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Three students involved in altercations after a basketball game between Walter Johnson High School and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School were arrested at B-CC in Bethesda on Friday night. Shelton Mooney—the acting principal of B-CC—and Jennifer Baker—principal of Walter Johnson—emailed the school communities in a joint letter over the weekend calling the incident “unacceptable.” The principals […]

Update, Oct. 20, noon: Deborah Anne Celmer has been located safe and unharmed, according to a Montgomery County police statement. Original post: An English teacher from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School has been reported missing by her family. Deborah Anne Celmer, 41, of Rockville, was last seen by her family on Oct. 12 at 11 p.m., […]

September 28, 2019: North Bethesda, MD Bethesda-Chevy Chase Boys Varsity soccer found a way to win in extra time to defeat rival Walter Johnson Boys.  With 6:40 left in the extra time period a cross pass found B-CC’s Ethan Tiao who tapped in a heel goal in front of WJ’s goal out stretched defenders. It […]

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the semifnalists in the 2020 competition Tuesday. 138 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are National Merit semifinalists. The semifinalists will now go on to compete nationally for scholarships that will be awarded in the spring. The schools with the most finalists are Richard Montgomery (39), Montgomery Blair (36), […]

‘You Can’t Fix Racial Equity if You’re Going to Continue to Cater to Racists’ High school and middle school students came out to Gaithersburg High School Monday night to share their thoughts on racial equity and social justice policy. Students discussed in groups — large and small — how they’ve been affected by inequities at […]

The Bethesda Chevy Chase female students who were “rated” by their male classmates have started a national conversation about toxic masculinity. Last week, The Washington Post published a profile about the student leaders who are speaking out about how they were affected by the list, which rated 18 girls in B-CC’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. […]

County Executive Marc Elrich was asked about the June 11 shooting of Robert White, who was walking through a Silver Spring neighborhood. The confrontation escalated to the point that the officer shot and killed him. Elrich also referenced the arrest of Samir Ahmed, a man police arrested after he summoned police to help a drunken […]

The Churchill Bulldogs are advancing in Maryland 4A girls field hockey playoffs after a Wednesday night win, 2-1, against the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons. Churchill advances with a goal to win it in OT. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/UieW6MsblK — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) November 2, 2016 Here is the winning goal for Churchill FH. They advance in 4A MPSSAA […]

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase boys soccer team shut out Quince Orchard, 1-0, on Thursday night in Gaithersburg. The Barons scored in the first half, and held on for the win against the Cougars. Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured these images, below: Goal!!! BCC 1 QO 0 @mymcmedia @QOAthletics @BCC_Barons pic.twitter.com/zqtxAWFPBM — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) October 20, 2016 […]

The Montgomery County Council met on June 14, and the elected officials appointed a new Planning Board member and a new Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) member. Susan Kenedy has more about that and more in this episode of Council in Brief: