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In its third year, the Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala announces that the organization has opened the scholarship opportunity to all students who are part of our diverse community. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Visit montgomeryhispanicgala.org or call 24.277.8072 to apply for scholarships.

It was a night to remember at The Fillmore in Silver Spring Thursday. The 2014 Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala raised more than $100,000 in scholarships and helped more than 60 Latino students to continue their college education. “When you empower the students, you empower the family,” said County Executive Isiah Leggett. More than 300 […]

The County Executive’s Hispanic Gala is set for Sept. 18. Find out more in this report:

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and the Hispanic Gala Steering Committee have announced the initial list of the 2014 Scholars that will be awarded at the second annual Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala that takes place at The Fillmore in Silver Spring from 7 – 11 p.m. on September 18. “We received 149 applications from […]

Fourteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have received National Merit Scholarships in the latest round of awards sponsored by universities and colleges. Earlier this year, it was announced that 56 MCPS students had been awarded National Merit Scholarships—seven students were awarded college-sponsored scholarships, 17 students won corporate-sponsored scholarships, seven students were awarded National Achievement […]

Twenty-five Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students from nine different high schools have been awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarships financed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are among 53 high school seniors in Maryland to be selected in the latest group of National Merit Scholarship Program recipients. The scholars were selected from a […]

Seventeen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) seniors from eight high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. These scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The students are among 35 high school seniors in Maryland and around 1,000 seniors nationwide to be selected as […]

Nineteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have been named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation. The Posse program identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Forty-four colleges and universities each offer full-tuition scholarships to students throughout […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) with the help of donors, awarded four Montgomery College students with a Montgomery College Scholarship at its Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony Dec. 5. The Chamber announced they have established an endowment for future giving. The endowment is currently at $35,000, with the goal of $100,000. This will ensure that […]

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) Academy plans to grant over $25,000 in scholarships to young performing arts students in the Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. area for its inaugural Summer Musical Theater Training Program. The scholarships are open to students in grades 5 – 12. Scholarship applications are due on May 1. Interested students should contact […]