Montgomery County Public Schools is looking businesses/individuals to participate in its annual Summer Rise program.
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Dr. Cara D. Grant, MCPS supervisor of Pre-K-12 health and physical education, and Dr. Troy E. Boddy, retired director in the Equity Initiatives Unit, have collaborated on a NEW book titled “Intersectionality in Health Education.”
Less than two years on the job, Danielle Gover is knocking it out of the park. Gover, choral teacher at Westland Middle School, is this year’s Rising Star Teacher of the Year.
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On Monday afternoon, the Washington Capitals organized an engaging hockey clinic for fifth-grade students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School (705 Bayfield St. Takoma Park, MD).
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UPDATE: MCPD has determined that the report of a person with a gun at Wood Acres Elementary is unfounded. The scene is secure.
Wood Acres Elementary School at 5800 Cromwell Dr in Bethesda is currently in a shelter in place due to police activity.
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This past Saturday, the Richard Montgomery High School Girls’ Swim & Dive team followed up their first ever Metros win with their first ever State Championship.
MCPS schools have recognized and celebrated black history month in recent weeks. In addition to Blair High School’s Sankofa show, students at Redland Middle School, South Lake Elementary School, and Fairland Elementary School are among the various schools MCPS has highlighted this month. See below:
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Kristin King, 35, is an Olney resident and MCPS Special Education (Augmentative and Alternative Communication, AAC) teacher at Beall Elementary School. She was diagnosed with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy just weeks after having a cesarean and a few months later received a heart transplant. Below is the the story of her difficult journey: