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Watkins Mill High School Alumna and Her Former Teacher To Be Featured in Saturday’s Gaithersburg Book Festival

By MCS Staff

Most people dread seeing their teachers outside of school, but one Watkins Mill High School alumna is looking forward to it this weekend. WMHS graduate Kathryn Bratt-Pfotenhauer will speak as a featured poetry author and in the following block WMHS english and journalism teacher Sara Goodman Confino will be one of the featured authors at the Gaithersburg Book Festival for the second time. Confino will be engaging in a discussion about her book, Don’t Forget to Write, with Sophie Wan, the author of Women of Good Fortune. 

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Update: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Lifts Lockdown; Reported Threat Determined to be Unfounded

By Patrick Herron

1:38 UPDATE: The reported threat has been determined to be unfounded. BCC is no longer on lockdown. The remainder of the school day has been cancelled.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is currently in currently in lockdown due to a reported threat. (more…)

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MCPS Educational Foundation Awards More Than $2.3 million in Scholarships During Evening of Excellence

By MCS Staff
Courtesy MCPSEF

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation (MCPSEF) recognized more than 225 recipients of 18 scholarships and awards including the 2024 Ruth and Norman Rales-Patricia Baier O’Neill Scholarship Recognizing Academic […]

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Graduations Begin Later This Month With Noteworthy Commencement Speakers

By MCS Staff
Courtney Canva

The 2024 high school commencement season is set to begin on Wednesday, May 29, and will end Wednesday, June 12. Graduation ceremonies will take place on individual high school campuses, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and on the campuses of Mount St. Mary’s University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. More than 11,000 students are expected to receive their diplomas. The ceremonies will include an array of commencement speakers, including TV reporters, politicians, educators, MCPS staff members and others.

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