Paint Branch High School is a high school located in Burtonsville, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school was founded in 1969 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools System. The school lies on Old Columbia Pike, between Briggs Chaney and Greencastle Road.Paint Branch, once a rural high school now deep in the heart of suburban sprawl, is a member of the Northeast Consortium schools in Montgomery County. As a member of the Consortium, the school's signature program focuses on Science and Media education. The panther is the school's mascot, and the school song is 'Hail to the Panthers', which is sung to the tune of 'Hail to the Redskins'. The school's colors are burgundy and gold, also the same as the Washington Redskins.Principals Mark Nejako - 1969-1979 Steve Dickoff - 1979-1988 Edward Shirley - 1988-1992 Rebecca Newman - 1992-1995 Fred Lowenbach - 1995-2001 Jeanette Dixon - 2001-2013 Myriam A. Yarbrough - 2013–presentAthleticsThe Panthers have fielded a total of 21 state championship athletic teams, including Girls Basketball, Baseball, Boys' Basketball, Wrestling, Boys' Cross-Country, Boys' Track and Field, Girls' Track and Field, Field Hockey, Softball, and Football . Paint Branch is part of the 4A division in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association .
