Gemmell Family Playground Officially Opens in Gaithersburg
The Gemmell Family Playground officially opened to the public on Sunday. This new tot lot play area at Griffith Park, adjacent to Gaithersburg City Hall, was created in memory of… Read More
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County Leaders Want to Keep Vape Shops Away from Schools
Montgomery County Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz and Craig Rice are holding a press conference in Rockville on Monday to discuss initiatives to address the vaping crisis. During the press conference, they… Read More
138 MCPS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the semifnalists in the 2020 competition Tuesday. 138 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are National Merit semifinalists. The semifinalists will now go on… Read More
Over a Thousand MCPS Students Still Need Vaccinations; Deadline is Sept. 23
About 1,100 MCPS students in 7th through 12th grades are not compliant with Maryland immunization requirements. All Maryland school students in the 7th through 12th grades must show proof of… Read More
Changes Planned for MCPS Cell Phone Use Policy
The impact of cell phones has pushed Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith to consider changing the policies and regulations regarding the use of personal mobile devices by the end of the year. The prevalence and inconvenient usage of mobile devices in schools has prompted… Read More
Near Miss Videos From County School Bus Enforcement Cameras Released
Police have made it clear that passing a stopped MCPS school bus while it’s loading and unloading students is against the law. New this year, all county school buses are… Read More
MCPS to Add Gender ‘X’ Option on Official Student Records
Montgomery County Public Schools will accommodate several requests received from some students and their parents seeking to designate gender in their official student records as non-binary or unspecified according to… Read More
Friendship Picnic in Wheaton: Fun, Food and Free For All
The seventh annual Montgomery County Friendship Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wheaton Regional Park, located at 2000 Shorefield Road. The… Read More
Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss This September
If you are looking to attend some fun events, this is the right time of year. Several festivals are coming up this September in Montgomery County. Here is a list… Read More
Inside Brown Station Elementary’s Dual Language Immersion Program
Students in Brown Station Elementary School’s Two-Way Language Immersion program receive their instruction in two languages every day: 50% of instruction is given in English and the other 50% of… Read More
Enthusiasm Rules First Day of School For MCPS Students, Staff
MCPS students brought in their first day of school with lots of excitement. Superintendent Dr.Jack Smith, and School Board members say they are also looking forward to this year and… Read More
A Picture Perfect First Day Back at School
School buses started rolling out of their depots before the sun came out on the first day of school for Montgomery County. MCPS set a new record for enrollment with… Read More