A Montgomery County high school and a Prince George’s County elementary school have been named two of the six 2007 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Winston Churchill High School in Potomac and Heather Hills Elementary in Bowie now have the chance to advance to the National Blue Ribbon Schools program run by the U.S. secretary of education.

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