High School Choice
DCCAPS Main Office Number: 240-740-2540
The Downcounty Consortium includes five high schools and their feeder middle and elementary schools—Blair, Einstein, Kennedy, Northwood, and Wheaton. Each DCC high school offers distinctive academy programs designed to capture students’ interest, incorporate rigorous academic course work, explore possible career pathways, and bring real-world relevance to students’ education. More about the DCC
All Grade 8 students living within the boundaries of the Downcounty Consortium (DCC) can rank, in order of preference, the five high schools in the consortium. Every effort will be made to assign students, based on the lottery factors, to their first choice. However, it is possible, that students may be assigned to a subsequent choice and that space availability nor student preference for a school are not the sole factors in the process.
Each fall, parents and Grade 8 students are invited to attend any of the Choice informational meetings, held at each high school, to learn about Choice and the academy program opportunities at the five high schools. Grade 8 students rank their choice each fall.
Fall 2023 Outreach Season
Save the Dates
DCC Virtual Options Fair- September 27, 2023 at 6 pm (available in Spanish)
Special Application programs: The video will be available beginning September 20th on the special programs website. Families will receive details through mail and a Connect Ed message directing them to the video. The deadline to submit all on-line Special Applications is November 3, 2023.
DCC Open Houses
October 2, 2023- Open House* at Montgomery Blair HS 7:00 pm
October 5, 2023- Open House* at Wheaton HS 6:30 pm
October 12, 2023- Open House* at John F. Kennedy HS 6:30 pm
October 19, 2023- Open House* at Albert Einstein HS 6:30 pm
Visual Arts Center* (VAC) at 6 pm
October 26, 2023- Open House* at Northwood HS 6:00 pm
MC2* Open House - 6:00 pm
November 3, 2023- DCC Choice form Deadline
https://bit.ly/choiceDCC (DCC Choice Form)
Mid January 2024- Notification of results
NEC Bulletin (Spanish)
The Northeast Consortium serves students in the "base areas" of Blake, Paint Branch, and Springbrook high schools. Each campus offers a comprehensive high school curriculum plus a distinctive 'Signature Program.' More about the NEC
Students who attend TPMS who reside in the Northeast Consortium (NEC) residency area must participate in the NEC lottery choice process during Round 1 and then may participate in the DCC lottery choice process during Round 2.
Fall 2023 Outreach Season
Save the Dates
NEC Virtual Options Fair September 26, 2023 at 6pm
Special Application programs: The video will be available beginning September 20th on the special programs website. Families will receive details through mail and a Connect Ed message directing them to the video. The deadline to submit all on-line Special Applications is November 3, 2023.
NEC Open Houses
October 11, 2023- Open House at James Hubert Blake HS 6:30 pm
October 18, 2023 - Open House* at Paint Branch 6:30pm
October 25, 2023- Open House* at Springbrook HS 6:30pm
International Baccalaureate (IB) at 6:00 pm
November 3, 2023- NEC Choice form Deadline
bit.ly/choiceNEC (NEC Choice Form)
Mid January 2024- Notification of results
