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Antonio Castillo, a Mexican immigrant from Takoma Park, lives his dream. He hopes to lead the first U.S. breakdancing team to Olympic gold in Paris in 2024. MyMCMedia visited him and trained a little bit at his Breakin’ Dance Studio —  “The Lab” —  where he teaches nearly 700 students of all ages. Castillo said […]

Antonio Castillo, un inmigrante mexicano de Takoma Park, está viviendo su sueño de liderar al primer equipo de breakdance de Estados Unidos a los Juegos Olímpicos que tendrán lugar en París en 2024. MyMCMedia lo visitó y entrenó un poco con él en su Breakin ‘Dance Studio – “The Lab” – donde enseña a casi […]

Stone Ridge School for the Sacred Heart can’t contain their excitement to watch alumnae Katie Ledecky and Phoebe Bacon swim in the Tokyo Olympics. More than 350 students returned to the the all-girls Catholic school’s campus in Bethesda on Monday, where they made quite the splash celebrating the former swimmers’ accomplishments. They made signs, held […]

With no competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Olympic gold swimmer Katie Ledecky dove head first into her schoolwork. The Bethesda native enrolled in a full load of classes in the spring, summer and fall, making the most of her time out of the water. In November, Ledecky graduated from Stanford with an undergraduate degree in psychology. […]

Olympic gold swimmer and Bethesda native Katie Ledecky announced she plans on graduating from Stanford University this fall.  She attended Little Flower School and Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart before enrolling at Stanford. Ledecky said she majors in psychology and minors in political science. “I know there’s an election joke with that one […]

Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time World Champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, a junior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and a member of the Nation’s Capital Swim Club, announced on May 15 her verbal commitment to swim for Stanford University’s NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Team following completion of her high school […]