Winters Mill High School - Westminster, Maryland/MD

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Winters Mill High School

560 Gorsuch Rd, Westminster, MD, 21157 -

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Definition of Terms

Winters Mill High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Carroll County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1243 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

71 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 329 students

Grade 10 - 337 students

Grade 11 - 285 students

Grade 12 - 292 students

This School

( MD ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MD ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	5%
% Hispanic	2%	8%
% Black	5%	40%
% White	92%	46%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MD ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

11%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Carroll County Public s School District

This School's Agency

( MD ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	46	27
Number of Students Managed	28,515 students	16,524 students
District Total Revenue	$296,265,000	$159,214,000
District Expenditure	$290,089,000	$153,923,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,390	$9,539
District Expenditure / Student	$10,173	$9,315
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Winters Mill High School is the newest high school in Westminster, Maryland, United States.
Winters Mill High School is a part of the Carroll County Public Schools system.
Mission Statement: The mission of Winters Mill High School, an academy school with diverse learners, is to create a rigorous, supportive learning environment where each and every student and member of the staff can develop his individual potential and prepare for his role as a productive citizen, leader, and life-long learner.
Winters Mill High School has four "academies" or focuses of interests where students are collectivized based on the fields they expect to enter in college or the world of work. Teachers take an interest survey and are also assigned to academies to serve as advisors. There are four Academy Leaders who serve like department chairs for their respective academies. Mrs. Janice Cheney is the school-wide academy coordinator who oversees advisory lessons and course scheduling. Students are then arranged into advisories within each grade level to facilitate this career focus.
The Academies are: Math, Science, and Technology.
Health, Human, and Social Sciences.
Business and Information Management.
Arts, Humanities, and Communications.
Advisory Program: At the beginning of their freshman years, students are assigned an advisor whose advisory they attend during 2nd mod each day for 20 minutes. The program is intended to forge a relationship between students and their advisors to establish a common point of contact throughout high school with whom the student feels comfortable. Students are taught daily advisory lessons, which may or may not differ depending on grade level and academy. These advisory lessons often pertain to situations that one may encounter during the course of their life, or discuss values or school procedures such as dress code, cheating, and student rights.
Each day in advisory is themed: Monday - Reading Day, Tuesday/Wednesday - Regular Lesson Days, Thursday - Club Day, Friday - Transition Day - Makeup day for missed advisory lessons and often the day of choice for assemblies and academy meetings.
Student Services: Falcon Learning Lab, Community Learning Center.
Varsity Athletics: Winters Mill High School participates in the 2A class of the Piedmont Conference. The athletic director is Mr. Bill Rumbaugh.
Winters Mill's mascot is Fruco the Falcon.
Fall Sports: Cheerleading
Cross Country
-Girls Cross Country placed second at 2004 states. Field Hockey
Football
-Varsity Football (6-5 in 2006) reached state semifinals in 2005 and 2006. Golf
Soccer - Boys
Soccer - Girls
Volleyball.
Winter Sports: Basketball - Boys
Coach: Dave Herman Team reached 2005 playoffs. Basketball - Girls
Cheerleading
Indoor Track
Wrestling.
Spring Sports: Baseball - Boys
Lacrosse - Boys
Lacrosse - Girls
Softball - Girls
Tennis
Track and Field.
Club Sports: The Falcon Fusion Dance Team competes in area dance competitions and performs at football games, basketball games, and school pep rallies.
Entertainment Events: Winters Mill hosts a PowderPuff Football Game every year where the girls play football and the boys cheerlead. Also hosted are Student-Faculty basketball and volleyball games.
In January 2007 the Best Buddies Club hosted a faculty basketball game to raise money for the ARC of Carroll County.
Drama: The Winters Mill Drama department produces two productions every year: a play every fall, and a musical in the spring.
2005 Musical: Big River - Starring Justin Balsamo and George Moorehead.
2005 Play: I Never Saw Another Butterfly - Starring Megan Haines and Collin Baker.
2006 Musical: Once Upon A Mattress - Starring Laura Bailey, Chris Meyers, Georgia Wells, and Kevin Jones.
2006 Play: Tales from the Arabian Nights - Starring Taylor Dukehart and Brandon Myers.
2007 Musical: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown - Starring Brandon Myers, Georgia Wells, Collin Baker, Chris Meyers, Missy Grahamn, and Megan Haines.
Instrumental Music: Beginning in 2006, a partnership was established with Francis Scott Key High School to perform combined concerts together. On Dec. 7th, 2006 a combined choral and instrumental concert will take place, and both schools will perform 4 pieces together.
Choral Music: Mrs. Caren Bezanson directs Winters Mill's vocal music department. Vocal music consists of 3 choruses: Concert Choir (Chorus I and II), Select Choir (Honors Festival Chorus), and Vocal Ensemble (Honors Vocal Ensemble). When enough singer-dancers are available, a Show Choir is assembled for the Winter Concert, choreographed by Mrs. Melanie Burrier.
In 2006, The Winters Mill High School Select Choir and Vocal Ensemble both received all 1s at the Carroll County Chorus Festival. Both groups then attended the MD State Choral Festival. Select Choir received 3-2s and 1-1 at States.
During October 2006, two WM choral students participated in the premier performance of Einstein's Dreams at the Carroll Community College Scott Center for the Arts.
Student Government Association: The Winters Mill Student Government Association is extremely active in the 'Mill school community.
Mascot Adoption Program: The Winters Mill SGA, in the events following Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in September 2005, officially adopted L.E. Rabouin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised over $6500 for the school during the 05-06 school year. The program brought many community businesses together with the school to raise money to support our sister school L.E. Rabouin.
Fisher House: For the 2006-2007 school year, the WM History Club, with SGA's support, is raising money for the Fisher House military charity. Fisher House provides families of wounded American soldiers a place to stay on the military base where their son or daughter is recovering, enabling families to visit their soldiers. The History Club raised over $750 in September and October selling Winters Mill Fan tee shirts and SGA matched their contribution to donate $1,000 for the Thanksgiving season. The SGA will contribute 20% of profits from events with the History Club throughout the school year in especially needy times such as Thanksgiving and Christmas to create a continuous presence at Fisher House.
Clubs: Winters Mill has a multitude of clubs and organizations.
Art Club; Ballroom Dancing Club; Class Organizations (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010); Communications Club; Computer Club; C.U.R.E. Club; Drama Club; Dance Team; Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); Future Educators of America (FEA); Future Farmers of America (FFA); History Club; Inklings Literary Magazine; Interact Club; IMPACT Club; Key Club; Marching Band and Band Front; MESA Club; National Art Honor Society (NAHS); National Honor Society (NHS); Open-Forum Club; Outdoor Club; Peer Facilitators; Photography Club; Ski Club; Step Club; Strength and Conditioning Club; Student Government Association; Varsity Athletic Club (VAL).
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About This Zip Code (21157)

School Zip (21157)

(MD) State Average

Population (Approximate)

34,512 people

5,071,990 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

30%

32%

Population Average Age

38 years old

36.0 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$52,407

$52,064

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.4 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

34 years old

42 years old

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Zipcode (21157)

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% Owning / % Renting

73% / 27%

65% / 35%

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1. Carroll County Career & Technology Center - n/a - view location
2. Carroll County Evening High School - 26 students - view location
3. Post Secondary Program - 19 students - view location
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