Montgomery Community Media

Updated: Rockville City Police Department confirmed they have identified a suspect who faces second degree assault. One student was injured during a protest in downtown Rockville on Wednesday morning. WTOP initially reported the incident. According to Rockville City Police, students from Richard Montgomery High School began protesting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. According to police, […]

Here is your rundown of five things to know today, June 10th, in Montgomery County: 1. Street Beat: Road work begins tonight on the Capital Beltway, and motorists should be prepared for lane closures this weekend. 2. School Board: The Montgomery County Board of Education is planning to hold a closed-door meeting today, to discuss collective […]

Fifteen Montgomery County Public Schools students have earned college- and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships in the latest round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Awardees are selected by each sponsoring college or university from a group of finalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. The awards provide recipients between $500 to $2,000 […]

Eric Guerci, a junior from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, was reelected this week as the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2016-2017 school year. According to a news release, Guerci is only the third student in Montgomery County Public Schools history to run and win a second SMOB term. Guerci beat Alex Abrosimov, […]

On the eve of the Montgomery County Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) election, candidates have turned to social media to garner support. Eric Guerci, current SMOB and junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, urged supporters to retweet his banner on Twitter and asked students to stand with him on Facebook. Tomorrow is […]

Six Montgomery County High Schools are ranked among the top 10 public schools in the state according to a report released on Tuesday. U.S. News and World Report’s ranked Whitman High School as the best school in Maryland and 63rd best school in the country. Churchill High School follows Whitman and is ranked as second best in […]

Winston Churchill High School ranked number 88 in The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High Schools list for 2016. According to a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) news release, Churchill also ranks number one among Maryland schools and two among schools in the Washington area. The list also ranks eight  MCPS within the top 20 in […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, April 15 The 17th annual Bethesda Literary Festival takes place this weekend featuring bestselling authors Cokie Roberts, Kate Alcott and David Ignatius.  The festival is open today from 7 to 10 p.m. Shakespeare & Company’s production of Twelfth Night at the Cultural Arts Center […]

Two Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are vying to become the next Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB). Alexander Abrosimov, a sophomore from Richard Montgomery is running against current SMOB Eric Guerci, a junior from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High. According to a MCPS news release, the Student Member of the Board provides the student viewpoint on education issues. […]

Over 500 students, parents and teachers came out to Richard Montgomery High School on Sunday for an event aimed at countering teen dating violence. Students from sixth grade through high school were encouraged to attend the event to learn about healthy dating techniques and ways of countering dating abuse. Attendees were encouraged to take pictures and […]