The Montgomery County Board of Education is pleased to announce the national search for the next superintendent of schools for Montgomery County Public Schools, who will begin serving on July 1, 2022.
Working in partnership with the search firm of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates (HYA), the Board is committed to hiring the best person to lead our school system as we prepare students for success in college and career.
The principals of Quince Orchard and Northwest high schools have sent a joint letter to the community regarding Friday’s football game between the two undefeated schools.
MCPS, in collaboration with the Montgomery County Police Department, has moved the game to 4:30pm on Friday “out of an abundance of caution for everyone’s safety and for the smooth operation of the entire event.”
A vehicle caught fire today in the Gaithersburg High School bus loop around noon today, according to several witnesses.
School officials immediately called emergency services, who quickly arrived on the scene and put the fire out. There were no occupants in the vehicle at the time of the fire and nobody was hurt.
Seneca Valley High School principal Marc Cohen sent a letter to the community yesterday (Saturday, October 16th) addressing the fight that ended the Seneca Valley/Northwest football game early and the increase in fights at the school this year.
Per the letter, there will be additional security, counselors, central office staff, and MCPD onsite at Seneca Valley beginning on Monday morning to help assure a safe and orderly learning environment.
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the week 7 MCPS football games. They’ll be updated as we receive them.
If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we didn’t receive a report from the game.
The Montgomery County Board of Education (Board) held a business meeting on October 5, 2021.
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DuFief Elementary School will be closing at noon today due a water main break on DuFief Dr and Brandy Hall Ln in North Potomac.
MCPS released the following message to the community:
Per MCPS:
Join MoCo EmpowHER for their upcoming Women in Higher Education event on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 6-7:30 p.m. This virtual event features female-identifying panelists in higher education. This event is free to all MCPS students who are interested in hearing from graduate students, professors, program managers, and getting advice and guidance for college applications!
According to a letter sent to families and students of Winston Churchill High School, a female student of the school was assaulted on school property around 11:30 Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at the bus loop while students were on lunch break.
When a parent intervened, the assailant threatened the parent and another Churchill student with knife and then fled the property. The victim sustained minor injuries.
Northwest High School senior Kayla DiCello secured a spot on the 2021 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics World Championship Team.
Yesterday DiCello was announced along with Leanne Wong, Konnor McClain, and eMjae Frazier as members of Team USA.
Individuals who live in Board of Education District 3 in Montgomery County are invited to apply for the vacancy created by the passing of Mrs. Patricia O’Neill in September.
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