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Rachel Carson Elementary School’s fifth grade class celebrated Career Day on June 7th. PTA President Paula Ross said the students are studying careers in their curriculum unit and this was a chance for the fifth graders to ask questions and hear directly from people working in a variety of professional fields before they head off […]

Education news was the top story of the week, with Quince Orchard High School students remembering classmate Austin Cohen who lost his battle with bone cancer May 7. Other top stories include Rachel Carson’s Principal Larry Chep is headed to Clopper Mill Elementary School, police conduct sobriety checkpoint on Cinco de Mayo, and developments in […]

UPDATED Rachel Carson Elementary School, one of the most overcrowded elementary schools in Montgomery County, is getting a new principal. The Gaithersburg school’s current principal, Larry Chep, was appointed as the new principal of Clopper Mill Elementary School at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Chep said he has mixed emotions about the announcement. “I am excited about […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to hold its second public hearing on interim superintendent Larry Bowers’ FY 2017 Operating Budget recommendation on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The hearing is an opportunity for parents, students, staff and community members to share their thoughts on the […]

UPDATED Kentlands Day is an annual celebration in the downtown Kentlands community in Gaithersburg. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports this year’s event set some records. Take a look. The weather was perfect for Kentlands Day on May 4 and organizers described attendance as record-setting. Over 22,000 people attended the event in Gaithersburg. “This was definitely our […]