In a collaborative effort with Monumental Sports and Entertainment, Brooke Grove Elementary School is currently embarking on an exciting project to celebrate the Washington Capitals hockey team’s 50th anniversary. The initiative invited fourth graders to participate in a student-led music video experience, where they would help write a song honoring the team’s historic milestone.
Sherwood High School’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival is back for its 53rd show—a tradition that has been going strong since 1971, with 2020 being the only year a live performance wasn’t held due to COVID-19 (a virtual show was produced instead). The event began when Sherwood students were inspired by a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Since then, students audition for the show and spend months rehearsing with staff members to create a production that draws thousands of attendees each year.
Mack Hollins, a native of Montgomery County, MD, is continuing his stellar NFL career as he signs a two-year contract worth $8.4 million with the New England Patriots. Hollins, who attended Robert Frost Middle School and Wootton High School, has come a long way since his early days on the gridiron.
MCPS employs more than 10,000 supporting services staff members who work in more than 450 job classifications supporting operations and instruction. Up to three outstanding support professionals in each of the eight chapters are being recognized and awarded. The eight chapters are: Building Services, Food Services, Media and Technology, Maintenance, Office, Paraeducators, Security and Transportation.
Benjamin Banneker Middle School in Burtonsville is buzzing with accomplishments and exciting programs, showcasing the school’s commitment to excellence in both academics and extracurricular activities. The PTSA shared the following news with us:
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently shared that Kendra Smith, a dance teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has shared that tickets are now for now available for the spring theater and dance productions at middle and high schools that began this month and will continue through May.
Ashley Kapp, a third-grade special education teacher at Brooke Grove Elementary School in Olney, has been recognized as this year’s MCPS Rising Star Teacher of the Year. In her first year as an educator, Kapp teaches a class primarily composed of students diagnosed with autism.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 15 attorneys general issued guidance affirming the legality of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies in education, in response to concerns raised by a Trump administration executive order and U.S. Department of Education communications. (more…)
MCPS has announced that Jeffrey Sullivan, systemwide athletics director, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Dr. Edward Shirley Award for Excellence in Educational Administration and Supervision.