Blair Student Takes Home Silver Medal…But Not at the Olympics
Montgomery Blair High School student Kian Dhawan, of Silver Spring, has a silver medal to brag about. But it didn’t come at the Paris Olympics. Dhawan’s medal was awarded by… Read More
Youth
YMCA Helping Kids Learn to Swim with Free Lessons
Swimming is a life-time skill, and yet many children and adults do not know how to do it. That is why the YMCA in Silver Spring is stepping up to… Read More
‘Pickleball For All’: MCPS is First in U.S. to Adopt Growing Game as Varsity Sport
This fall, pickleball will be a varsity sport at all 25 Montgomery County Public (MCPS) high schools. It is the first school system in the United States to do so.… Read More
Pickleball en Todas las Escuelas Secundarias del Condado
Pickleball llegará a las escuelas secundarias del condado de Montgomery como deporte universitario, a partir de este otoño. Durante el otoño de 2023, el sistema escolar público del Condado de… Read More
El Sistema Educativo de Maryland Ocupa el Tercer Lugar a Nivel Nacional
Maryland tiene el tercer mejor sistema escolar del país, según el sitio web de finanzas WalletHub. El estudio de WalletHub comparó los 50 estados y el Distrito de Columbia en… Read More
Pickleball to be Offered at All County High Schools This Fall
Pickleball is coming to Montgomery County high schools as a varsity sport starting this fall. During the fall of 2023, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) was the first district in… Read More
Maryland’s Education System Ranked Third in Nation
Maryland has the third best school system in the nation, according to finance website WalletHub. WalletHub’s study compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two categories and… Read More
18-Year-Old Named Maryland’s First Youth Poet Laureate
Tara Prakash, an 18-year-old rising senior at Sidwell Friends School, has earned the title of Maryland’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate. Prakash, a resident of Chevy Chase, is also Montgomery… Read More
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July marks National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Advocates say there is a desperate need to bring more mental health resources to underserved communities. They also want to end the… Read More
Nationals, County Libraries Team Up for Reading Challenge
Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) and the Washington Nationals have teamed up for the fifth consecutive year to reward summer readers with a trip to the ballpark. MCPL’s Summer Reading… Read More
El Condado Ofrece Vacunas Gratuitas para el Regreso a Clases
Los funcionarios del condado de Montgomery instan a los padres a vacunar a sus hijos antes de que comience el regreso a clases a fines de agosto y principios de… Read More
County Offering Free Back-to-School Vaccinations
Montgomery County officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated now before the back-to-school rush begins in late August and early September. The first day of school for MCPS… Read More