Education
The Maryland State Board of Education, along with State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright, has honored the three nominees for the 2025 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award.
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Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2025 week 2 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game that we can confirm. An ‘F’ signifies the score is confirmed as being final:
Two 15-year-old students were taken into custody after Northwood High School was placed on secure status and later lockdown Thursday, with officers recovering a BB gun and a live round. Both teens face charges related to weapons and disruption of school operations. (more…)
MCPS has provided an update regarding the implementation of stronger background checks with fingerprinting and badging on the way.
The Winston Churchill High School community (Potomac, MD) is mourning the loss of legendary football coach Fred Shepherd, a man whose influence extended far beyond the sidelines and into the lives of generations of student-athletes.
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12:55pm update: 2D officers have two students in custody following the report of a gun on campus. A BB gun was recovered during the investigation. @MCPS has lifted the lockdown at Northwood HS. A news release will be distributed with more detailed information.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released an “incident alert” that involves MCPS placing Northwood High School, currently located on Old Georgetown Rd. in North Bethesda, on lockdown while police investigate a report of a gun. This incident is separate from the earlier call, which was cleared by police and unfounded.
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 2nd District officers responded to a reported person with a gun on Old Georgetown Road, prompting Northwood High School in Rockville to go into secure status on Thursday morning. (more…)
The Education and Culture (EC) Committee will meet on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 9:30 a.m. to review the MCPS central office reorganization plan and receive an update on staffing and hiring. The reorganization, approved in June 2025, aims to direct more resources to schools and students, reduce 68.8 full-time positions and $5.9 million in expenses, while the staffing update will address vacancies, especially for special education and multilingual learner support roles. (more…)
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Week 1 is in the books, and the first Friday night under the lights gave us plenty to talk about. Some powerhouses flexed, some contenders stumbled, and a few programs […]