Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) is a

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. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda. Part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system, Bethesda-Chevy Chase serves the

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and Bethesda areas including the towns of

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, Chevy Chase Village, and

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; and the villages of Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase Section Five, Martin's Additions and North Chevy Chase. It also serves small populations in Silver Spring and

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Schools within the Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster

* Westland MS ** Bethesda ES ** Somerset ES ** Rock Creek Forest ES (Spanish immersion) ** Westbrook ES * Silver Creek MS ** Chevy Chase ES (3–5) ** North Chevy Chase ES (3–5) ** Rock Creek Forest ES (non-immersion) ** Rosemary Hills ES (Pre-K–2)

History

B-CC High School was founded as a two-story, fourteen-room facility on Wilson Lane in 1926. In 1935, the school opened at its current location on East-West Highway in a building designed by

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. From 1946 to 1950, the B-CC building was used as the first home of Montgomery Junior College—today's

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, the county's

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.Donnell, Thomas J. O. (September 11, 1946).
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. ''The Baltimore Sun''. p. 28. During its first school year, the college had about 175 students. Over the years, new buildings were erected and existing buildings enlarged, including: * 1936: * 1950: * 1952: * 1959: * 1966: * 1970: * 1975: * 1976: These additions brought the total school area to . In the summer of 1994, parents, teachers, administrators, business people and other supporters of B-CC High School formed the Community Coalition for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Its charge was to re-engineer the high school to better suit its increasingly

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area. CC-B-CC representatives were encouraged to think broadly and innovatively to create programs that would lead B-CC High School and MCPS into the twenty-first century. Because of this effort, from 1999 to 2002, B-CC High School underwent a $41 million comprehensive modernization project that, among other things, combined the historic 1935 and 1936 structures into one building. It had a addition, of renovations of the original 1935, 1936 and part of the 1950 buildings, and of demolitions of most of the 1950 building, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1975, and 1976 buildings. This brought the campus area to . In 2018, B-CC opened a addition with 34 new classrooms, a new dance studio, and more offices, bringing the campus to a total of of area.

Facilities

The school has 80 classrooms, a media center with 30 computer workstations and TV studio and media production facilities, a greenhouse, a music laboratory and choral room, two gymnasiums and a weight training room, a 900-seat auditorium, and a cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch. B-CC also has two "firsts" among Montgomery County Public Schools: a Cyber Café, opened in March 2003, and a Language Lab, installed in the summer of 2004. In 2008, B-CC High School was equipped with 80 digital classroom Promethean boards.

Activities and academics

As of 2024, B-CC is the 10th-ranked high school in Maryland and the 590th-ranked nationally, according to U.S News and World Report. B-CC students average a score of 1203 on the

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, with 610 in verbal and 593 in math. In the 2022-23 school year, B-CC High School offered over 110 clubs and student organizations. In 2013, the school's physics team won the state championship.2013 Physics Olympics Results

Athletics

B-CC fields more than 25 athletic teams, known as the Battlin' Barons.

Fall sports

* Cheerleading * Cross country (girls): Maryland 4A state champions, 2011, 2012, 2024 * Cross country (boys): Maryland 3A state champions, 2007 * Field hockey: State champions 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004 * Football * Golf * Poms: Mid-Atlantic Champions, 2013 * Rowing (boys) (club sport) * Rowing (girls) (club sport) * Soccer (boys): State champions, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2001, 2007, 2017 * Soccer (girls): State champions, 2001, 2004; State, 2008, 2009; Ranked 48th in the nation; State champions, 2010, 2011 * Sailing (club sport) * Tennis (girls): * Volleyball (girls) * Handball

Winter sports

*Basketball (boys): State champions: 1959, 1984 *Basketball (girls) *Bocce: Maryland state champions, 2013, 2015, 2016 *Cheerleading *Ice hockey (club sport): MSHL State champions: 2021 *Indoor track (girls): State champions, 1980, 2008 *Indoor track (boys) *Poms *Swimming and diving *Wrestling

Spring sports

*Baseball *Gymnastics: State champions, 2007–2010 *Lacrosse (boys) *Lacrosse (girls) *Outdoor track & field *Rowing (boys) (club sport) **State champions: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 **National finalists: 2000 (2nd), 2001 (1st), 2003, 2004 (3rd), 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 (1st), 2018, 2019 (3rd), 2022 (1st) *Rowing (girls) (club sport) **State champions: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 **National finalists: 2002 (2nd), 2003, 2004 (1st), 2005, 2007 (3rd), 2008, 2012 (3rd), 2013, 2014, 2015 (1st), 2016, 2017, 2019 (3rd), 2018, 2022 * Sailing (club sport): 2021 National Fleet Race Championship, 4th *Softball *Tennis (boys): State champions: 2015 (doubles); *Volleyball (boys) *Volleyball (coed) *Ultimate frisbee (club sport): State champions: 2014, 2015, 2016

Rivalries

B-CC's closest athletic rivalry is with

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; games between the schools are sometimes dubbed "Battle of Bethesda." It also has a growing rivalry with the other public school in Bethesda,

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Notable alumni

B-CC has had many notable alumni in politics, business, academia, sports, and media.

Government and politics

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, Governor of

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, 2007-2011 * Howard A. Denis, Maryland State Senator, 1977–1994 *

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* William Frick, member of the

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, 2007–2019 * Wallace E. Hutton (born 1929), member of the Maryland House of Delegates * L. Craig Johnstone, U.S. Ambassador to

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, and Deputy-

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of the United States * Neal Potter, county executive of

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Business

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Academia

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Sports

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for NFL's

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midfielder for D.C. United *

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* Daniel Stern, actor, appeared in two ''

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Media and journalism

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correspondent for

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Books

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Notable staff

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teacher

References

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