Community reacts to Wootton shooting
Wootton High School students and staff returned to class Tuesday — the day after a shooting inside the building injured a 16-year-old student. Lynda Keita, whose daughter is an 11th grader… Read More
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Motive for Wootton shooting still under investigation
Update: Rockville City Police found a handgun late Monday night, police said in an update Tuesday morning. The 16-year-old suspect has been charged as an adult with attempted second-degree murder,… Read More
One person shot inside Wootton High School, police say
UPDATED Feb. 9 at 4:45 p.m. A student is in custody and under arrest following a shooting at 2:15 p.m. at Thomas Wootton High School. The victim, who also is… Read More
Rockville leadership responds to Wootton announcement: ‘reject this recommendation’
After weeks of backlash from the Wootton cluster over a proposal to move the school body to the new Crown High School, Superintendent Thomas Taylor, Ed.D, has made a recommendation:… Read More
As backlash continues over idea to move Wootton to Crown, others are focused on being part of the new school
Backlash continues over a proposal from Montgomery County Public Schools that would permanently move Rockville’s Wootton High School student body to Gaithersburg’s new Crown High School. While many families are… Read More
Parents, students speak out to keep Wootton at Wootton
Parents, students and elected officials are protesting a proposal from Montgomery County Public Schools that would permanently move Rockville’s Wootton High School student body to Gaithersburg’s new Crown High School.… Read More
County High Schoolers Named Presidential Scholars Semifinalists
Six high school seniors from Montgomery County are in rare company. They are semifinalists in this year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The Maryland Department of Education announced the news on… Read More
Wootton Parents Protest Loss of Arts Teachers
On Monday afternoon, parents of Wootton High School students rallied after school. Calling themselves The Patrons of the Arts, they wanted to register their disapproval of the plan to involuntarily… Read More
Wootton High School Choir Performs ‘Let It Snow!’
On this snowy Monday with school canceled, here is the Thomas S. Wootton High School choir, under the direction of Keith Schwartz, performing Let It Snow!, Let It Snow! Let… Read More
Wootton High School Choir Performs Holiday Favorites
To help ring in the holidays, MCM went to Thomas S. Wootton High School and asked their award-winning choir, led by choir director Keith Schwartz, to perform some holiday music… Read More
Nombran Director Interino de Escuela Secundaria Wootton tras Incidente Racista
El martes, la escuela secundaria Thomas S. Wootton nombró al Dr. Joseph Bostic como director interino, reemplazando de inmediato a Doug Nelson, quien fue suspendido luego de que se encontrara… Read More
Bostic Named Acting Principal at Wootton High School After Racist Incident
On Tuesday, Thomas S. Wootton High School named Dr. Joseph Bostic as acting principal effective immediately replacing Doug Nelson who was placed on leave following a racist slur being found… Read More