Montgomery Community Media

After a six-month closure, the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors on Wednesday at 9 a.m. The monument will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors are required to wear masks inside the monument, regardless of vaccination status. Visitors must obtain a ticket for the Washington Monument which will […]

When she received an email announcing her win of a SECU Maryland Foundation scholarship, Anna Petersen, a Paint Branch High School graduate, screamed and jumped to tell her mother. The SECU Maryland foundation announced the 28 winners of their 15th annual Scholarship Program. Five college bound students live here in Montgomery County, according to a […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) continuarán con su programa de distribución de comidas gratis para los estudiantes durante todo el verano. Se han establecido varias ubicaciones en todo el condado para distribuir cajas llenas de comidas para una semana. Las cajas se distribuirán todos los miércoles de 8 a.m. a 9 a.m. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] looks forward to a full return to classrooms when the 2021–2022 school year begins on August 30. Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight released a community message on Thursday that included her focus for the first 100 days of the upcoming school year. This vision – PROSPER 100 – commits to […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will continue its free meal distribution program for children throughout the summer. Multiple locations throughout the county have been set up to distribute boxes filled with a week’s worth of meals. Early Morning Bulk Boxes will be distributed every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at White Oak Middle […]

Some local middle and high school students want to encourage the community to get the COVID-19 vaccine through the “Take Your Shot Video Contest”. A judging panel narrowed down more than 300 entries to 10 winners – who were announced this week. Health leaders say vaccines work, and they help save lives.  These creative public […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan anunció el miércoles otro incentivo para llevar la vacuna COVID-19 a los jóvenes residentes de Maryland. La Comisión de Educación Superior de Maryland (MHEC) y el Departamento de Salud de Maryland han formado una asociación para regalar $1 millón de dólares en becas universitarias a 20 residentes de Maryland vacunados de […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday another incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine into young Marylanders. The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the Maryland Department of Health have formed a partnership to give away $1 million in college scholarships to 20 vaccinated Marylanders ages 12 through 17. The initiative, called the VaxU Scholarship Promotion, […]

Summer school programs for additional Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] students began on Tuesday. MCPS officials say overall, more than 53,000 students will be participating in various summer programs either in-person at a local school or on a virtual platform. MCPS Communications Supervisor Gboyinde Onijala explains how the school system plans to address learning disruptions […]

Four Montgomery County Public High School students earned second place in a national rocketry contest in which 615 teams entered. The students missed top honors by as small as one-tenth of a second in the rocket’s ascent or descent or less than a foot in its top altitude. “It’s hard to swallow, but we’ll take […]