Local Students Shine in Anti-Underage Drinking Video Contest
Megan Lee of Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village and Kairo Maysonet Walker of Julius West Middle School in Rockville are top winners in Keeping it Safe student video… Read More
Education
2 Richard Montgomery Seniors Named Presidential Scholars
Two of the four Maryland high school seniors honored as 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars attend Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville. Maximilian P. Belyantsev and Angelina Xu are among 161… Read More
Celebrated Illustrator James Ransome at Gaithersburg Book Festival
Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning illustrator James Ransome will present his latest book on Saturday, May 18, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF), where he joins 130 other presenters, including his… Read More
Kennedy High Students ‘Fed Up’ with Current Security Issues
Wednesday evening at Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, members of the community gathered to address safety concerns at the school. Over this past school year several unsettling events have… Read More
Student Absenteeism Drops 2.7%, But ‘Still More to Do’
Chronic absenteeism among students at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) dropped 2.7% when compared to this time during the last school year, officials said during Thursday’s Board of Education business… Read More
Presidenta de la Junta Escolar Testifica Ante el Congreso sobre Antisemitismo
La presidenta de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery, Karla Silvestre, dijo a los congresistas estadounidenses el martes que la Junta “está comprometida a combatir el antisemitismo, el… Read More
2 County Rocketry Teams Soar to Finals
Two Montgomery County student teams will compete in the national finals of the American Rocketry Challenge. Students from Wheaton High School and Explorer Post 1010 in Rockville will compete May… Read More
BOE President Silvestre Testifies Before Congress About Antisemitism in School
Montgomery County Board of Education President Karla Silvestre told U.S. Congressmembers Tuesday that her board “is committed to combatting antisemitism, hate speech and racism wherever and whenever we see it.”… Read More
29 County Students Earn $2,500 National Merit Scholarships
Twenty-nine Montgomery County seniors have earned National Merit Scholarships in the second round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Awardees were selected from more than 15,000 students… Read More
Tres Maestros de Escuela Secundaria Blair Reconocidos por su Labor
Los tres maestros de la Escuela Secundaria Montgomery Blair, que guían el trabajo de sus estudiantes en el periódico Silver Chips, entraron al centro de medios el lunes preparados para… Read More
MCPS Announces Graduation Schedule
Graduation season is underway in the county as more than 30 public schools schools prepare to commemorate their graduating seniors. Ceremonies start May 29 and continue through June 12 at… Read More
Evento Comunitario Promueve la Seguridad Vial para los Estudiantes
El condado de Montgomery se está preparando para el evento “Día de la Seguridad Comunitaria”, organizado por el Departamento de Transporte del condado de Montgomery (MCDOT). El evento está programado… Read More