Both are 2018 Wootton graduates and University of Maryland computer science majors. Sapiro is the creator of the MyMCPS+, MoCoSnow, and BrickBreaker iOS apps. He has wanted to develop apps for androids and has finally made it happen along with his fellow developer, Kundan Razdan. The duo plans on releasing an android version of the popular school closing and delay Prediction app, MoCoSnow by next winter.

MCPS moved away from EdLine a couple years back, which was used by students and parents/guardians to monitor grades.

A program called MyMCPS is now used by the county and the website allows students to view their grades.


In this proposed solution Northwood High School students would relocate to Woodward High School (where Tilden Middle School is currently located on Old Georgetown Rd.) for the 2023-2024 school year. Northwood High School is 6.9 miles away from Woodward High School.

Northwood students would return to Northwood in September 2025 as final site work activities continue through summer 2026.


This decision comes on the heels of MoCo health officials declaring a “public health crisis” with the increase of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults.

The most recent data showed a 17.5% increase in chlamydia cases and a 29% increase in gonorrhea cases in the county.


The top 4 high schools in the state are MCPS schools. The following MCPS high schools are ranked out of 263 schools:

1. Poolesville High School
2. Winston Churchill High School
3. Walt Whitman High School
4. Thomas S. Wootton High School
7. Richard Montgomery High School
8. Walter Johnson High School
10. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
11. Montgomery Blair High School
16. Quince Orchard High School
26. Northwest High School
35. Damascus High School
36. Sherwood High School
38. Rockville High School
42. Paint Branch High School
47. Clarksburg High School
51. Albert Einstein High School
53. James Hubert Blake High School
55. Wheaton High School
59. Col. Zadok Magruder High School
87. Gaithersburg High School
90. Springbrook High School
91. Seneca Valley High School
95. Watkins Mill High School
113. Northwood High School
*129. John F. Kennedy High School


Nimah tweeted, “While running for SMOB, I had a wonderful, enriching, and positive experience. I’m speaking out, however, because I recently received vile, disgusting, and hateful messages- attached below. I was disappointed and upset by the messages, but heartened and empowered by the support.”

“I will never let cowards shake me, and I will never let hate change me” said Nimah in a later tweet.


You’ll find familiar companies like Costco (#5), Wegmans (#8), MasterCard (#20), sprawled across the top 20, but coming in at #45 is our very own Montgomery County Public Schools.

The description reads: “Montgomery County Public Schools is the largest school system in Maryland and the 17th largest in the U.S., with an enrollment of 156,000 students in 202 schools. Those students come from 157 countries and speak 138 languages. The system has an annual budget of $2.39 billion. Montgomery County, north of Washington, D.C., includes the cities of Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring.”


Chick-Fil-A is offering a free chicken sandwich to teachers from 11am-10pm at participating locations on Tuesday, May 8th. The only MoCo location that told us they’d be participating is the Olney location (we made calls to Montgomery Mall, Kentlands, Germantown, Rockville, and both Silver Spring locations).

All Chipotle restaurants will be offering a “Buy One Get One Free” deal for burritos, bowls, salads, or orders of tacos from 3pm to close on Tuesday, May 8th.


The bill will create a $15 million program that will provide scholarships (up to $5k) for students from families that earn less than $125k a year or single adults earning less than $90k a year.

Also necessary to qualify, students must:


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