Residents Learn About Water Safety as Summer Approaches
As the weather warms up, residents of all ages enjoyed a local water park while also learning about safety. The cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville hosted Water Safety Day at… Read More
Youth
‘Psammophile’ Spells Victory for 14 Year-Old
Dev Shah, a 14-year old from Largo, Fl, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Shah correctly spelled psammophile to win the annual competition. 11 year-old Larry Liao from Rockville… Read More
Estudiantes de Thomas Edison Terminan la Construcción de la Casa Número 43
Un total de 320 estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery, de la Escuela Secundaria de Tecnología Thomas Edison, pasaron parte de los últimos dos años diseñando y… Read More
Thomas Edison Students Finishing Up Construction on 43rd Home
A total of 320 Montgomery County Public School students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology spent part of the past two years designing and building this house which is… Read More
Local 5th Grader’s Run in Spelling Bee Comes to an End
Larry Liao of Rockville wasn’t quite precise enough to make it to the semifinals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday. Still, he performed better than almost half of… Read More
Cold Spring 5th Grader Qualifies for Spelling Bee Quarterfinals
Larry Liao, a fifth grader at Cold Spring Elementary School, qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. On Tuesday in the fourth and final preliminary round,,… Read More
Local 5th Grader Moves Onto 3rd Round at National Spelling Bee
So far, so G-R-E-A-T. Larry Liao, a fifth grader at Cold Spring Elementary School in Potomac, advanced to the third round of the preliminaries in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling… Read More
Las Escuelas no Aumentarán el Tamaño de las Clases a Pesar de la Reducción en el Presupuesto
Los miembros de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery discutieron las “decisiones difíciles” que enfrentan para pagar los programas, después de la adopción del presupuesto del año fiscal… Read More
Schools Will Honor Raises, Won’t Raise Class Size in ‘Difficult’ Budget
Montgomery County Board of Education members discussed the “difficult choices” they face paying for programs after the Montgomery County Council’s adoption of Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Montgomery County Public Schools… Read More
MCPS Defends Ending Opt Out Program for Students in its Literacy Curriculum
A dozen people Thursday called on Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to allow them to remove students from classes involving human sexuality. Beginning with the next school year, MCPS will… Read More
MCPS Defiende la Finalización del Programa de Exclusión Voluntaria de las Clases de Sexualidad
Una docena de personas pidieron a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) que les permitan retirar a los estudiantes de las clases que involucran la sexualidad humana. A… Read More
Teen Charged With Fatal Shooting at Metro Station Held Without Bond
The Gaithersburg teenager charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting at the Wheaton Metro Station May 18 was ordered held without bond Thursday afternoon. Emmanuel Leonard Simmonds,… Read More