Montgomery Community Media

Más de 800 estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) no cumplen con los requisitos de vacunación de Maryland y pueden ser excluidos de la escuela a partir del lunes 23 de septiembre. Los estudiantes de las escuelas de Maryland deben mostrar prueba de una vacuna Tdap (tétanos-difteria atenuada) y una vacuna […]

More than 800 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are not compliant with Maryland immunization requirements and may be excluded from school starting Monday, Sept. 23. Maryland school students must show proof of one Tdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated pertussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination. Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Mary Anderson said 834 […]

About 1,100 MCPS students in 7th through 12th grades are not compliant with Maryland immunization requirements. All Maryland school students in the 7th through 12th grades must show proof of one Tdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated pertussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination. Those students who do not provide proof will be excluded from attending school starting September 23. […]

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 […]

The results are in for Montgomery Community Media’s Mental Wellness student video contest sponsored by Adventist Healthcare. The video contest challenged youth in middle school and high school to create an original Public Service Announcement (PSA) that highlights the mental wellness issues impacting their lives. Examples of those issues inlcude bullying, depression, stress, anxiety, and […]

The 480 Club has teamed up with Identity Inc., a nonprofit in Montgomery County, to offer a free sports camp for students during the school district’s spring break. “We organized a camp for 80 kids, those who are at risk, to make new friends and learn new skills,” said Joesph Hooks, founder of the 480 Club. […]

Four school burglaries were reported in the Montgomery County police crime summary for June 12 to June 20. The schools hit were Jones Lane, Arcola, Ronald McNair elementary schools, and Montgomery Village Middle School. Rockville: A school burglary occurred at Jones Lane Elementary School at 15110 Jones Lane between about 12 a.m. June 16 and about […]

Hundreds of seventh grade students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Montgomery Village middle schools took part in Frontiers In Science and Medicine Day at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

Winston Churchill said “we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” I live my life by giving. Because let’s face it, you truly haven’t lived until you have done something for someone that you know can never repay you. That feeling you get that the simplest […]

Dr. Joshua Starr, MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr recently announced the names of 10 “Innovation Schools” that will receive focused attention in the 2014 school year as well as some innovative creative strategies to improve academic achievement and narrow the achievement gap. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its […]