Twinbrook Community Cares For Its Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) were closed Monday, but it was hard to tell at Twinbrook Elementary where students of all ages were creating a wellness space, planting trees and… Read More
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Silver Spring Men Charged With Wheel Thefts
Manuel Perez, 24, and Jonathan Cruz, 20, were charged with stealing wheels during a two-year span. According to Montgomery County Police officers, the two Silver Spring men were apprehended March… Read More
MCPS Athletes Gear Up For Pickleball Trip to China
31 student-athletes have been practicing their pickleball skills as well as learning Chinese culture in preparation for a three-city trip to China next month. From April 9-21, the Montgomery County… Read More
Strathmore Students Told Reading Will Open Their World
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials talked to Strathmore Elementary School students about where reading can take them and then enthusiastically read to the third through fifth graders. In celebration… Read More
Menor de 13 Años Acusado de Amenazar con Disparar en Escuela Secundaria
Un estudiante de 13 años de una escuela secundaria del Condado de Montgomery fue acusado de amenazar a la Escuela Secundaria Parkland. Según la Policía del Condado de Montgomery, los… Read More
13-Year-Old Charged With Threatening Middle School Shooting
A 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student has been charged with making threats against Parkland Middle School. Parkland administrators received phone calls March 17 from a person saying they intended… Read More
‘These Are Our Schools. They Don’t Belong To Billionaires, To Dictators’
More than a dozen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) participated Wednesday in a national protest against cuts by the federal government at the U.S. Department of Education. Joe, a sixth… Read More
STEM Students Qualify for State Competition
Students from six Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) advanced to the Math, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program finals. MCPS, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL),… Read More
Pickleball Diplomacy: MCPS Students to Take Part in Exchange Trip to China
A delegation of 31 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) student-athletes will participate in a pickleball exchange trip to China April 9-21. The students will visit Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing. In… Read More
Students at 2 Rockville Schools Are Sheltering in Place Following Threat
UPDATED Monday at 12:45 a.m. Montgomery County Police announced that the students are now in a modified shelter-in-place. A modified shelter in place means that they can move around the… Read More
5 Years Later: Covid-19’s Impact on Education
The start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 caused a massive upheaval in Montgomery County. Lives were lost, people were sickened, businesses closed. Covid-19 forced the County to take… Read More
School Officials Tell Council About Efforts to Reduce Serious Incidents
Staff from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) told members of a county council committee Friday that serious incidents including weapons possession and fights are decreasing in schools, but more work… Read More