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November 8, 2021 | Collin Riviello

MCPS Seeks Community Input on Superintendent Search

What qualities do you believe make a good leader? What about an excellent teacher? Montgomery County Public Schools wants to know what traits it should look for as it searches for its next superintendent. In partnership with the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, MCPS released this survey asking the community what qualities they […]

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November 1, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

MCPS Updates Student Quarantine Requirements

Leaders detailed updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) during a virtual press conference Monday. The new guidance will take effect next Monday, Nov. 8, MCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. McKnight said. The Maryland departments of health and education released new K-12 childcare COVID-19 guidance Friday evening, she said. Unvaccinated students have otherwise […]

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October 13, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Leaders Review Recommendations from Reimagining School Safety and Student Well-Being Committee 

Montgomery County leaders reviewed preliminary recommendations from the Reimagining School Safety and Student Well-Being Committee, aimed to reshape public safety in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and provide social and mental support to students. County Executive Marc Elrich and other officials launched the effort in April. The 32-member steering committee was tasked with making recommendations […]

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October 13, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Police: Walt Whitman High School Student Assaulted Female at Churchill, Brandished Knife at Others

A 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student was taken into custody Wednesday after he assaulted a female student at Churchill High School in Potomac and brandished a knife at others who tried to intervene, according to Montgomery County Police (MCPD). Police Public Information Director Shiera Goff sent the following statement to MyMCM: “On scene investigation […]

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October 7, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

County Working on Test-to-Stay Program for MCPS  

Montgomery County leaders are developing a COVID-19 test-to-stay program for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with a goal to reduce quarantines, County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard explained during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. The program will look similar to the one in Massachusetts, Stoddard wrote on Twitter. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary […]

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October 6, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Walk to School Day Encourages Safe Routes and Practices for Students, Drivers

International Walk to School Day encourages students to walk or bike to school and promotes safe practices and routes. Students at Summit Hall Elementary School in Gaithersburg arrived to a lively Walk to School Day event Wednesday morning. Montgomery County leaders, fire/rescue personnel and playful mascots interacted with children while promoting safe travel to school. […]

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August 25, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Several State School Board Members Express Support for School Mask Mandate

Several members of the Maryland Board of Education showed support for a statewide COVID-19 school mask mandate during a meeting Tuesday. Teacher Member of the Board Rachel McCusker made a motion to hold a special meeting to discuss an emergency regulation for a face covering requirement in schools across the state. “I believe that having […]

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June 15, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Kennedy High School Graduates Share What They Learned from Pandemic

Graduation season is wrapping up for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). John F. Kennedy High School seniors in Silver Spring were grateful to have an in-person ceremony; the class of 2020 held virtual graduations due to COVID-19 precautions. As high schoolers graduating during a pandemic, these Kennedy seniors said they have learned some lessons from […]

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June 9, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

‘We Did It And We’re Stronger’: Northwest Seniors Proud to Graduate Amidst Pandemic 

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2021 is graduating this month after more than a year of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Northwest High School in Germantown, seniors are excited and proud to graduate after two school years unlike any other.

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June 4, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Students Cook Cicadas for First Time: ‘It’s Probably Something We Should Just Try Out’

Brood X cicadas have returned after 17 years, and Maryland is the epicenter for the swarms. MyMCM joined two college students from Montgomery County who are seeing the creatures for the first time – that they can remember – and who were set on having the “full” experience. Natalie Hays, an incoming sophomore at the […]

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