Montgomery Community Media

It was the last basketball game of the evening and a long one at that as Bethesda Chevy-Chase experienced a stampede by the Meade Mustangs. Meade defeated B-CC by a score of 80 to 45 to claim the Maryland 4A Division State Championship. The game was marred by an abundance of fouls as both teams […]

To highlight a pattern of racial stereotyping, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Students released a video called “I, Too, Am B-CC.” The students also plan to produce “I, Too, Am MCPS.” “They shared things that I was sort of shocked to hear. Things they seem to think as normal to me seemed the opposite,” said Sarah […]

The community gets a chance to take a look at the update of the plans for the Bethesda Police Station tonight at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., at the center  at 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda. A representative from the county’s Department of General Services  and developer StonebridgeCarras will […]

A powerful video, “I, Too, Am B-CC [High School],” explores racial stereotypes at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Montgomery County as students share their personal experiences and opine on their future. Inspired by the social campaign, “I too, am Harvard,” the video is produced by Makdes Hailu and directed and edited by Orlando Pinder. It […]

Montgomery County Public Schools has 133 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year coming from 13 of the county’s high schools. The semifinalists will compete nationally for scholarships that will be announced in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The MCPS semifinalists come from 13 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery […]

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending a $1.55 billion Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) that, over the next six years, would add hundreds of elementary school classrooms and ease overcrowding caused by years of dramatic enrollment growth. According to an MCPS new release, Starr’s CIP recommendations places a priority on […]

The Cougar relays were held on April 6 at Quince Orchard High School. The track meet begins with the annual “Devil Takes the Hindmost” event. Dressed as the devil, QOHS Coach Seann Pelkey tracks the runners until a winner emerges. For the second year in a row, Caroline Beakes of Bethesda-Chevy Chase won the girls […]

Gaithersburg resident Paul Flickinger was on the sidelines of the Quince Orchard vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School State Semifinal football game and captured these highlights. Quince Orchard triumphed over Bethesda- Chevy Chase  55 to 13. QO takes on Northwest on Nov. 16  at home. The game starts at 7 p.m. Look for those video highlights […]