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April is Autism Acceptance Month, and for the second year in a row, Metro has partnered with the Autism Transit Project to highlight the special bond children with autism often have with mass transit systems. In acknowledgment of that connection, Metro invited 25 children with autism to record boarding and safety announcements that will be played throughout the Metrorail system the entire month of April.

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Education

In his 27th year at Rockville High School, Farron Riggs transcends the role of a mere baseball coach. Recognized as this year’s R.A.I.S.E. Champion for Children, he stands as a cornerstone in both the school and the Rockville community. Riggs has garnered multiple awards for his dedication to Rockville and the MCPS baseball community, earning distinctions such as the 2011 and 2018 MCPS Baseball Coach of the Year titles, along with the prestigious honor of being named the 2018 Maryland State Baseball Coach of the Year.

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MoCo native Stefon Diggs has been traded to the Houston Texans, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The four-time Pro Bowler grew up in Gaithersburg and attended Good Counsel High School in Olney, where he played football and ran track. He will go on to play with second-year quarterback CJ Stroud, who excelled in his first NFL season last year.

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