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Comedian Sarah Cooper was the commencement speaker at Magruder High School’s graduation ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony took place at Magruder’s campus in Derwood, but Cooper—who became a household name last year by lipsyncing to former President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 press briefings on TikTok—spoke to students virtually. As a Magruder alumna, herself, she she shared […]

More than 11,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students will receive high school diplomas in commencement ceremonies this year. The high school commencement season is set to begin Wednesday, June 2, and will end Thursday, June 17. Last year, MCPS held virtual graduation ceremonies, but this year each school’s commencement ceremony will be in person and […]

Maryland Public Schools will remain closed for the remainder of the academic 2019-2020 school year. Online learning will continue and students will not return to campuses because of the coronavirus. The announcement was made Wednesday at a news conference with Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon. Salmon said, “After extensive discussions with […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Aug. 10 apartment fire in Silver Spring Apartment Fire, the Agricultural Fair, summer graduation for county students, getting ready for the first day of school, and more. Watch the show, below:

With graduation around the corner, high school seniors and their parents are focused on graduation requirements and what will be needed to start their college education off to a great start. But what about their personal finance education requirements? Are financial skills included in a student’s formal education? Not usually. In fact, I am astonished […]

The Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart had a world record holder and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice under the same roof on Thursday. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the all-girls private school in Bethesda holding court inside the school gym instead of outside due to weather. In the audience […]

Graduation ceremonies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) begin today and continue through June 12. More than 10,000 MCPS students are expected to receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies. MCPS is inviting parents and students to share photos of graduation via email and on Twitter. Several political leaders will be speaking at MCPS graduations, including […]

Graduation ceremonies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) begin today and continue through June 12. Several political leaders will be speaking at MCPS graduations, including Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown on May 29 (Paint Branch High School); U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, of Maryland, on June 11 (Sherwood High School); and U.S. Representative John Delaney, […]

More than 10,000 Montgomery County students will receive their high school diploma in May and June. For a full list of graduation dates, locations and speakers: visit the MCPS graduation webpage. Twenty-one of the MCPS graduation ceremonies will be held at DAR Constitution Hall while others are take place at the home school, Strathmore Music […]