Montgomery Community Media

High school seniors who are residents of the City of Gaithersburg are encouraged to apply for a W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship. Since the program’s inception in 1998, 74 high school seniors have received more than $140,000 to help with their continuing education costs, according to a news release from Gaithersburg. Scholarships […]

The popular Montgomery County Public Schools Homework Hotline Live! TV show was pulled off the air a month early this school year to save the school system money. The program offers “live” homework help for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and airs on MCPS-TV (Comcast 34, Verizon 36, RCN 89) and at AskHHL.org. This year […]

The Montgomery County Council honored Intel Science Talent winner Michael Winer this week. You can watch the presentation here: For more on Michael and his award, visit here.

Eric Guerci, a sophomore from Bethesda Chevy Chase High was elected today as the next student member of the Board of Education. He beat out Rachit Agarwal, a junior from Richard Montgomery High for the job. Over 60,000 votes were cast in an exceptionally close election, according to the Student Government Association Facebook page. Guerci […]

Monica Abuliak, world languages resource teacher and academic intervention coordinator at James Hubert Blake High School, is this year’s recipient of the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. The award is presented by The Washington Post and has been honoring teaching excellence the past three decades. According to a press release, Abuliak began her career as a Spanish […]

Susan Burkinshaw has resigned from her position as treasurer of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA). Burkinshaw, who was also the health and safety committee co-chair of the MCCPTA, said she no longer wanted to be part of the executive committee because she had concerns about the efficacy of the leadership team. “I constantly […]

UPDATED, April 29, 6 p.m. – MCPS will announce the results of the election for the next student member of board of education at 8 p.m. tonight, delayed due to a power outage. According to a Facebook post from the Montgomery County Student Government Association,  an electrical problem at one school delayed the count. ORIGINAL […]

The County Council’s Education and Public Safety committees discussed the importance of School Resource Officers at a joint April 27th meeting about the fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Take a look:

Rockville High School to host the 47th National Capital Area Scottish Festival on May 2 at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The free event is aimed to raise money to support the Rockville High School Pipe Band- an extracurricular activity of Montgomery County Public Schools. Visitors will have a chance to check out the MacMillan United […]

Montgomery County Public Schools students will have to pay a bit more to be involved in extracurricular activities next school year. The School Board voted unanimously on Monday to up the Extracurricular Activity Fee from $30 per year to $32.50. The increase will generate about $30,000 for the school system. Students who pay the annual […]