The community is supporting the family of Chase Lancaster, a Seneca Valley High School (Germantown) student who was shot on August 9th while shielding a teenage girl he had never met before when gunshots broke out at a party in Urbana, according to an interview with NBC4’s Aimee Cho. Chase has since undergone 14 surgeries and recently opened his eyes for the first time.
Montgomery County Public School Schools (MCPS) has sent out its ‘Things to Know’ message to the community for Thursday, August 29. It can be seen in full below: (more…)
MCPS has announced that September 4, 2024 is opening day for the inaugural girls’ flag football season. All 25 MCPS high schools will field teams and participate in opening day festivities that will be conducted at four locations across Montgomery County. Ceremonies will be conducted with support from the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders. The schedule and locations are below:
The 2023-2024 MCAP results reflect consistent performance by MCPS students, with improvements in eight out of 14 assessments compared to the previous year.
The District 14 Delegation, comprising Delegate Bernice Mireku-North, Delegate Pam Queen, Delegate Anne Kaiser, and Senator Craig Zucker, hosted a school supply and backpack giveaway at Fairland Elementary School on August 22, 2024 and Greencastle Elementary School on August 23, 2024. More than 200 backpacks, pencils, and erasers were given out at each school.
Montgomery County Public Schools issued the following community message on Tuesday, August 27:
A 15-year-old Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School student has been charged in connection with bomb threats made against the school on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
As the school year begins, MCPS is celebrating the completion of major construction projects. MCPS shared that “these investments create modern learning environments that will benefit students for years to […]
The Montgomery County Board of Education has sent the following back-to-school message to MCPS families:
In the latest edition of the MCPS IT Wire, it was shared that “Effective beginning Thursday, August 1, 2024, high school students will be unable to access Twitter (X), Facebook, and Instagram while connected to the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) network.”
MCPS recently shared that Blair senior Tejusvi Vijay was named a Youth Volunteer of the Year during the 13th annual Montgomery Serves Awards earlier this summer.