Montgomery College will recognize the class of 2024 at the 77th Annual Commencement Exercises this Friday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. on the Rockville Campus Athletic Field. The College will recognize students from the Germantown, Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses, Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs, the Board of Trustees Academic Excellence honorees, and the four honorary degree recipients.
Two Richard Montgomery High School students have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Angelina Xu and Maximilian P. Belyantsev are two of 161 outstanding American high school seniors selected this year.
MoCo High School Sports Scores for May 11, 2024 (powered by www.MoCoAI.com):
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MCPS is making resources and assistance available for all graduating high school seniors and their parents/caregivers who have not yet completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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The community has rallied around the family of an 11-year-old Diamond Elementary School student in Gaithersburg after the child suffered an unexpected medical crisis earlier this month.
Montgomery County Public Schools has issued a community message concerning the “Senior Assassins Challenge,” a water gun tag game currently being played by students across the country. According to USA Today, “instances of students playing the game have resulted in disturbances, such as a student breaking into another student’s home to “tag” them with a paintball gun or a group of students wearing ski masks entering a restaurant to find their opponents and being confronted by a licensed concealed pistol holder.”
Last week, the Montgomery County Education & Culture (EC) Committee unanimously recommended restoring $49.5 million in funding to the district’s fiscal year 2025 budget. SEIU Local 500, MCEA, and MCAAP/MCBOA have released a statement strongly supporting EC’s recommendation as a solution to secure the funding needed to preserve the district’s ability to provide high-quality learning experiences for students and district-wide staffing needs. “This welcome development comes on the heels of County Executive Marc Erlich’s egregious proposal to cut $55.7 million from the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) budget.” Full statement below:
MoCo High School Sports Scores for May 09, 2024 (powered by www.MoCoAI.com):
Pots for Paws, a program that Seneca Valley High School ceramics students participated in this year, has been considered a success.
Watkins Mill High School principal Vilma Najera sent a letter to the school community detailing a serious incident that occurred at the school on Thursday afternoon.
