Editing Springbrook High School (section)

==Academic programs==
The [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) curriculum is a program offering at Springbrook. It includes the Middle Years Program, featuring a Personal Project, for 9th and 10th graders, and the IB Diploma Program for 11th and 12th graders. In addition, Springbrook offers an [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] (AP) program. Students may start taking AP courses as early as their freshman year with AP U.S. History. As of 2024, The AP participation rate at Springbrook is 74%.<ref name=":0" /> Springbrook is one of the 25 Maryland high schools that sends the most students to the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering, the only NEC high school included in that list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eng.umd.edu/2010-2011|title=2010-2011 &#124; A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland|website=eng.umd.edu}}</ref>

Another Springbrook program is the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT). AOIT is a four-year program which is offered to students interested in computer programming, web development, the aesthetics of designing for the web, basic engineering, microcomputer technologies and LAN Management. Upon completion of the instructional phase, juniors (over the summer) and seniors (during the school year) may be placed in paid internships with employers such as the FDA, NOAA, NASA, USDA, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, etc. The Cisco Networking Academy presents basic networking education to equip students with knowledge and skills that can be applied toward entry-level careers in IT networking and CCENT or CCNA certification. The school has 16 computer labs with 900 computers, translating into a computer for every 2.3 students. Springbrook's computer science program is among the oldest in the state and includes courses in [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[Microsoft XNA|XNA]], [[digital art]], [[local area network|LAN management]], [[computer maintenance]], and [[web design]].

Springbrook also houses the Justice, Law and Society Academy for the Northeast Consortium. The program is designed for students interested in exploring careers in law, law enforcement and government.

Springbrook's music program was awarded Grammy Signature School status in 2008, recognizing Springbrook as one of the top high school music programs in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gibson.com/absolutenm/templates/FeatureTemplatePressRelease.aspx?articleid=1088&zoneid=6|title=Gibson - 404 Not Found|website=www.gibson.com}}</ref> The music program has won a number of Superior ratings as well as first place awards in local, national and international music festivals across the nation as well as in Canada. Springbrook's performing ensembles include Symphonic Band (open to all students), Jazz Band (advanced level honors), Symphonic Band, Marching Band,  as well as audition-only chamber music ensembles (Strings, Woodwind, Brass-Wind, Percussion and a Jazz Combo). Springbrook's annual Summer Instrumental Music and Jazz Camp, open to middle and high school students from throughout Montgomery County, has been a tradition since 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colesville.patch.com/articles/springbrook-hosts-10th-annual-music-and-jazz-camp |title=Springbrook Hosts 10th Annual Music and Jazz Camp - Colesville, MD Patch |website=colesville.patch.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928091839/http://colesville.patch.com/articles/springbrook-hosts-10th-annual-music-and-jazz-camp |archive-date=2011-09-28}}</ref> Art classes offered at Springbrook include Foundations of Art, Photography, Ceramics, Studio, 3D Art, TV Production, IB and AP Art and Digital Art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6uB4q0xWw0|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

Springbrook was home to a [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (NJROTC) unit, however, it was disbanded in 2010 after having poor enrollment figures for several years. The remnants of the unit were consolidated into a preexisting one at neighboring [[Paint Branch High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/03242010/silvnew183831_32560.php |last=Der Bedrosian |first=Jeanette |publisher=Post-Newsweek Media, Inc. |location=Gaithersburg, MD |title=Springbrook's ROTC program canceled: Unit's members can participate in Paint Branch's program |work=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]] |date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117200631/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/03242010/silvnew183831_32560.php |archive-date=January 17, 2014 }}</ref>