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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 […]

The Delta variant is quickly becoming the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC] data. The variant was first detected in India and has spread across the world. Although the Delta variant hasn’t been detected in Montgomery County, local public health leaders urge residents who […]

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 […]

Since the start of the pandemic, Councilmember Will Jawando has held 99 virtual storytimes, where he reads children’s books aloud to families. To mark his 100th storytime reading, Jawando will read books aloud to families at 10 a.m. on Saturday outside the Rockville Memorial Library. This celebration will be Jawando’s first time holding the program […]

A partir del 15 de julio, muchas familias trabajadoras en todo el país recibirán pagos mensuales para apoyar las necesidades del cuidado infantil. Incluido en el Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, que el presidente Joe Biden promulgó en marzo, hay un Crédito Tributario por Hijos ampliado, que aumenta el crédito a $3,600 por niño para niños de […]

Many working families across the nation are about to receive monthly payments to support childcare needs beginning July 15. Included in the American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law in March, is an expanded Child Tax Credit, which increases the credit to $3,600 per child for children ages 5 and under, and […]

Two Montgomery County Public School students wanted to let other students know that they were not alone in dealing with the isolation and anxieties that arose during the pandemic. Rather than listen to experts on the topic, they decided to let students use their own voices to speak up and asked them to be as […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education members said farewell to 43rd Student Member of the Board [SMOB] Nick Asante and welcomed the 44th SMOB Hana O’Looney on Thursday. “My 12 years in this school system have taught me that diversity is our strength… I look forward to serving as your SMOB and championing never […]

Ananya Gautam, 14, was two correct spells away from making it to the finals in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. A student at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac, Gautam made it to the semifinal round. She aced her first two words and successfully chose the correct definition for abiogenesis before misspelling dissentience. Out of […]