Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) sent an email to parents and guardians this afternoon about threats made at Wheaton High School and the Thomas Edison High School of Technology.  At around 11:05 a.m on Thursday, a man walked into the front office of Wheaton and said something that implied he had a weapon. The man […]

Montgomery County Council President Sidney Katz met with media today to talk about pressing issues for the council. He discussed the pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety town hall that took place at Wheaton High School on Sunday. About 200 people attended the town hall to suggest ways to reduce pedestrian and bicycle accidents in the […]

The Montgomery County Council will host a pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety town hall meeting on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring. So far in 2020, there have been three pedestrian deaths in the County, and two of these deaths occurred on Maryland Route 355 (Rockville Pike). In […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery será el anfitrión de dos reuniones, dirigidas hacia los jóvenes, que buscan conocer más sobre los problemas que les afectan. El miércoles 30 de octubre en Clarksburg High School y el miércoles 13 de noviembre en Wheaton High School, se llevarán a cabo estas reuniones, de 7:00pm a 8:30 […]

Dos estudiantes de escuelas públicas del condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están bajo investigación policial por presuntamente irrumpir en las cuentas en línea de los estudiantes de Wheaton High School. Los sospechosos piratearon el sistema de preparación para la universidad Naviance y robaron datos personales, y relacionados con la escuela de 1.344 estudiantes. La información a […]

Two Montgomery County public school students are under police investigation for allegedly breaking into the online accounts of students at Wheaton High School.  The suspects hacked into the Naviance college-prep system and stole personal and school-related data of 1,344 students.  Accessed information included names, ethnicity, gender, SAT and ACT scores, mobile and home phone numbers. […]

Amy Tan won the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival at Glenview Mansion in Rockville on Saturday. Tan is the 24th to be honored at the festival. During the festival, Tan was interviewed by her friend and fellow writer, Mark Childress. Childress told MyMCMedia that […]

Montgomery County Public Schools welcomed thousands of new freshmen students to its many high schools Thursday. Here’s a look at the many freshmen orientations across MCPS high schools. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Freshmen getting to know one another—expanding their circles of friendship..working together..building connections—phenomenal @BCCLinkCrew pic.twitter.com/zgMUZo2oDx — Donna Redmond Jones (@BCCprin) August 29, 2019 Tons […]

Today is Friday, May 24 and here is a rundown of five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Commencements: Five schools hold graduation ceremonies today. Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville, will hold its graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. at the school. Stephen Knolls School, Silver Spring, will hold its graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. […]

Fifteen Montgomery County Public Schools seniors from seven high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. These scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000 per year, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The students are among more than 1,000 seniors nationwide to be selected as part of the 64th annual […]