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Justin Herron, a New England Patriots offensive lineman and a 2014 graduate of Potomac’s Bullis School, is being called a hero by police for saving a 71-year-old retired teacher from an attempted assault sexual last Saturday in a Tempe, Arizona, park. “It was something that I never dreamed that I thought I would see,” Herron […]

On Thursday, Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles asked private schools to consider a return to fully-virtual instruction. In a letter, Gayles said a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the county will make it hard to maintain the current low rate of transmission in schools. He also cited that as of Tuesday, the […]

The first day of school is being pushed back a week at Bullis School in Potomac to Sept. 8. After two employees tested positive for COVID-19, it became necessary to quarantine members of the technology and facilities team, thus delaying opening day preparations, explained Christian G. Sullivan, Head of School, in a news post on […]

El lunes, dos miembros del personal no académico de la escuela Bullis en Potomac dieron positivo de COVID-19 y están en cuarentena. El propio equipo de rastreo de la escuela privada “informó inmediatamente a los miembros de la comunidad Bullis que pudieron haber tenido contacto con los miembros del personal”, escribió la escuela en un […]

On Monday, two non-academic staff members at Bullis School in Potomac tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-quarantining. The private school’s track own tracing team “immediately informed those in the Bullis community who may have had contact with the staff members,” the school wrote in a statement. Anyone who was in contact with either or […]

Students in the Bullis School’s Entrepreneurship Signature Program competed in the school’s annual Shark Tank competition on Tuesday. This year’s competition was different than the competitions in years past because Bullis has moved to online learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. Four groups of students presented real business startups they’ve developed to to three judges: […]

It is Tuesday, April 21, and it is National Kindergarten Day. The day honors Friedrich Wilhelm August Frobel (1782-1852), who started the first Kindergarten. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Virtual Session: Montgomery County Council meets virtually at 9:30 a.m. The council will discuss legislation to provide more coronavirus […]

The Bullis School in Potomac is utilizing its Bullis Innovation and Technology Lab (BITLab) 3D printers to make N95 masks and face shield bands for medical workers and first responders. Ethan Till and Tyler Kuehl — both juniors at Bullis — started 3D printing N95 masks once their school moved to online learning because of […]

Adjo Evonlah, a student at Northwest High School in Germantown, has won the Councilmember of the Day challenge. Councilmember Craig Rice created the contest to challenge students to “become more engaged in public policy issue, learn about local government and become more involved with the community.” Evonlah is the fourth winner of Councilman Rice’s annual […]

Update: Bullis responded to MCM’s request for a comment. “Bullis is committed to the safety and well-being of our community. This week we were made aware of a situation involving a staff member. We took immediate action in accordance with our human resource policies and the staff member is currently on administrative leave.” Update: Rene Sandler, […]