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Two Montgomery County Public Schools students were recognized this week as U.S. Presidential Scholars—the only public school students from Maryland to receive the honor and 21 MCPS students from six high schools were awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarships financed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Patrick E. Cha, of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, and Emily […]

Seven Montgomery County Public Schools seniors from five high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, MCPS announced Wednesday. These scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The students are among 17 high school seniors in Maryland and more than 1,000 seniors nationwide to […]

This past weekend after covering an emotional schoolboy hardwood battle between Georgetown Prep and Landon Friday night I picked my cameras back up on Saturday and headed out to Germantown. Weekends such as this are fun for parents and their student athletes.  It all comes to a fine dénouement – for end of season events […]

There has been another case of whooping cough in Montgomery County, this time at Gaithersburg High School. Mary Anderson, spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed to MyMCMedia Friday that a student at that school has been confirmed to have pertussis, a highly-contagious respiratory illness. That makes the 16th case of the […]

Fifteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have been named semifinalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Mathematics, Science and Technology. The semifinalists from MCPS are: Megan C. Chao, Montgomery Blair High School Neil S. Davey, Montgomery Blair High School Robert T. Martin, Montgomery Blair High School Jessica Shi, Montgomery Blair High School Daniel D. […]

School is back in session, and football season opens tonight! Excitement fills the air! I live close enough to Quince Orchard High School to hear the band practicing in mid-afternoon. Tonight avid members of the QO community will flaunt their Spirit Wear at the opening game, at home, against Clarksburg. The community support QO receives […]

The rock band ‘Of a Revolution’ will perform at the Music Center at Strathmore, Friday Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. The performance is part of O.A.R.’s 2012 Heard the World Benefit Concert to support youth and education program’s in the U.S. and abroad. O.A.R will perform with the Beethoven Found Philharmonic. The rock bank O.A.R. […]

Twelve Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have been named regional finalists or semifinalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Neil Davey of Montgomery Blair High School was named a regional finalist, and will now compete in one of six regional events held in November. Davey is the only public school […]