Montgomery Community Media

A crowd of parents, elected officials and local youth gathered in Gaithersburg for one cause – to hear from local leaders about how to connect Latino youth to opportunities, a demographic that according to the 2013 Maryland Report Card from the State Department of Education has the highest drop-out rate in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk […]

A school board vote on whether to push high school start times back almost an hour and extend elementary school dismissal times by 30 minutes is scheduled for June 17,  according to Montgomery County Public Schools Spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala. The vote, which will be held during the scheduled school board meeting, follows a recommendation from […]

Montgomery County Recreation is sponsoring a free, three-day basketball tournament open to all Montgomery County high school students this week (April 15 – 17). In addition to the focus on basketball, the event includes motivational speeches, youth mentoring and other programs. Here’s what you need to know about the Spring Break tournament: April 15 – […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has eight of the nation’s top 200 high schools, according to the Washington Post 2014 High School Challenge, which was released Monday (April 7, 2014). All 25 MCPS high schools made the list, which includes more than 2,000 public and private schools, representing the top 9 percent of the nation’s […]

This winter the city of Gaithersburg High School Student Union partnered with the International Cultural Center (ICC) for JustArt, a unique social justice program addressing the issue of alienation. Using music, photography and spoken word-poetry-lyric, the students collaborated to produce digital public service announcements. Receiving Student Service Learning hours for their participation, 36 students participated […]

Japan Fair at Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center Montgomery County Recreation and Sakura Educational Exchange USA will co-host a student-presented “Japan Fair” on Saturday, March 22, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center, 14625 Bauer Drive, Rockville. This wonderful event provides an opportunity to experience the richness of the Japanese […]

While working with a young man who was applying to several highly selective schools, I realized precisely why working with a professional editor beats relying on a teacher or other helpful adult for assistance with the college application essays. Editors think outside the school box. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not challenging teachers’ good intentions. […]

UPDATED The Northwest Jaguars are headed to the state finals after a 55-36 win at Paint Branch tonight. The Northwest Jaguars take on the Paint Branch Panthers on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at Paint Branch in the Maryland 4A semifinals football game. Tickets are $6 for tonight’s game. For more info: http://mpssaa.ticketleap.com/2013-mpssaa-class-4a-football-state-semifinal-northwest-vs-pain/ The winner […]

The Quince Orchard Cougars and the Clarksburg Coyotes met on Friday, Nov. 15 in the season’s first playoff football game. The Cougars won Friday’s home playoff game by a score of 42-21. Gaithersburg resident Paul Flickinger was on the sidelines and captured these video highlights.

The Quince Orchard Cougars and the Wootton Patriots met on Friday, Nov. 8 in the season’s final regular football game. The Cougars took the lead from the beginning and shutout Wootton, 40-0. Gaithersburg resident Paul Flickinger was on the sidelines and captured these video highlights.