Montgomery Community Media

It was a shoot-out at the M&T Bank Stadium Friday night but in the end it was the Northwest Jags over Old Mill of Millersville to take the 4A state championship title.   This makes back-to-back championship titles for the Germantown team. The final score was 34-31. Both teams struck quickly to start the game […]

A new program that aims to help students with the right tools to get on-the-job experience was launched on Nov. 5 at The Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. The Integrated Experiential Learning Cooperative program is a partnership between The Universities of Shady Grove, Montgomery College, and Montgomery County Public Schools. Beginning in May 2015, […]

Two new state tests will not be part of the graduation requirements for Maryland students this year or next year, according to a new plan approved by the The Maryland Department of Education this week. Under the plan approved by the State Board, passing the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) […]

Bullying, the environment, teen suicide, school construction and funding: It was a night for students to speak up. The fifth Montgomery County Council Youth Town Hall Meeting was held on Oct. 15 at the County Council Building in Rockville. The event was open to high and middle school students from public and private schools from […]

On Oct. 7, the day before International Walk to School Day, two Kingsview Middle School students were struck by a car as they walked to school in Germantown. It happened at the intersection of Kingsview Road and Clopper Road. Although their injuries were not serious, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that local officials are not taking […]

The Montgomery County Council will host a town hall meeting in Rockville to find out what issues most concern young residents. The meeting will take place at the Council Office Building on Oct. 15., and will begin at 7 p.m. Some of the topics to be discussed in the meeting is school starting time, class size, access […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking school-age students, grades 6-12, to participate in its “Future Vote” Program. Future Vote students will serve as Election Day student aides during the 2014 Gubernatorial General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. There are also opportunities for students to assist the Board of Elections with a variety of […]

We are Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company. Our name and logo represent who we are and what we do as members of a unified group working collaboratively to create an original opera.

Montgomery County Employees Federal Credit Union sponsored a $2,000 scholarship for Luisa Raquel Reyes, a student at Morgan State University, at the 2014 Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala. The gala kicked off the Montgomery County’s celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15. An additional 59 Latino students were also recipients […]

A public announcement posted on the Montgomery County Public Schools website reports that 57 unaccompanied minors have been enrolled in Montgomery County schools this school year. You can read the announcement below: “Throughout the summer, there have been numerous reports of children and young adults fleeing their homes in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras due […]