A high school freshman has won a top prize in this year’s C-SPAN 2024 Student-Cam documentary competition. Dermott Foley, a 9th grader at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, won $3,000 as a first-place winner for his documentary, “The Promise of Langley Park: The Purple Line, Climate Change and Reimagining the Future of America’s Suburbs.”
High school summer school registration will begin on Friday, March 22. Regional Summer High School Programs will be offered in-person at Montgomery Blair, Seneca Valley and Richard Montgomery high schools. Classes begin at 8 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.
Just before the start of spring break, students at Rolling Terrace Elementary in Takoma Park were treated to an exciting surprise when three NASA astronauts paid a visit to their school to share their experiences in space.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Monique Felder, Ph.D. issued the following community message on Friday, March 22:
Rachel Chavkin, a stage director perhaps best known for directing the musicals Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 and Hadestown, was recently honored by having 48th St. in New York renamed Chavkin Way on March 20th. She is a 1998 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released the following community message on Thursday, March 21: (more…)
Four MCPS students have been named Carson Scholars, earning $1,000 college scholarships. Carson Scholars are students in grades 4-11 who excel academically and donate their time and talents to others.
A total of 152 MCPS educators and counselors achieved National Board Certification in December 2023. Another 73 successfully maintained their certifications (full list linked below).
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has announced the winners of this year’s “Heads Up, Phones Down” video contest.
The MCPS winter season completed with many schools and coaches experiencing success and making memories that will last a lifetime. MCPS recently acknowledged the following teams from various sports. “Congratulations to the following MCPS high schools and coaches who won state athletic championships and state sportsmanship awards for the 2023-2024 winter season”: