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Nearly 300 Attend First Latina Legacy Conference

Published October 21, 2022 at 7:03AM

On Friday, October 14, MCPS held its first Latina Legacy Conference, an event to empower young Latina female students. Keynote speaker Melissa Rivera, a communications specialist with the Department of Communications, spoke on overcoming imposter syndrome and reframing failures as redirections and opportunities.

Other speakers included: Alicia Deeny, principal at Richard Montgomery High School; Melissa Laureano, parent community coordinator; Paula Pero, world language resource teacher at Albert Einstein High School; Norca Yarborough, lead Emergent Multilingual Learners (EML) therapeutic counselor, and Karla Lopez-Arias, supervisor with Behavioral Health.

MCPS Celebrates Adding 61 Additional Electric Buses to Lead the Nation in School Bus Electrification

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 6:54AM

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Highland Electric Fleets, Inc. will celebrate the recent addition of 61 electric school buses (for a total of 86) to the MCPS bus fleet. This gives MCPS the largest electrified school bus fleet in the nation.

MCPS will hold a press conference and reception 10:30am on Monday, October 24th at Walter Johnson High School that will include Montgomery County and MCPS officials with 15 electric school buses available to tour with rides available to the nearby Bethesda Bus Depot to examine the electric charging infrastructure.

The MoCoShow MCPS High School Football Week 8 Preview & Predictions

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 4:42PM | Updated October 20, 2022 at 10:00PM

Catonsville (2-5) at Wootton (2-5) – The Patriots earned their 2nd victory of the season beating Whitman 21-6. Wootton will host Baltimore County’s Catonsville. . .

Prediction: Catonsville by 13

The MoCo Senior Field Hockey All-Star Game, Brought to you by Koa Sports, Will Take Place on 11/13/2022

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 4:06PM

Koa Sports is spotlighting the top senior field hockey players from Montgomery County Public Schools. Players will be split into two teams and compete in a celebratory all-star game. Seniors are nominated by their high school coach based on the following criteria: team players, talent, and working hard both on and off the field.

Koa Sports is sponsoring this event (2^nd annual) and incurring all costs including field, officials, food, shirts, etc… to celebrate these seniors. Koa’s goal is to increase field hockey awareness and participation in Montgomery County. While there are All Star Games in MoCo for other sports (such as lacrosse & basketball) field hockey has never been represented. All are welcome to attend the free event and watch these talented players compete one final time in their high school uniforms. Event Details:

Six Named National PTA Schools of Excellence

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 2:12PM

Six MCPS schools have been named National PTA Schools of Excellence, which recognizes their work as national leaders in developing strong family-school partnerships. For the 2020–2022 years, the schools being recognized are: North Chevy Chase, Piney Branch and Rock Creek Forest elementary schools, and Parkland Middle School. East Silver Spring Elementary School and Wheaton High School are being honored for 2021–2023.

The program provides the structure and tools to evaluate a school PTA, identify areas for improvement, develop a plan of action and celebrate successes.

Clopper Mill Elementary School in Germantown Awarded Mini-Grant to Help with Food Insecurity

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 2:07PM

Clopper Mill Elementary School in Germantown has won a mini-grant for reducing food insecurity in its community. Nine Montgomery County nonprofit organizations involved in food recovery and security work were awarded more than $65,000 to help with these efforts. Clopper Mill was awarded $2,000.

The school maintains a fresh pantry, and distributes nutritious food to families in the community, which works to eliminate food insecurity throughout the school year. Manna Food Center, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and the Montgomery County Food Council, in collaboration with the Greater Washington Community Foundation awarded the mini-grants.

Washington Wizards Coaches and Mascot Visit Watkins Mill Elementary School

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 1:53PM

As part of a celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, coaches from the Washington Wizards and Wizards mascot G-Wiz visited Watkins Mill Elementary School in Montgomery Village on Wednesday, October 13th.

The Wizards hosted a basketball clinic for about 50 third graders in the school gym. The students were given Wizards T-shirts, and students and staff received two tickets to a game of their choice. The Wizards launched their season with a win on Wednesday in Indiana and will be playing in their home opener on Friday against the Chicago Bulls.

Nominations Are Now Open for Teacher, Supporting Services and Principal Awards

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 1:39PM

Awards season is here! Nominations are open for several competitions to honor exceptional teachers, supporting services staff and administrators. The following awards are open for nominations:

The Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Award: The Montgomery County Teacher of the Year Award honors a full-time kindergarten through Grade 12 teacher who has a demonstrated record of high academic expectations for all students, engaging students of all backgrounds and abilities, contributing to a positive school culture, and connecting with the school community. Nominees must have a minimum of six years’ experience as an MCPS teacher. The Montgomery County Teacher of the Year goes on to represent MCPS as its nominee for the Maryland State Teacher of the Year award. Submit applications to Maria Lopez-Silvero in the Office of Human Resources and Development. Deadline: midnight on Friday, Dec. 16

MCPS Statement Concerning the Status of Negotiations with the Montgomery County Education Association

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 1:34PM

Per MCPS: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) continues to be committed to beginning and successfully completing negotiations to establish new collective bargaining agreements with its three employee associations. This work is underway with two associations – the Service Employees International-Local 500 (SEIU) and the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals (MCAAP), with the basic ground rules in place and negotiations started.

MCPS would very much like to parallel this same work with Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), or “the teacher’s union,” to agree on the establishment of basic ground rules – rules that are foundational to any successful contract negotiation and ensure a respectful and fair approach for all parties involved.

8 of the Top 10 (and 19 of the Top 25) Elementary Schools in Maryland Are in MoCo, According to Latest Niche Rankings

By MCS Staff

Published October 20, 2022 at 11:22AM

Niche, a rankings and review resource that provides information on K-12 schools, colleges, cities, neighborhoods, and companies across the United States, recently published its new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings. Now in its ninth year, the rankings include updated data for 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts nationwide. According to the rankings, 8 of the top 10 (and 19 of the Top 25) public elementary schools in Maryland are located in Montgomery County, with Stone Mill Elementary School (North Potomac) earning the top spot. All MoCo schools ranked in the top 25 are listed below.

The 2023 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, middle school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

MoCo Native and Lead Guitarist of Hootie and The Blowfish, Mark Bryan, Will Perform With His Band “The Screaming Trojans” (Nod to Seneca Valley and Gaithersburg) in Frederick This Saturday

By MCS Staff

Published October 19, 2022 at 12:23PM

Half of Hootie and The Blowfish, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, are graduates of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown. Mark Bryan, lead guitarist of Hootie and The Blowfish, will […]