Montgomery Community Media

Design by Courtney You hear that, reindeer huffs and elf’s laughing, I think I hear Christmas. Yes Christmas is right around the corner and if you are like me you love to decorate your room in all the Christmas decorations, even though you might be away from home doesn’t mean you can loss the holiday […]

One of the biggest things about college that comes to mind is affordability. Will I be able to afford my dream college? Applying for scholarships and finding out about financial aid is the best way to ensure less debt in the future when you finally earn your Bachelor’s Degree. We all want to avoid as […]

This week I am doing a kind of modern dorm. I don’t know about you but when I think of modern I think of crystals, elegance, colors like sliver and white. This weekend while doing a little bit of my own dorm room shopping,  I went to Michaels and Pier One looking for some cute […]

Design by Courtney- “Are You Ready for Some Football?!?!?!?!??!” This post will be all about sports: football, soccer, basketball, baseball and tennis… just to name a few.  It’s true that sports are awesome, but we don’t want your dorm to look like a kid’s room!   We want your room to look like a mature sports […]

Time Management & How to Tell Colleges Who You Are Hello everyone! It’s time for another weekly blog on the college application process. This week I am focusing on time management when you are applying to colleges and what you should consider when completing those applications. Everyone is always busy with something. Applying to colleges […]

This post is for extreme lovers of the color pink.  Viewer discretion is advised for those that do not like pink. Let’s assume that an average dorm room is approximately 10” by 15;” and, although every dorm room is not that size, let’s assume that the one that I am decorating is.  Your favorite color […]

Hello, everyone!   Last week we discussed taking SATs and ACTs and determining which standardized test was the best one for you. Now, it’s time to take the next step.  Let’s see where you want to go to college in the near future.  This process can take quite some time. You may find some colleges in […]

Hi! I am Courtney Lee: a 17 year old Seneca Valley High School Student doing a one year media internship at Montgomery Community Media (MCM). I am interested in media and journalism, and I believe that this internship with help me get my start. I plan to use the experiences and resources that I get […]

Hello everyone! An even bigger hello to all those high school juniors and seniors reading! Welcome to my weekly blog about my adventure through the college application process. I am, Abel Alfonso, a senior from Seneca Valley High School interning at Montgomery Community Media. I first joined the internship program, because I wanted to experience […]

     Hello again! These past few weeks have been quite packed!! I have been working with the students in Session III of the Backpack Journalism Academy. In the last week, they brought in their footage and began to edit their stories. I took pictures and videos of the students editing, put together a recap of […]