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'''Winters Mill{{short description|High School''' is the newest high school in [[Westminster, Maryland|Westminster]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]].}}
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| name = Winters Mill High School
| logo =
| address = 560 Gorsuch Road
| city = [[Westminster, Maryland|Westminster]]
| state = [[Maryland]]
| zipcode = 21157
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|34|17|N|76|58|36|W|region:US-MD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{Start date and age|2002}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Winters Mill set for first students |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/08/25/winters-mill-set-for-first-students/ |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Baltimore Sun |date=25 August 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About - Winters Mill High |url=https://wmh.carrollk12.org/about |website=wmh.carrollk12.org |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>
| closed =
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[High school (North America)|Secondary]]
| principal = Brian Booz
| teaching_staff = 65.33 {{FTE}}<ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=240021001185|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Winters Mill High|author=|date=|website=nces.ed.gov|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,084<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| enrollment_as_of = 2015-2016
| ratio = 16.59<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| grades = 9-12<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| district = [[Carroll County Public Schools (Maryland)|Carroll County Public Schools]]
| accreditation =
| campus_type = Rural fringe<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| colors = Burgundy, Silver, and White {{Color box|#660000}}{{Color box|Silver}}{{Color box|White}}
| conference = 2A
| nickname = The Falcons
| rival = Westminster Owls
| yearbook =
| newspaper =
| website = {{URL|www.carrollk12.org/schools/high/wmh}}
}}
'''Winters Mill High School''' is a parthigh ofschool thein [[CarrollWestminster, County Public Schools (Maryland)|CarrollWestminster]], County Public Schools[[Maryland]], system.United WintersStates Millthat hadwas anestablished enrollment of 1240 students during the 05-06 schoolin year2002.
== Demographics ==
The school's mascot is the Falcon.
The demographic breakdown of the 1,084 students enrolled in 2015-2016 was:
*Male - 51.0%
*Female - 49.0%
*Native American/Alaskan Native - 0.3%
*Asian/Pacific islanders - 2.9%
*Black - 7.9%
*Hispanic - 8.3%
*White - 78.5%
*Multiracial - 2.1%
*Other - 4.8%
23.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. In 2015–2016, Winters Mill was a [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act#Title_I|Title I]] school.<ref name="ed.gov"/>
The current principal is Mrs. Sherri-Le Bream who is retiring at the end of the 05-06 school year to become Carroll County Director of High Schools.
==Administration References ==
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Winters Mill opened in 2002 with Principal Mrs. Sherri Bream and Vice Principals Mr. Gordon Love and Mr. Jimmy Rodriguez. For the 05-06 school year Ms. Ruby Kimbro was transferred from Westminster High as a third VP. During that year Mr. Rodriguez was promoted and popular history teacher and basketball coach Mr. David Herman replaced him during the second semester of the 05-06 school year. Mr. Herman will return to teaching for the 06-07 school year. Mrs. Bream has been promoted to Directer of Carroll County High Schools.
For the 06-07 school year a new principal and vice principal will be needed at Winters Mill.
* {{Official website|http://www.carrollk12.org/schools/high/wmh}}
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==Faculty==
The staff at Winters Mill were hand picked by Mrs. Bream and many transferred from Westminster High School in Westminster, MD and North Carroll High School in Hampstead, MD.
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==Mission Statement==
The mission of Winters Mill High School, an academy school with diverse learners, is to create a rigorous and supportive learning environment where each and every student and member of the staff can develop their individual potentials and prepare for their roles as productive citizens, leaders, and life-long learners.
[[Category: HighPublic high schools in Maryland]] ▼==Academy School==
[[Category:Carroll County Public Schools (Maryland)]]
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.
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[[Category:2002 establishments in Maryland]]
The Academies are
*Math, Science, and Technology
*Health, Human, and Social Sciences
*Business and Information Management
*Arts, Humanities, and Communications
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==Advisory Program==
Each student is assigned into an advisory, which ithey attend during 2nd Mod for 20 minutes each day. During this period, students are assigned an advisory lesson, 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 may teach a lesson on values. Clubs meet on Thursdays during this time, depending on which week it is. Some clubs meet only once per month, while others will meet every week.
==Athletics==
Winters Mill High School participates in the 2A class of the Piedmont Conference. The Varsity Football team has reached a state semifinal (2005) in the class. Both the girls (2004) and the boys (2005) basketball teams have reached the playoff level. The Track and Field Program has had several atheletes compete on the regional and state level. The Boys and Girls lacrosse have had successful seasons in the past. Other sports at the school include: Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Girls field hockey, and Cheerleading. The school's atheletic director, Mr. Bill Rumbaugh, oversees the fields and the event planning for the sports. The school hosts several mock-sport-games throughout the year, inclduign a Powderpuff Football Game, where the girls play football and the boys act as cheerleaders. Another such event is the student-faculty game, where the faculty members combine to take on a meledy of male and female basketball players from the student body.
==Drama==
Winters Mill has two productions each school year. The Fall production is normally a play and the Spring production is a musical.
*2005 Musical: Big River - Starring Justin Balsamo and George Moorehead
*2005 Play: I Never Saw Another Butterfly
*2006 Musical: Once Upon A Mattress - Starring Laura Bailey, Chris Meyers, Georgia Wells, Kevin Jones
==Marching Band==
==Instrumental Music==
Band Director Kristen Stoetzer leads Winters Mill's wonderful Wind Ensemble to victory each and every year. As of 2006, a new tradition was started; the annual combined concert with Francis Scott Key. With addition of another school and another wonderful director, the concert comes together quickly with full intrumentation.
==Choral Music==
==SGA Mascot Adoption Program==
The Student Government Association of Winters Mill High School, 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, headed by SGA Treasurer Samuel Loewner, brought many community businesses together with the school, and included a large silent auction, featuring many varied products. The SGA put nearly all of it's profits into the project, though the project has yet (as of July 2006) to reach a conclusion, as the logistical problems in Louisiana have prevented a method to officially contribute the money.
* [http://www.carrollk12.org/wintersmill/ Winters Mill High School]
▲[[Category:High schools in Maryland]]
▲[[Category:Westminster, Maryland]]
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