Today is Monday, Aug. 21 and here are five things to know happening in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here.
1. Countdown to the First Day of School: In just one week more than 160,000 students start or return to school. Families may find these resources helpful:
- Free Back-to-School Vaccination Clinics
- School calendar
- School breakfast and lunch menus
- Pay for Lunch Online (make prepayments to your child’s cafeteria account)
- MCPS parent web page
- MCPS Transportation information (with bus routes by school)
- Maryland school bus laws and safety tips
2. Youth Advisory Council: Councilmember Laurie Anne Sayles seeks applicants for the S.M.A.R.T Youth Advisory Council. Applicants must be Montgomery County residents, in grades 7-12 and older than 13. The first cohort speaks about the council in this short video.
3. AFI Silver Theatre Cat Video Festival: Curated and edited by award-winning, Seattle-based filmmaker Will Braden, CatVideoFest! is more than 70 minutes of the latest and greatest cat videos from submissions, animations, music videos and the internet. Screening today at 12:15 p.m. AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring.
4. Explore a Career in Carpentry: The focus of this virtual session of the Explore Careers in Building Trades series is carpentry. Find the skills needed to launch a career in carpentry. Learn what a typical day as a carpenter looks like. Presentation from 5 to 6 p.m. intended for teens and adults. Learn more and register here.
5. Check Before You Go: Numerous recreation facilities close this week for cleaning. They include the Martin Luther King, Jr. Swim Center close through Sept. 4. The Coffield, East County, Plum Gar, Potomac, and the Upper County recreations centers also close through Aug. 27 for cleaning.
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