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STEAM Festival Showcase for Families and Students of All Ages on November 5

Published October 22, 2022 at 7:33AM

A STEAM Festival Showcase will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Northwood High School (919 University Blvd., West). MCPS and educational partners will showcase opportunities for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) with hands-on activities and demonstrations. This event is free and open to all MCPS families and students of all ages.

The keynote speaker is Tina C. Williams-Koroma, the founder and CEO of TCecure, a cybersecurity and intelligence company providing security architecture, engineering, assessment, training, and consulting services to businesses. She is also the founder of CyDeploy, a technology company that helps organizations confidently make security changes to their systems and better protect its assets. Williams-Koroma is a Maryland attorney who also holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s in management. She will speak at 11 a.m.

2022 Week 8 MCPS High School Football Scores

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 7:55PM | Updated October 22, 2022 at 5:20PM

Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2022 week 8 MCPS football games. They’ll be updated as we receive them (an F will signify the score is final). If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game.

The MoCoShow Game of The Week

MCPS Community Message Concerning Updated Safety Protocols and Communication

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 4:37PM

Below you will see a community message sent out by MCPS superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight regarding updated safety protocols and communication of emergency situations:

“Dear MCPS Families:

Free Tutoring Available to All MCPS Students

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 2:59PM

Per MCPS: FEV Tutor and Tutor Me Education offer free, virtual tutoring for MCPS students. By logging into their Clever accounts, students can join a tutoring session. Both companies offer the same two services: on-demand homework help that requires no scheduling and scheduled, ongoing tutoring for longer term support.

More information linked in English and Spanish

MCPS Athletics Championships Season Begins for Many Sports

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 2:56PM

The fall sports season is almost over and championships are beginning.. It’s an exciting time for student-athletes and spectators. From soccer to field hockey, volleyball, cheerleading, golf and more, there is a full schedule of events for all sports lovers. Below is an abbreviated schedule, courtesy of MCPS Athletics:

MCPS Bus Transportation Dashboard Updated

By MCS Staff

Published October 21, 2022 at 2:50PM

Impacted routes are published the day before or the morning of by 6:15 a.m.

Information published on MCPS website and ConnectEd message is sent to families

Nearly 300 Attend First Latina Legacy Conference

By MCS Staff

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.