To nominate your school for consideration,
please email Dr. Susan Thurman at susan.thurman@nshss.org
with an explanation of why your school deserves this recognition. Be
sure to include your name and contact information, the school's name
and city, and a link to the school's website.
Richard
Montgomery High School
NSHSS is pleased to recognize
Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, a Blue Ribbon
School, as the newest Claes Nobel School of Distinction for its
innovative program to help create future teachers, the Rocket Corps
program. The program (based on the school's nickname), was designed
to inspire and motivate young people to join the ranks of our
nation's teachers in the future, to alleviate the projected critical
shortage of teachers for our next generations.
Richard
Montgomery High School serves a diverse population of approximately
2,000 students in grades 9 through 12 in Rockville, Maryland, a
suburb of Washington D.C. Over the past several years, the school
has been featured in "Newsweek" magazine as one the top 100 schools
in the nation. Richard Montgomery High School was recently awarded
the Blue Ribbon in Education Award by the United States Department
of Education. Congratulations to Richard Montgomery High School. The
school will receive a $500.00 award from the NSHSS Foundation a
non-profit arm which recognizes excellence in schools and
teaching.
Please read more out the Rocket Corps program from
Coordinator of the program, Julie Good, who writes that "Rocket
Corps is not going to solve the projected teacher shortage, which is
estimated at over 2 million in the next 10 years. We are simply
doing our small part, with the hope that our successful example will
lead other school systems to follow...What makes someone want to be
a teacher? Some teachers grew up knowing that is the career they
want to pursue. For many more, the example of a revered teacher
leads them to the career choice. Others need a spark that ignites
their interest in a teaching career. A mentoring/intern program in
high school, if done well, can provide that spark. It certainly has
done so for many future teachers at Richard Montgomery High
School."
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