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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 231 semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition this year from 16 of the county’s high schools. The semifinalists will compete nationally for scholarships that will be announced in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The semifinalists attend 16 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, […]

Las escuelas secundarias de Montgomery obtienen un puntaje alto en las clasificaciones de 2021 El U.S. News & World Report publicó el martes su clasificación anual de las mejores escuelas secundarias. En el número 111, Walt Whitman High School en Bethesda y en el número 119, Poolesville. Estas son las únicas dos escuelas secundarias en […]

Montgomery High Schools Score High in U.S. News 2021 Rankings The U.S. News & World Report released their annual Best High School rankings Tuesday. At No. 111, Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda and at No. 119, Poolesville are the only two high schools in Maryland to make the top 150 nationally. U.S. News ranked […]

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the semifinalists in the 2021 competition Wednesday, Sept. 9. 157 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are National Merit semifinalists. The semifinalists will now go on to compete nationally for scholarships that will be awarded in the spring. The schools with the most finalists are Montgomery Blair (39), Richard […]

Adjo Evonlah, a student at Northwest High School in Germantown, has won the Councilmember of the Day challenge. Councilmember Craig Rice created the contest to challenge students to “become more engaged in public policy issue, learn about local government and become more involved with the community.” Evonlah is the fourth winner of Councilman Rice’s annual […]

The U.S. News & World Report released their annual Best High Schools rankings Tuesday. At #93, Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda was the only high school in Maryland to make the top 100 nationally. Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville was the next Maryland school ranked, coming in at #125. The schools are […]

Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 2nd District Police Station in Bethesda. MyMCMedia had the chance to ask Chief Manger about “Alex and Calvin’s Law”. Under the proposed law, adults who serve alcohol to minors could face jail time up to one year and a fine of $5,000. […]

Meet Gauyun ‘Esther’ Kim. The 18-year-old teen is highly driven in the arts field and was recently awarded by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.