Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Public Schools executive leadership staff and administration at Wootton High School have appointed Kimberly Boldon to serve as Wootton’s acting principal for the 2015-2016 school year. This decision comes after the loss of school’s beloved principal Michael Doran who died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. “As difficult as it may be, we must continue to […]

More than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at a memorial service to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. Former and current students sang songs to honor the principal’s Irish roots and shared memories of a man who they say cared deeply […]

The fall sports season is about to begin and area athletic directors, coaches, administrators and police officers are touting the importance of sportsmanship on and off the field. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke has more. Related articles:

Friends of the Library, Montgomery County are recruiting schools to participate in the 2015-2016 MOSAIC middle school student writing contest.  The first teacher info session is scheduled for October 6. Last year’s winners were announced over the summer.  Celebrating heritage and cultural differences, Montgomery County middle school students were honored for their award winning poems, […]

The fall sports season is upon us. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Jason Woodward, athletic director at Gaithersburg High School, previews some of the big games this fall. Take a look: Related articles:

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are welcoming new families from around the world. In order to better serve them, MCPS has opened a second enrollment center for International families. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery College ENACTUS team members connected with orphanages in Ukraine to give the children a creative outlet to share their culture and bring a book of folk tales to life. MCTV has the story. Learn more at Annie’s Children website. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College […]

A crowd of more than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at today’s celebration of life to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. In this video recap, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers, Board of Education Vice President Michael Durso, and Sebrena Pitts, […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved on Aug. 20 construction of a middle school in Kensington. According to school officials, the project cost $48 million is could begin as soon as mid-September with an expected opening day of August 2017. In this MyMCMedia Extra, BOE Vice President Michael Durso said, “We are moving […]

A new school year is about to begin in less than two weeks but not without Newsweek‘s annual list of the top public high schools in America for 2015. Five Montgomery County public schools made the list. Among them are: No. 110 Poolesville High School in Poolesville; No. 187 Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda; […]