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According to data released March 26 by the Maryland State Department of Education, the four-year graduation rate for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students in the Class of 2023 was nearly 90%–at 89.6%.
Hundreds of high school juniors packed the Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse in Boyds earlier this month for the annual Montgomery County College Fair.
More than 950 middle and high school students attended the 13th Annual Intra-County Minority Scholars Program (MSP) retreat earlier this month at John F. Kennedy High School.
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.
MCPS: Welcome to Spring Break – A Message from Interim Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Monique Felder
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Monique Felder, Ph.D. issued the following community message on Friday, March 22: