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MCPS Students and Staff Encouraged to Wear Navy Blue, Grey, and White on Tuesday to Show Support for Magruder High School

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Public school students and staff members are being asked to wear Magruder High School’s colors – navy blue, grey, and white, on Tuesday to help unify the community after a 10th grade student was shot inside of the high school this past Friday.

Steven Alston Jr., a 17-year-old junior at Magruder High School, is facing charges of attempted 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, and possession of a dangerous weapon on school property, after allegedly shooting a fellow classmate in the school’s bathroom.  Alston is currently being held without bond is expected to appear in court today, according to FOX5.

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Blake High School Announces Bryon Marshall as New Varsity Head Football Coach

By MCS Staff

Blake High School athletic director Jared Fribush announced the hiring of Bryon Marshall as the new variety football head coach at the school. He has been the Junior variety head coach since 2017 and will be taking over for DeShawn Anderson, who stepped down following the fall season.

Additional information can be seen below, courtesy of Blake High School Athletics:

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Letter From Magruder Principal Leroy Evans to Magruder Community Regarding Today’s Shooting at High School

By Patrick Herron

The following letter was sent to Magruder High School students and families by Magruder Principal Leroy C. Evans regarding the shooting that occurred  at the school this afternoon.

Montgomery County Police are conducting an investigation into the serious incident that occurred at our school today. Police have confirmed that a student has suffered an injury resulting from a gunshot on our campus. The student was transported to a local hospital in serious condition. Our thoughts are with the student, and we wish him a speedy recovery. The police have taken a suspect into custody. The police have also assessed that the school is now safe, and we are preparing to dismiss students.

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MCPS Students Participate in Organized Walkout in Support of Temporary Move to Virtual Instruction

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Public School students from at least 18 different high schools staged a walk out today at noon, in support of MCPS moving schools to virtual instruction for two weeks while COVID-19 cases are at higher levels.

According to the Instagram account @mcpsstudentwalkout2022, which has gained over 1,000 followers in less than a week, the students are demanding the following from MCPS:

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NAACP-MC Parents’ Council and Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence to Hold Conversation with MCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight Tonight at 6:30pm

By Patrick Herron

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16 MCPS Schools to Enter Virtual Learning on Thursday, January 20

By MCS Staff

MCPS sent out a letter to the community announcing that 16 schools will begin virtual learning on Thursday, January 20th.

Earlier today, during a meeting with the Montgomery County Council, Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight announced that additional schools would be going virtual and that the schools would be named in a message that would be sent out later in the day.

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Eun Yang, Paint Branch High School Alumna, Celebrates 20 Years at NBC Washington

By MCS Staff

Eun Yang, who grew up in MoCo and is a morning news anchor at NBC Washington, is celebrating 20 years with the network. Yang was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in the right here in Montgomery County. She graduated from Paint Branch High School (1991) in Burtonsville and then earned a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland in 1995.

Per the Montgomery County Commission for Women, Yang began her broadcast journalism career while at the University of Maryland. She worked as a reporter for “Maryland Update,” a program on the University’s cable channel, and then moved to TV- 58 where she freelanced as a special projects reporter for Asian- Pacific American affairs. In 1995, she worked full-time as a WUSA-TV production assistant while finishing her last year at the University of Maryland. She was a “reporter trainee” for a year when the station started its weekend-morning newscast. She remained at WUSA-TV for six years, working her way up to a substitute anchor.

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Additional MCPS Schools to go Virtual This Thursday

By Patrick Herron

During this morning’s County Council meeting, Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight and Board of Education Vice President Brenda Wolfe gave an update on MCPS’ COVID-19 response.

McKnight said that an announcement will be coming later today regarding more schools going virtual beginning this Thursday, January 20th. The schools were not listed during the meeting.

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