The SSAC Book Award Program
Established in 1983
Under Silver Spring Alumni Chapter’s (SSAC) 7th Polemarch, Vandy Miller, the chapter began its annual Book Award Program. Esteemed SSAC member Bobby Works observed that excellent Montgomery County, MD African-American high school students were not receiving adequate recognition for their achievements.
He led the effort to establish the first Book Award in 1983, and subsequently expanded the program to all Montgomery County high schools. For over 35 years, the chapter has presented an outstanding book by an African American author to an African American student at every Montgomery County high school. Currently, the chapter presents Kindle readers containing a selected e-book to deserving students.
Since its inception, the Book Award Program has given an award to an outstanding senior student from every High School in Montgomery County, MD and continues to serve the community in the name of Achievement. Mr. Howard Nicholson, II is this program’s chairman.
Bethesda Chevy-Chase, 4301 East West Hwy, Bethesda, MD 20814
Clarksburg HS, 22500 Williams Road, Clarksburg, MD
Montgomery Blair, 51 University Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20901
James Hubert Blake, 30 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905
Winston Churchill, 11300 Gainsborough Road, Potomac, MD 20854
Damascus, 25921 Ridge Road, Damascus, MD 20872
Albert Einstein, 11135 Newport Mill Road, Kensington, MD, 20895
Gaithersburg, 314 South Frederick, Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Walter Johnson, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
John F. Kennedy, 1901 Randolph, Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Col Zadok Magruder, 5939 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20855
Richard Montgomery, 250 Richard Montgomery Rd, Rockville, MD 20852
Northwest, 13501 Richter Farm Road, Germantown, MD 20874
Northwood HS, 919 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring, MD
Paint Branch, 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Poolesville High, 17501 Willard Road, Poolesville, MD 20837
Quince Orchard, 15800 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Rockville HS, 2100 Baltimore Road W., Rockville, MD
Seneca Valley HS, 12700 Middlebrook, Road, Germantown, MD 20874
Sherwood HS, 300 Olney-Sandy Spring, Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20806
Springbrook HS, 201 Valley Brook Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Watkins Mill HS, 10301Apple Ridge Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Wheaton HS, 12601 Dalewood Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Walt Whitman HS, 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817
Thomas S. Wootton, 2100 Wootton Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20850
