The Northeast Consortium is a group of high schools in northeast
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is the most populous county in the state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-design ...
, composed of
James Hubert Blake High School
James Hubert Blake High School (or Blake High School) is a public secondary school located in Cloverly, Maryland. Blake is a public high school that offers a signature program in fine arts and humanities. Its mascot is Benny the Bengal, and its p ...
,
Paint Branch High School
Paint Branch High School is a high school located in the Fairland census-designated place, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland; it has a Burtonsville postal address.
It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school wa ...
and
Springbrook High School
Springbrook High School is an American public high school, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Washington metropolitan area, Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is located within the White Oak, Maryland, White Oak census-designated ...
. Each school in the consortium is part of a "signature program", that established specialized programs at each of the schools.
Blake High School's signature program is Fine Arts and Humanities, while Springbrook's program focuses on "Information Technology in a Global Society" and
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...
. Paint Branch High School's signature program is Science and Media.
The program was established in 1998, coinciding with the opening of Blake High School. With the program, students can opt out of attending their local high school and choose one of the other schools.
References
{{Montgomery County Public Schools
Public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland