Welcome!
SGA President
ARGYLE AND
THE 21ST CENTURY
TECHNOLOGY STUDENT
Welcome!
Principal James Allrich
2024
The year that current 8th graders will
graduate from college
1
1 in every 2
$87,790
STEM jobs will be in computing
Average Salary of a Software Developer
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
#1
#2&#3
Where computing job salaries rank among
U.S. News Top 100 Salaries
• Forbes Magazine ranked DC Metro #2
as the best cities for tech jobs
• Baltimore area ranked #3
2
2010-2015
3
Years that Money Magazine, Forbes, and
U.S News Report ranked Computer
Science and Information Technology
Related Jobs within the ten Best Job in
America
The number of jobs that are computer
related that have been listed in those top
ten lists each year.
150,000
100,000
Jobs open in computing annually
Computing Degrees & Certifications annually
conferred
3
50,000
Jobs Unclaimed by Computing Students
19
the percentage of HS students who earned
credits in Computer Science according to
Computer Science Teacher’s Association
Argyle’s Magnet Focus
WHAT CAN ARGYLE DO FOR YOU?
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Learning to Problem Solve:
Using Technology to Solve Problems
We are Argyle
Mile Markers
Grade 6
• Work in groups to solve a
problem
• Create a 3-D tour with
Google Sketch-up of
Outdoor Education
• Design a website to
promote Outdoor
Education this year
Grade 7
• Form a company that
creates or sells a product
that is available in the
school store
• Create a survey and
analyze the results to
determine demands
• Examine the sales data to
determine success
Tools that Drive Innovation!
• Form their own small
business
• Develop a technologyrelated product
• Develop resumes
• Create a logo
• Collaborate with a
business or non-profit
organization
Capstone Partners Included:
Montgomery College
Hess Construction
A Wider Circle
Hyatt
Circle of Rights
Keeping it Safe
Zapold Advisors
Freedom Financial Advisors
A-Ha Creations
 MIT App
Inventor
 Gamemaker Studio
 Makey Makeys
 Adobe Creative
Suite
 Adobe Premier
Elements
 Dreamweaver
 Java
 HTML 5
 Flash
 Scratch
 Garage
Band
 Python
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Tools that Drive Innovation!
• Technical
Modernization in 2013
• 512 laptops/Chrome
Books, 435 PCs
• 20 Boebots
• 50 Wacom Tablets
• 45 Macbook Pro
Laptops
• 10 Computer Labs
• 36 Alienware Gaming
Laptops
• TV Studio
• 42 Sony Bloggie
Cameras
• 6 Vixia RF20 HD
Cameras
• Lego Mindstorm NXT
Robots
Project SUCCESS
PROJECT
Student
Unified
Curriculum
Combining
English,
Science, and
Social Studies
Innovative Curriculum
• same teacher for science, social studies, and
literacy instruction
We are Argyle
Innovative Minds/STEM
• two fewer class transitions each day
• STEM a Science driven curriculum that uses the technology taught in
Innovative Minds, Cell Phone App Design, 3-D print design, e-textiles, etc.
to help meet curriculum objectives
• interdisciplinary environment
• STEM curriculum exclusive to Argyle
• collaborative learning community
• Students take both Innovative Minds and STEM
• opportunities for enrichment and support
• Teachers have common planning and classes are back to back for flexible
project timelines
Students still participate in the math class most
appropriate to their level, physical education/health
and two electives for the other four periods in their
eight period schedule.
Available ONLY at Argyle Magnet Middle School!
Students in Innovative Minds/STEM participate in the Montgomery Science Fair,
Johns Hopkins Robotics Competition, STEMFuse National Video Game Creation
contest. Argyle students placed first in Montgomery Science Fair and were named
national winner in National Video Game Creation contest!
Available ONLY at Argyle Magnet Middle School!
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Argyle:
Inventing Your Future!
We are
Argyle
Preparing students for:
• Computer Science Magnet,
Montgomery Blair HS
• IB Program, Richard Montgomery
HS
• Academy of Information
Technology, Wheaton HS
• Computer Applications, Video
Production, and Information
Technology Career Pathway
Programs, Edison HS
• Chemistry/Bio Chemistry
Associates Degree Program,
Northwood
We Are Argyle!
 Building robots, and programming them to help solve a problem in the community in Innovative Minds
Awesome After School
Programs
• Before school
programs at 7 AM
• Excel Beyond the
Bell dinner and
programs until 5:15
PM
• Cosmic Teens until
6:15 PM
We Are Argyle!
 Applying what we learn about variables and loops in programming that will lead to the creation of an independently created video game
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We Are Argyle!
 Students from 67 Elementary Schools and 35 countries!
We Are Argyle!
 Creating a solution using Java when given a specific problem
We Are Argyle!
 Using HTML to create authentic webpages that reflect interdisciplinary learning
We Are Argyle!
 Argyle students completed nearly 20,000 hours of community service last year!
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We Are Argyle!
 Argyle Students have won national and local competitions!
Argyle is preparing your
children to be
21st Century Innovators!
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