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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School senior Lilly Behbehani has been using her time at home to give back to her school community by setting up food donations for families and organizing a virtual prom for students. After first hearing about the spread of coronavirus and the possibility of schools shutting down, Behbehani became concerned about the […]

In a blog posted on the Board of Education website last Friday, BOE President Michael Durso pledges to work with parents and staff to combat underage drinking and substance use by students attending Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The post follows a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School controversy where the interim superintendent of MCPS overturned a […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) interim superintendent Larry Bowers has decided to allow some Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) students who reportedly consumed alcohol during prom activities to participate in the school’s graduation ceremonies. His decision overrules the principal’s decision on this matter. Bowers announced his decision in a letter to B-CC senior families dated […]

For the past six years, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School’s student run club, Once Upon A Prom, has collected donated dresses and then given them away at an event held ahead of prom season. This year, students collected more than 1,000 dresses and hosted the prom dress give away event on April 13.  MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury […]

UPDATED Students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School held a prom dress give away event on April 13. The high school’s student run club Once Upon a Prom, is in its sixth year, and this year organizers say more than 1,000 dresses were donated for the cause. Dresses at the event are given away free of […]

Spring time is finally here and that means prom is just around the corner for area high school students. Once Upon a Prom Club, a Washington, D.C. area non-profit that aims to provide young men and women with formal wear, will host a prom dress giveaway in Bethesda on Wednesday. The event is set to […]

Jeffree Cruz, a senior at Quince Orchard High School, went to the prom on May 15th like most of his classmates. What made this prom so special was the big surprise his classmates had planned for him. Watch this MCPS video to see his special Friday night. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view […]

As prom and graduation season come to a close, one organization is elated Montgomery County teens enjoyed their last high school moments safely.