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Col. Zadok Magruder High School - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°07′53″N 77°07′06″W / 39.131425°N 77.118359°W

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Col. Zadok Magruder High School


Address

5939 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville , Maryland 20855 United States
Coordinates	39°07′53″N 77°07′06″W / 39.131425°N 77.118359°W / 39.131425; -77.118359
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Connect. Achieve. Excel.
Established	1970
School district	Montgomery County Public Schools
Principal	Christopher J (Chris) Ascienzo ^[1]
Teaching staff	109.40 (on an FTE basis)^[2]
Grades	9-12^[2]
Enrollment	1,686 (2022-2023)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.41^[2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and grey
Nickname	Colonels
Newspaper	The Magruder Messenger
Yearbook	The Liberator
Website	www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/magruderhs/

Col. Zadok Magruder High School (#510) is a secondary public school located in Rockville (Montgomery County), Maryland, United States.^[3]

Magruder is named for Colonel Zadok Magruder, a Revolutionary War patriot and farmer. He was colonel in command of part of the Maryland militia and helped establish Montgomery County's government in 1776. The school is called simply "Magruder".

The school first opened in 1970 at 149,533 sq ft (13,892 m²), with 8th, 9th and 10th graders. In 1971, the same student body became 9th, 10th and 11th graders. The first graduating class was the Class of 1973 and numbered approximately 300.

Major additions were added in 1974 (69,000 sq ft (6,400 m²)), 1994 (47,151 sq ft (4,380 m²)), and 2000 (31,178 sq ft (2,897 m²) of additions, 10,519 sq ft (977 m²) of renovation of the 1994 addition, and demolition of 1,384 sq ft (129 m²) of the 1994 addition). The building now totals 295,478 sq ft (27,451 m²).

Magruder has an International Studies Partnership with Hage Geingob High School in Windhoek, Namibia.

Areas Served

Magruder serves students living in Rockville, Gaithersburg, Derwood, and Redland. It feeds from two middle schools and six elementary schools:^[4]

Redland Middle School
- Cashell ES
- Judith A. Resnik ES
- Sequoyah ES
Shady Grove Middle School
- Candlewood ES
- Flower Hill ES
- Mill Creek Towne ES

Academics

Magruder students average a score of 1008 on the SAT, averaging 513 on the verbal section and 496 on the math section.^[5]

As of 2024, Magruder is the 48th-ranked high school in Maryland and the 2603rd-ranked nationwide, according to U.S News and World Report.^[6]

Athletics

2001 - Maryland 4A Basketball State Champions^[7]
2006 - men's varsity soccer team finished the regular season undefeated.^[8]^[9]
2007 Maryland 4A Men's Basketball Regional Champions and State Finalists^[10]
2007 - Maryland 4A Men's Soccer Regional and State Champions; went undefeated at 19–0; ranked in the Top 10 in the nation^[8]^[11]^[12]^[13]
2008 - Women's Metros Diving Champion Brittany Powell^[14]
2009 Women's Metros Diving Champion Brittany Powell^[15]
2010 - Maryland 4A West Field Hockey Regional Champions^[16]^[17]
2010 - Maryland 4A Boys' Soccer State Champions^[18]^[19]
2004 - 4A State Finalists (22-3 record); ranked #4 by the Washington Post^[20]
2009 - 4A State Finalists (24-1 record); ranked #7 by the Washington Post, #1 by the Gazette^[21]^[22]
2008 - 4A State Semifinalists (22-2 record); ranked #5 by the Washington Post, #2 by the Gazette^[23]^[24]^[25]
2010 - 4A State Champions; ranked 7th in the DC Metro Area^[19]
In 2007, the boys' soccer team went undefeated at 19-0 and won the 4A West Region Championship as well as the Maryland Class 4A State Title. In the same season, Magruder was ranked 7th nationally, and 1st in the DC Metro Area.^[8]^[11]^[12]^[26]

Notable alumni

Chris Carmack, actor^[27]
Sarah Cooper, comedian^[28]
Dan Hellie, sports broadcaster^[29]
Kelela, singer^[30]
Jason Kravits, actor^[31]
Courtney Kupets, Olympic gymnast^[32]
Helen Maroulis, Olympic wrestler^[33]
Sabastian V. Niles, Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce^[34]^[35]
Pele Paelay, professional basketball player^[36]
John Stabb, singer^[37]
Milt Thompson, Major League Baseball player and coach^[38]
Jerome Williams, National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player^[39]

References

^ "Col. Zadok Magruder HS". Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Col. Zadok Magruder High". nces.ed.gov. NCES. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "School Overview - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD". Montgomeryschoolsmd.org. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ Division of Capital Planning, Montgomery County Public Schools. Superintendent's Recommended FY 2025 Capital Budget and the FY 2025–2030 Capital Improvements Program - Chapter 4: Magruder Cluster. Accessed 7 June 2024
^ Montgomery County Public Schools. Schools at a Glance - Col. Zadok Magruder High School. Accessed 7 June 2024
^ "Col. Zadok Magruder High School". U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Magruder's father-son basketball tandem nearing the end of an era". Gazette.net. 2010-02-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Magruder's boys' soccer legacy is completed". Gazette.net. 2007-11-21. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ http://www.gazette.net/stories/112107/damaspo212306_32357.shtml Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine>
^ "A civil war: It's Sherwood vs. Magruder for state basketball title". Gazette.net. 2007-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ ^a ^b John Wehmueller (2007-11-21). "Boys' soccer: MoCo is still the king of the state". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ ^a ^b "Colonels' state title is a perfect tribute". Gazette.net. 2007-11-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ John Wehmueller (2007-11-21). "Soccer: Long live the kings". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Faerber, Powell headline all-star diving meet". Gazette.net. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "All-Gazette swimming and diving: Girls". Gazette.net. 2009-03-10. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "2 teams, 1 final step". Gazette.net. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "The story is unavailable at this time". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Family reunion". Gazette.net. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ ^a ^b Tenorio, Paul (2010-11-19). "Charles Chapin sparks Magruder's soccer team to Maryland 4A state title with win over Urbana, 2-0". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Magruder gets by Bowie". Gazette.net. 2004-11-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ Puzio, Jen (2009-11-19). "Fowle, Magruder Roll Through Bowie 3-0". Gamedaymagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Colonels' run ends in volleyball final". Gazette.net. 2009-11-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Third time's a charm for Magruder volleyball". Gazette.net. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Thomas Johnson pops Colonels". Gazette.net. 2008-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Good Counsel Ranked No. 1 in Volleyball". The Washington Post. 2008-10-23.
^ "Boys' Soccer". The Washington Post.
^ Yahr, Emily (May 9, 2014). "'Nashville' star Chris Carmack navigates celebrity after his days as 'The O.C.'-Abercrombie stud". The Washington Post.
^ Byrne, Deirdre (16 July 2020). "Sarah Cooper, That Woman From TikTok Lip-Syncing to Trump, Grew Up in Rockville". Montgomery Community Media.
^ Katz, Fred (May 11, 2019). "Sources: NBC Sports Washington eyeing 12 candidates for Wizards' play-by-play job". The Athletic.
^ Richards, Chris (14 April 2014). "Kelela: An R&B star-to-be". The Washington Post.
^ Pollack, Suzanne (June 9, 2018). "Actor gives commencement speech at Magruder graduation". Montgomery County Sentinel.
^ Thomson, Candus. "Kupets carries 'whole package'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "Rio Rewind: Rockville's Helen Maroulis at Magruder". NBC News4. August 18, 2016.
^ "Salesforce Leadership: Sabastian Niles". Retrieved December 19, 2023.
^ "Montgomery introduces mall rats to computer mice". Washington Post. May 21, 1996. Sabastian Niles, a junior at Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville...
^ Straus, Brian (November 16, 2001). "Paelay's Late Goal Wins It". The Washington Post.
^ "John Stabb, punk rock headliner of D.C. music scene, dies at 54". The Washington Post. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
^ Weiszer, Marc (April 3, 1994). "Orioles Win, Trim Gonzalez, Oquist". The Washington Post.
^ LaCanfora, Jason (June 27, 1996). "Most local players don't get the call Magruder's Williams only 1 drafted out of 11 hopefuls". Baltimore Sun.

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