Bethesda

Woodward High School Reopening Update; Boundary Study Scope to Create Service Area Approved Earlier This Year

By MCS Staff

HESS construction has made plenty of progress at the upcoming Woodward High School at 11211 Old Georgetown Rd in Rockville, which will be used as a holding school/facility for current Northwood High School while their new high school building will be built between September 2024 and August 2027. Charles E. Woodward High School originally opened in 1966 and closed in 1987, when the decision to merge with Walter Johnson High School was made. Tilden Middle School moved into the previous building in 1991, where it remained until the new school opened a few years back. Photos of the progress of the new building, per HESS construction, can be seen below. The completed Woodward High School will officially reopen as its own school in September 2027, following a boundary study to determine which students will be attending the school.

On March 28, 2023, the Board of Education approved the boundary study scope to create the service area for the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School. The scope of the boundary study includes the following high schools: Bethesda Chevy-Chase, Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein, Walter Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Northwood, Wheaton, and Walt Whitman. The scope also includes the following middle schools: Argyle, Eastern, A. Mario Loieder- man, Newport Mill, North Bethesda, Parkland, Thomas W. Pyle, Odessa Shannon, Silver Creek, Silver Spring International, Sligo, Takoma Park, Tilden, and Westland. No elementary schools are included in the boundary study. The boundary study process (community meetings, option development, feedback) is scheduled to take place between early 2024 and fall 2024. The boundary study report is scheduled to be released in early 2025, and the superintendent’s recommendation is scheduled to be released in winter 2025, followed by Board of Education work sessions, public hearings, and action on the superintendent’s recommendation.

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DMV

Another Warm Week Ahead For the DMV

By MCS Staff

The coming week is expected to pick up exactly where this weekend left off, with high temperatures expected to reach the 60s and 70s for most of this week.

Today we are expecting partly sunny skies with temperatures getting into the low/mid 60s in the afternoon. Tuesday is expected reach the low 70s with variable cloudiness, but rain is not expected. Wednesday should be similar to today with temperatures getting into the low/mid 60s in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Thursday brings the highest chance of precipitation out of this upcoming stretch of four nice days, but right now it’s only at about 25% and it’s also going to be the warmest day of the bunch, likely reaching the mid 70s.

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Entertainment

Rio’s ‘Light Up the Lakefront’ (Includes Fireworks Display) Takes Place on December 9

By MCS Staff

Rio Lakefront’s ‘Light Up the Lakefront’, which includes a fireworks display, will take place on Saturday, December 9th from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. “Join us for a festive evening of holiday fun on the Lakefront with activities along the Boardwalk (near Guapo’s/Charley Prime) and Fire Lounge (between True Food Kitchen & Uncle Julio’s):

6:45 PM: Enjoy a Dazzling Fireworks show over the lake!*  Perfect viewing all along the Boardwalk and Fire Lounge.

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Entertainment

Cabin John Village is Hosting a “Winter Wonderland” Family Event on Dec. 3

By MCS Staff

EDENS and the Cabin John Village shopping center (11325 Seven Locks Rd. Potomac, MD) will be hosting a “Winter Wonderland” event on Sunday, December 3rd at the Community Green Space.

Per the event listing, “Bundle up and join us at Cabin John Village for a day of fun for all ages! Hot chocolate, live music, kids crafts + games+ more! Be sure to visit the special Milk Lady Holiday Farmer’s Market from 10am – 3pm. Support the community: bring a brand-new, unwrapped toy for the MHP Toy Drive.”

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Event

Closing Reception at “Inspired!” Art Show & Sales

BlackRock Center for the Arts

12901 Town Commons Drive

Germantown, Maryland 20874

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Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:

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Damascus

Renovations at Damascus High School Now Have a Recommended Completion Date of August 2027; Will Accommodate Students From Clarksburg High School

By MCS Staff

A Major Capital Project was approved to address various building systems and programmatic needs for for Damascus High School, located at 25921 Ridge Road. The Board of Education, in the requested FY 2021–2026 CIP, included expenditures in FY 2022 to continue the planning and design of this major capital project had an original completion date of August 2025, however the County Council delayed the expenditures by one-year. An FY 2023 appropriation was approved to begin the design of this Major Capital Project. An FY 2024 appropriation was approved for construction funds. As part of the recommended FY 2025–2030 CIP, the completion date for this project is delayed one-year again due to an extension of the construction timeline. The recommended completion date is now August 2027.

Once completed in 2027, school capacity is expected to increase from 1,543 (where it’s at currently) to 2,250. Community meetings have begun regarding future plans for the project, as the capital project for Damascus High School will include a major addition to accommodate students from Clarksburg High School. A boundary scope recommendation will be included in a future CIP. Information courtesy of the MCPS Capital Improvements Program/Master Plan.

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Beyond MoCo

Rockville-Based Gwenie’s Pastries to Open Frederick Location

By MCS Staff

Gwenie’s Pastries, a family owned bakery based in Rockville Maryland (12113 Nebel St.), is opening a new location in Frederick. The bakery has been serving the Washington DC area and more for over 15 years– specializing in classic Filipino desserts, fusion specialties, as well as our own unique creations. The new Frederick location will be opening at 220 B Shorebird Street in the Market Square at Frederick shopping center (2430 Osprey Way, Frederick, MD), across from Distill’d. Gwenie’s announced they had the keys to the space in February of this year, but an opening date is not yet available.

​More per the Gwenie’s website: “Bakers and Cooks, three words which perfectly describe my family. The moments spent together at the kitchen, which usually end up with a sumptuous meal, has made food and pastries a big part of our family tradition. As our family recipes are handed down from one generation to another, cooking skills were also honed through time.

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Fairland

MCFRS Respond to Serious Motorcycle Collison Sunday Afternoon

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to serious collision involving a motorcyclist  on Sunday, November 4. The incident occurred around 1pm on US-29 Columbia Pike at Musgrove Road (Fairland). According to public safety reporter Cordell Pugh, the motorcyclist was transported to an area Trauma Center with serious to critical injuries.

SERIOUS MOTORCYCLE CRASH: ~1PM Sunday, US-29 Columbia Pike at Musgrove Road (Fairland/Montgomery County, MD). Motorcyclist transported to an area Trauma Center with serious to critical injuries. https://t.co/UcS8WdGzTZ

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Crime

U.S. Park Police Officer Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Following Shooting That Leaves Man Dead

By MCS Staff

Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau of Fairfax County Police, McLean Police District are investigating a reported unintentional shooting by an off-duty U.S. Park Police officer in McLean that left one man deceased.

Per the McLean Police District: At 12:20 a.m. this morning, officers responded to the 1700 block of Old Meadow Road in McLean for the report of a shot person. The caller reported an adult man was unintentionally shot inside of an apartment. Jesse Brown Hernandez, 22, of McLean was found deceased with a gunshot wound to the upper body.

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Beyond MoCo

Maryland Fans Warn of Communicable Diseases During Loss to Penn State

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Terrapins didn’t have much luck against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, losing 51-15. The Terps have now lost four in a row and it seems to have even the biggest fans in the crowd confused as a few who attempted to spell out “TERPS!” with body paint couldn’t quite get the order down and were caught on national television spelling out “STREP!” (video below).

With temperatures getting a little colder and a few predictions for higher-than-average snowfall, maybe the young fans were just warning of communicable diseases that come with the season, but it’s more likely the fans were as confused as Maryland’s offense seemed to be against Penn State.

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MCPD

Police and Family Searching for Missing 12-Year-Old

By Patrick Herron

The Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Aqueel Karim Aleem, a missing 12-year-old from Silver Spring. Aleem was last seen on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at approximately 4 p.m., in the 8500 block of 16th Street in Silver Spring. He is 5-feet tall, 102 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a black puffy coat, a camouflage jacket with a hood, gray sweat pants with white lines on the side, and black Jordan sneakers.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Aqueel Karim Aleem is asked to call Montgomery County Police Non-Emergency (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line).

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