Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County school board meets Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. After a closed session in the morning, the meeting opens to the public with comments at 12:30 p.m. followed by a discussion on the fall start of school. The meeting will be televised by MCPS-TV (Comcast Channel 34, Verizon FIOS Channel 36, […]

A COVID-19 outbreak at Quince Orchard High School related to the football team has grown to 26 cases. Principal Elizabeth Thomas reported six cases last Tuesday on Aug. 17. The next day, that number increased to 10 and on Thursday there were 16 total cases. On Friday, there were 20. As of Monday, the Gaithersburg […]

En una semana, 160.000 estudiantes con mascarillas regresan a las 209 escuelas públicas del condado de Montgomery, algunas por primera vez en un año y medio. Otros 2,300 estudiantes están inscritos en la Academia Virtual de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS, por sus siglas en inglés). La Junta de Educación discutirá los […]

In one week, 160,000 mask-wearing students return to Montgomery County’s 209 public schools, some for the first time in a year and a half. Another 2,300 students are enrolled in MCPS’ Virtual Academy. The school board will discuss details of the school start up Tuesday  at 1:15 p.m. An hour earlier, the meeting will be […]

Alrededor de 3,000 personas, la gran mayoría describiéndose a sí mismos como padres o tutores, firmaron una petición en línea instando a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS, por sus siglas en inglés) a establecer una nueva norma durante la hora de almuerzos que permita a los estudiantes comer al aire libre. El […]

Washington Football Team legend Dexter Manley will be the Grand Marshal of a parade to kick off the 13th Annual Ice Cream Social for Charity in the Park Potomac Community on Saturday at noon. The event, made possible through the planning and support of Park Potomac residents and businesses, supports the Interfaith Works annual backpack […]

Nearly 3,000 people, the vast majority describing themselves as parents or guardians, signed an on-line petition urging Montgomery County Public Schools to mandate a new detailed lunch policy that would enable students to eat outdoors. In its Aug. 13 recovery guide, MCPS stated it will “[e]ncourage the use of outdoor spaces for unmasked educational and […]

She teaches at her alma mater, John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring and she also happens to be a world-class Olympic triple jumper. Thea LaFond is back from the Tokyo Olympics where she suffered a heartbreaking foul on her last jump that would’ve earned her a silver medal. LaFond lives, works and trains […]

The Quince Orchard High School football program has been paused after six people who were last at the school Monday tested positive for COVID-19 . In a community message, Principal Elizabeth Thomas said the individuals tested positive on Tuesday. The cases involve the football team. Practices/activities have been halted “out of an abundance of caution” […]

Los niños menores de 12 años aún no pueden vacunarse contra el COVID-19, pero todavía necesitan las vacunas estándares para ir a la escuela este otoño. Si su hijo/a aún no ha recibido las vacunas requeridas, el personal de salud del condado de Montgomery se las administrará de forma gratuita. MSDE & @MDHealthDept are partnering […]