Albert Einstein High School
Albert Einstein High School is a four-year public high school in Kensington, Maryland, United States. It first opened in 1962 and is named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system.
Academic programs
As a part of the Downcounty Consortium, Einstein offers five "academies", which are academic programs that concentrate in specific fields. These include the Academy of Finance, Business, and Marketing; the International Baccalaureate Program; the Visual and Performing Arts Academy; the Renaissance Academy; and recently the Teacher's Academy. It is also home to Montgomery County's Visual Art Center.Einstein is home to an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, which approaches education from a global perspective and allows students to take high-level classes in pursuit of a specialized diploma.
Notable alumni
- Phil Andrews, politician
- Marc Elrich, politician
- David Fraser-Hidalgo, politician
- Rebecca Sugar, creator of the animated TV series Steven Universe
- Arnold Ebikiete, NFL player
- Jon Routson, artist
- Jim Spellman, journalist and musician
- Roscoe Born, actor
- Adam Neely, YouTuber and musician
- Inés Cifuentes, siesmologist