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Montgomery County Recreation hosted a job fair for summer camp workers and year-round temporary staff at the Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center in Rockville on March 28. “One part of our mission is to provide the community with a service, but we also want to help our teens get jobs and work experience as well,” […]

Students looking for a summer job will want to stop by the Montgomery County Recreation job fair for summer camp workers and year-round temporary staff on Friday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center, 14625 Bauer Dr. in Rockville. Each year, the Department of Recreation hires more […]

Here’s a quick look at five things you need to know today, March 18, in Montgomery County. 1.Montgomery County public schools are opening on time today and superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr is holding a student Town Hall meeting at Watkins Mill High School. 2. The Montgomery County Council is meeting today and on the agenda: […]

The Gaithersburg Book Festival isn’t just for adults. Featuring some of the top authors in children’s literature, hands-on activities and interactive workshops, the festival’s Children’s Village offers an incredible program for younger readers – from the newest book lovers to avid teen readers and writers.  The festival takes place Saturday, May 17  from 10 a.m. […]

Most parents dread hearing about drinking, drugs and sex. Parents often worry that their teens may get involved in situations involving these items that they disapprove of. Worse yet, parents sometimes learn that their teens are involved in things that they shouldn’t be, and don’t know what to do. While whole articles could be written […]

FORCE, the 1,000,000 high school student jobs project, announces its beta launch on March 3 in the DC metropolitan area. FORCE – an acronym for Food, Office/Other, Retail, Care, and Educational – aims to improve the process of identifying and narrowing down job options for students and employers using video chat, anonymity, and social media […]

Don’t be afraid to say something was the message communicated to teens during a conference in Silver Spring, which focused on encouraging the next generation to choose respect when it comes to dating and relationships. One in three teens and young adults will experience some form of dating abuse leaders reminded parents and teens at […]

One in three teens and young adults will experience some form of dating abuse, according to Break the Cycle, a non-profit organization that provides dating abuse prevention programs exclusively to young people. Reducing this statistic is the focus of the fifth annual “Choose Respect Montgomery Teen Dating Conference” on Feb. 23 at the Montgomery College […]

There is still time to donate to this awesome project.   “iPads are the Future and so are we” is a common theme with Montgomery Community Media’s teens. They are the next generation and MCM needs the tools to take our teens to the future! You can give a teenager the opportunity to express their […]

As children get older, they often spend more and more time with their friends and away from siblings and parents. While this is a fairly normal part of adolescence, it is still important to make sure your family is spending adequate quality time together as a family unit. Time spent nagging teens to complete their […]