How 18 Montgomery County Schools Got Their Names

What you may not know about the people and places behind the names

By Bill Offutt

It's easy to understand how some area schools, like Bethesda Elementary or Einstein High School, got their names. But how about Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School or the Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School?

Here are the names of some schools, whose origins might be a mystery:



Photo from Montgomery County Public Schools Website.

Bannockburn Elementary School

in Bethesda echoes the name of the old golf course and country club on MacArthur Boulevard, which succumbed after World War II and was replaced by a cooperative community.