The Montgomery County Council’s Education and Culture Committee will meet on September 25 to review the revised MCPS Student Code of Conduct and receive an update on the Restorative Justice Program, while the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee will review draft Spending Affordability Guidelines for the FY27 Capital Budget and FY27-32 Capital Improvements Program. (more…)
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has issued a reminder to employees about maintaining professionalism and integrity when using social media and other online platforms.
The leaves are just beginning to turn, and so too is the Montgomery County football season taking shape. September has already separated contenders from pretenders, and Friday nights are showing us which programs have the depth, discipline, and dynamism to make November matter. Here’s how the county stacks up this week:
Matt Post, a Montgomery County native and former Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB), has announced his candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 14. The seat opened following Delegate Pamela Queen’s retirement, and Post joins incumbents Anne Kaiser and Bernice Mireku-North on the ballot for the three-member district.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a September 19 incident at Blake High School, where officers responded to multiple student fights outside the school following a football game. (more…)
Two weeks into the season, the picture in Montgomery County volleyball is starting to heat up. Magruder, Quince Orchard, and Sherwood all remain undefeated at 5-0, proving their early-season dominance. Wootton (5-1), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (4-1), and Richard Montgomery (4-1) continue to keep pace as the first chasers in a crowded top tier.
By any measure, this was supposed to be a slugfest… Maryland’s highest ranked public school football team against Virginia’s highest ranked public school football team. Quince Orchard’s latest renewal of its budding interstate rivalry with Stone Bridge (VA) had all the makings of another nail-biter, two perennial powers, both with hard-nosed reputations, clashing in late September. But when the final horn sounded at the Cougar Dome, it was clear there was only one bully left standing.
On Friday night, Montgomery County Police responded to Blake High School in Silver Spring after the Springbrook–Blake football game, dispersing a crowd following reports of a fight. Police emphasized that no arrests were made and no shots were fired despite social media rumors. In a letter obtained first by Moderately Moco, the principals of Blake, Springbrook, and Paint Branch high schools confirmed that multiple student fights occurred, one involving all three schools, and noted that an MCPD officer used non-lethal pepper-ball rounds to help clear the scene, with disciplinary actions expected against those involved. (more…)
Montgomery Blair High School, one of Montgomery County’s most storied institutions, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a yearlong series of events. The celebration kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 26, in the Blair auditorium, ahead of the school’s homecoming game. VIPs and dignitaries from county, state, and national education and community organizations are expected to attend the kickoff, which is being spearheaded by the Blair Alumni Association.
In a battle between two Montgomery County powerhouses, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons stunned the Churchill Bulldogs with a commanding 3–1 win on Wednesday night. The Barons took sets one, three, and four (25–17, 26–24, 25–22), while the Bulldogs claimed set two (25–19).
Montgomery County currently has 25 public high schools, with two new additions, Crown High School in Gaithersburg and the reopened Woodward High School in North Bethesda, set to join the list in the coming years. While the county has experienced significant growth and modernization, several of its schools trace their roots back well over a century. Here’s a closer look at the three oldest high schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (that still exist in MCPS):