Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and Montgomery College are working together to help students excel in school. Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success or ACES, is a program aimed towards high school juniors and seniors as well as college students. The ACES program provides access to academic coaches for 1,710 […]

Thirteen Montgomery County Public School Students (MCPS) are recipients of full-tuition, four-year scholarships awarded by the Posse Foundation. According to a news release, the students were honored at a ceremony held at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.  Donna Redmond Jones, principal at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, says the Posse Program provides students with great […]

Have you asked yourself, “Why not me,” or “Why can’t I?”. Those phrases have motivated some budding student entrepreneurs as they work to make their business dreams a reality. MCPS-TV brings us the story from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

The University of Maryland’s basketball team defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 75-57 in the first round of the Women’s NCAA tournament at College Park on March 21. On a day that POTUS visited the Xfinity Center to watch his niece play for the Princeton Tigers in the preliminary matchup, the Lady Terps were the […]

Paint Branch High School in Silver Spring is partnering with Reid Temple A.M.E. Church for a daylong service effort Saturday, Sept 27. The Day of Service is scheduled from 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. at Reid Temple A.M.E. Church – North Campus 12101 Tech Road, Silver Spring- where Paint Branch students are expected to participate in […]

Local artist Joel Floyd recently completed the mural “Making Connections in the Paint Branch” at Paint Branch High School. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

A lot is going on around the area as high school and college students take advantage of this time to hone their athletic skills. Here is a sample of a recent summer evening at the Bullis School where they hosted Paint Branch and Quince Orchard to a game of 7 on 7. For more pics […]

Jeanette Dixon, principal of Paint Branch High School since 2001, was honored by the Montgomery County Council on December 4 for her outstanding achievements at the Burtonsville school. She recently was named winner of The Washington Post “Distinguished Educational Leadership Award,” which is given annually to one principal in each Washington metropolitan area school district […]

Students, faculty, and staff opened the 2012-2013 school year in a new state of the art facility. The building supports a restaurant management program and medical careers program. The design incorporates the latest technology. The new Paint Branch High School opened to very positive reviews from students, staff and parents.