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Week in Review: Churchill's Ranking, Cleaner Water and Median Construction

The top news in Potomac from May 22 through May 28.

News about education, cleaner water and construction dominated the news this past week in Potomac.

On Monday, Potomac Patch featured a story about Winston Churchill High School’s compiled by The Washington Post in their 2011 High School Challenge. Churchill ranked no. 98 on The Post’s list of best high schools in the nation, no. 10 out of 170 public schools in the Washington, D.C., metro area and no. 6 on the list of high schools in Maryland.

Potomac Village will be getting a minor facelift with the on River Road near the intersection of Falls Road. The median strip, which is between the BP and Sunoco stations in Potomac Village, will be undergoing some improvements starting May 31 after the median became overgrown and unkempt. The new median will have stamped concrete that will look like bricks to match the nearby businesses. Construction will take about three days and one lane on each side of the median on River Road will be closed down during construction.

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Drinking water in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties may not taste any different, but a new ultraviolet disinfection system at Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is helping make water safer and cleaner. On Thursday, to explain how the UV disinfection system is using ultraviolet light to remove pathogens from the water. The $3.2 million UV system can disinfect up to 300 million gallons of water a day for the nearly 1.8 million residents of Montgomery and Prince George who use it.

The school year may be winding down, but the Churchill PTSA is still in full gear. The PTSA held their last meeting on Monday, but President Geri Shapiro — who will be president in the next school year after winning a vote in Monday’s meeting — that will carry on into next year including communication, anti-drinking campaigns and increasing the volunteer base.

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