Montgomery Community Media

Last week, every school in Montgomery County received a Maryland School Report Card, which serves as an education “accountability system” for Maryland’s public schools. The report cards measure test results, curriculum access, absenteeism rates, school climate, college and career readiness, and student growth. Schools receive three scores: Star Rating (based on point percentage). Percentile Rank (school’s performance compared […]

More than 30 students at Eastern Middle School were recognized on Wednesday for winning C-SPAN’s annual student video documentary competition titled, “StudentCam.” “We’ve had a lot of winners from Eastern which is why we’re here to recognize them in front of their families, friends and peers,” Doug Hemmig, spokesperson for C-SPAN said. C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition […]

Here are five things to know today, March 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Bundle up and hold onto your hat! It’s going to be cold and breezy today. Cool and breezy today! Temps falling over the next few hours; the map shows the max temps expected after 8AM today. #dcwx #mdwx #vawx #wvwx pic.twitter.com/fa66aekmUM — […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Lorette Farris headlines Small Business University’s networking event at MCM today. You can watch this event live streamed on the MyMCMedia website. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education is meeting with Blair Cluster schools tonight at 7 p.m. at Eastern Middle […]

This month, parents, students, and community members attended public forums to share their views on what they wish to see in the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED at 1:30 p.m., July 3: A Silver Spring woman who does not have a Maryland driver’s license was behind the wheel of the car that struck and killed a 13-year-old girl as she watched a soccer game at Eastern Middle School, police said in a news release Thursday. Police said Esperanza O. Vasquez, 33 of the 800 […]

Montgomery high school and middle school students who were selected as winners in the 2014 History Day competition sponsored by the Montgomery County Historical Society were honored by the County Council May 13. A significant number of the winners came from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring and The Bullis School in Potomac.

Two teams of Montgomery County students were honored in a national documentary competition sponsored by C-SPAN which encourages youth to produce short documentaries on issues of national importance.  This year, students used video cameras in the C-SPAN StudentCam documentary contest to answer the question, “what’s the most important issue U.S. Congress should consider in 2014?” […]

The Under Twenty-one Alcohol Prevention Coalition of Montgomery County sponsored the Keeping It Safe student video contest in January. Middle School and High School student teams were invited to create a 30 second public service announcement on the risks and dangers of under 21 alcohol use. The coalition received over 90 videos. Winners were announced […]

Congratulations to Montgomery County resident and MCM volunteer Timothy Zhou for his second place middle school prize in C-SPAN’s Student Cam 2013 contest. An annual competition, C-SPAN invites middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to produce a five to eight minute documentary on a national issue. This year, students used […]