positive and comprehensive educational experience for all students. Last year, five $500.00 grants were approved for teachers and students for a local field trip and a foreign exchange trip, which students would not have had a chance of attending without the grants. Classroom equipment and books for a reading club were also provided by the grants. At the end of last year, the Educational Foundation awarded five seniors $500.00 scholarships each, to be used at the college of their choice.
Books A Million a Great Success!
Monday, December 14, 2009
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Books A Million, a Laurel, Maryland, bookstore, hosted a fundraiser for the Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation on Monday, December 14, 2009 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The bookstore is located in the Laurel Shopping Center at 351 Montrose Avenue, Laurel, MD 20707.
A portion of all sales will be donated to the Paint Branch Educational Foundation. Customers are asked to cash out at the register marked with balloons so the organization will be credited for the sale.
Directions to Books A Million from Paint Branch High School
1. Leaving
the school, head north on Old Columbia Pike
2. Turn right onto MD-198 East. Continue to follow MD-198 East for 4.5 miles
3. Turn right at Route 1 South
4. Take the right into the first shopping center, which is Laurel Shopping
Center.
You will see a Giant food store in the shopping center. The
bookstore will be on your right.
Paint Branch
High School Educational Foundation
Awards Grants to Paint Branch Students and Staff
The Board of Directors of the Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of four mini-grants to Paint Branch High School staff. Applications were solicited and reviewed by the Board of Directors, and the money awarded in December 2008 and January 2009.
The four winning mini-grants will benefit a variety of programs and classes at the school:
1. Grant: Cooking FUNdamentals – Sandy Levine, Food Trends Teacher
One of the most important aspects of our Food Trends and Technology class is the opportunity for our students to have hands-on experiences cooking in our lab kitchens. This $500.00 grant provides five complete sets of new cookware for the students maximizing the opportunity for students to have successful cooking experiences in our lab kitchens.
2. Grant: French Exchange Trip to France - Claire Schwartz-Menyuk, French Teacher
Students from France visited Paint Branch this past fall, and this is the return part of the exchange. Paint Branch French students will travel to France, visit Paris for three days, and travel to Besançon where they will stay with families, go to school, and go on field trips. This grant of $500.00 will help defray the costs of the trip, to make sure students who want to go are able attend.
3. Grant: Supplement book budget for Pleasure Reading Club – Julie Dean, English Teacher
The Our Pleasure Reading Book Club sprang up as a grassroots organization of twenty students in November 2008. Students recruited twenty members, created an email group list, organized meetings and solicited advice from club members on which books the group wants to read. The $300.00 grant supplies the books for the students to read. The books will be archived by the school so that they will be the beginning of the reading club library so future students could enjoy the camaraderie and love of reading with like minded students and teachers.
4. Grant: Arts and Science in the Nations Garden – Karen Sondak, Environmental Science Teacher
The $500.00 grant will partially fund a field trip for the Horticulture and Environmental Science students to visit the National Botanic Garden. The focus of this trip will be scientific illustration. A volunteer professional scientific illustrator will accompany the students.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you would like to have us continue these grants, please contribute to the Educational Foundation. Either pay through PayPal below or print out the brochure and mail in a check. If your reunion class would like to make a contribution or donation, please contact our President. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!
Educational Foundation Awards $2,500.00
in Scholarships to Paint Branch Seniors
The Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation awarded five $500.00 Scholarships to Paint Branch Seniors this spring to be applied to the college of their choice. The students who won the scholarships are:
- Jared M. Adkins, Duquesne University
- Karen Bernstein, Tulane University
- Charlie Brimmer, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Daniel Gregoire, The George Washington University
- Luis Valdez, University of Maryland, College Park
Students were asked to submit an essay of up to 500 words on the topic "What does 'Yes, I Can!' mean for my educational future?" From the initial group of essays, the Board of Directors selected the top ten. Interviews were then held with the top ten candidates and five students were selected. The Scholarships were presented to the students at the Academic Awards night held at Paint Branch High School on May 20, 2009.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you would like to have us continue these scholarships, or would like to sponsor one in your name, please contribute to the Educational Foundation. Either pay through PayPal below or print out the brochure and mail in a check. If you would like to fully sponsor a $500.00 scholarship to be named after you or your organization for this year, please contact the Board President. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!
VISION:
The purpose of the Foundation is to support Paint Branch High School (PBHS), its students, staff and families.
BACKGROUND:
This all-volunteer Foundation was formed in June of 2007. It is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, which is governed by a Board of Directors. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. This Foundation assists PBHS in providing a positive and comprehensive educational experience for all students.
MAJOR OBJECTIVES:
- Providing support for the activities, programs, projects, equipment and facilities of Paint Branch High School
- Identifying and supporting new programs for Paint Branch
- Facilitating relationships between Paint Branch and its community, including alumnae/i, parents, and neighboring businesses
- Providing support for continuing education, professional development and training for the staff, parents, and legal guardians of Paint Branch
ACTIVITIES:
- Fund-Raising: Plan and conduct activities to benefit PBHS
- Publicity: Promote PBHS – both within and outside of PBHS
PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. - WHY WE MATTER!
Many of the needs of our community can no longer be met merely by relying on funding from the Montgomery County budget. Shortfalls are already affecting the date for the construction of our new school, and the possibility of a scaled back project always looms. If we want to continue to meet the needs of all our students, we need to think creatively and outside the restrictions of established organizations like the PTSA, which must follow National PTA rules.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Garland R. Christopher
President
garlandanz@msn.comNancy Peckerar
Vice President
nancy_peckerar@mcpsmd.orgBrian Eichenlaub
Treasurer
Brian_E_Eichenlaub@mcpsmd.orgMichelle Waldron Patterson
Secretary
michellewaldron@hotmail.comRebecca Baber
Rebecca_F_Baber@mcpsmd.orgRobert McAlpine
Robert_McAlpine@mcpsmd.orgJohn (Jack) McKeon
jmckeonfsc@aol.comMildred Nance
mildred.nance@montgomerycountymd.govPatricia Twigg
LPTwigg@verizon.net
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Paint Branch High School Official Website
The Brief History of Paint Branch High School
Celebrating 35 Years of Educational Excellence 2004 (pdf)
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