County Outdoor Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend
Montgomery County Recreation’s outdoor pool pre-season begins at noon on Saturday, May 25. Updated swimming pool rules and regulations will go into effect on May 25. Children under 12 years… Read More
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Supreme Court Won’t Review Case Challenging MCPS’ Gender Guidelines
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review an appeal challenging Montgomery County Public Schools’ gender identity guidelines. The court’s decision doesn’t necessarily mean it agrees with the… Read More
Threats at 2 Schools in Bethesda Declared Unfounded
Soon after dealing with what turned out to be an unfounded threat at Whitman High School, students at Bethesda Elementary School were placed in lockdown as Montgomery County Police officers… Read More
MCPS, Identity y Tree of Hope se Unen en la Lucha Contra el Uso de Sustancias
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) se unen junto a la organización sin ánimo de lucro Identity, Inc. y la Asociación Tree of Hope en su lucha contra… Read More
Montgomery College to Hold 77th Annual Commencement Exercises
Montgomery College will celebrate the achievements of the class of 2024 at the 77th Annual Commencement Exercises Friday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. The event will take place on the… Read More
Local Students Shine in Anti-Underage Drinking Video Contest
Megan Lee of Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village and Kairo Maysonet Walker of Julius West Middle School in Rockville are top winners in Keeping it Safe student video… Read More
2 Richard Montgomery Seniors Named Presidential Scholars
Two of the four Maryland high school seniors honored as 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars attend Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville. Maximilian P. Belyantsev and Angelina Xu are among 161… Read More
Celebrated Illustrator James Ransome at Gaithersburg Book Festival
Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning illustrator James Ransome will present his latest book on Saturday, May 18, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF), where he joins 130 other presenters, including his… Read More
Kensington Student Wins Congressional Art Contest
Jean-Luc Chretien of Kensington won the 2024 Congressional art competition in U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin’s District 8. Chretien is a student at Sidwell Friends School. “Congratulations to Jean-Luc Chretien for… Read More
Student Absenteeism Drops 2.7%, But ‘Still More to Do’
Chronic absenteeism among students at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) dropped 2.7% when compared to this time during the last school year, officials said during Thursday’s Board of Education business… Read More
Presidenta de la Junta Escolar Testifica Ante el Congreso sobre Antisemitismo
La presidenta de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery, Karla Silvestre, dijo a los congresistas estadounidenses el martes que la Junta “está comprometida a combatir el antisemitismo, el… Read More
2 County Rocketry Teams Soar to Finals
Two Montgomery County student teams will compete in the national finals of the American Rocketry Challenge. Students from Wheaton High School and Explorer Post 1010 in Rockville will compete May… Read More