Montgomery Community Media

Varios miembros de la Junta de Educación de Maryland mostraron su apoyo a un mandato del uso de las mascarillas en todo el estado, durante una reunión el martes. La maestra miembro de la junta Rachel McCusker hizo una moción para realizar una reunión especial para discutir un reglamento de emergencia que tenga como requisito […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight joined the county’s weekly COVID-19 virtual media briefing on Wednesday to lay out back-to-school plans. Dr. McKnight sheds more light on what the school system has in place to keep students and staff safe amid the pandemic.   MCPS officials say there are several precautions […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles commented on his resignation during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday. Dr. Gayles alluded to political backlash as one of the factors that led to his decision to resign from his position. Meanwhile, County Executive Marc Elrich publicly praised Dr. Gayles for his courage and leadership during the COVID-19 […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teachers returned to classrooms this week. During “Pre Service Week,” teachers, counselors, and staff get ready for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 30. MCPS Communications Supervisor Gboyinde Onijala sets the stage for the first day of school:   See related posts below: MCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. McKnight: […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will welcome more than 160,000 students next week when the school year kicks off. About 3,500 of those students applied for the school system’s virtual academy, according to MCPS officials. Meanwhile, the Montgomery County Data Dashboard shows that COVID-19 cases are increasing as the Delta variant runs rampant. MCPS Interim […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The main topics of discussion on the agenda included public comments and the “Fall Return to School.” The board resumed in-person comments for the first time since the pandemic. Seven people commented in person, while eleven residents submitted video presentations. Public comment consisted […]

Richard Montgomery High School senior Hana O’Looney stars in a 45-second video on the importance of wearing a mask. “Wearing a mask will help keep in-person school open,” O’Looney, the 44th Student Member of the Montgomery County Public School’s Board of Education (SMOB), said in the video. The 45-second video features students during various parts […]

The 13th annual Park Potomac Ice Cream Social for Charity featured a parade with police cars, fire engines, vintage cars, pom pon girls and former Washington Football Team great Dexter Manley as the event’s grand marshal. The goal of the event: to donate thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies for schoolchildren. Grand marshall Dexter Manley, former […]

The Montgomery County school board meets Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. After a closed session in the morning, the meeting opens to the public with comments at 12:30 p.m. followed by a discussion on the fall start of school. The meeting will be televised by MCPS-TV (Comcast Channel 34, Verizon FIOS Channel 36, […]

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair wrapped on Saturday. If you didn’t have a chance to attend, we’ll take you there through the lens of photographer Julia Nikhinson.