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Three members of a Bethesda family were killed in a collision on Saturday night, according to Montgomery County Police. A fourth family member is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. The collision happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 at River Road and Pyle Road. Police said the investigation indicates that a 2016 BMW was […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) is working to get out the youth vote in Montgomery County this election season.  Ahead of the primary election on April 26th, the BOE is aiming to register as many young voters as possible. Gilberto Zelaya is the Outreach and Early Voting Coordinator for the Montgomery County Board […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video Walt Whitman High School principal Dr. Alan Goodwin discuses his school’s participation in a new concussion research study. Parents and students also give their opinion on what the new study means for them. Related:

Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda has been selected as the first high school in the state to participate in a research study on sports related concussions. Researchers will work with student athletes to test a new device that was developed by Bethesda based neuro-technology company BrainScope. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Andrew Lincoln, […]

A new school year is about to begin in less than two weeks but not without Newsweek‘s annual list of the top public high schools in America for 2015. Five Montgomery County public schools made the list. Among them are: No. 110 Poolesville High School in Poolesville; No. 187 Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda; […]

Walt Whitman High School and Umttr [You matter]- a nonprofit founded by teens to raise awareness on depression and suicide in memory of Winston Churchill sophomore Evan Rosenstock- will host a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on June 14 at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda. This fundraiser event will feature celebrate appearances, speakers, area’s politicians, and a silent […]

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 […]

Robotics teams from five Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) high schools participated in the 2015 Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on April 3 and 4. The two-day contest put students’ robots to the test, as they competed for a spot in the finals that will be held in St. Louis. This year’s competition, “Recycle Rush,” […]

Know the five signs. That was the message at the kick off of “Changing Direction on Mental Health” campaign where more than forty organizations, including Montgomery County’s Umttr, pledged to change the story about mental health in America. Umttr and other local leaders partnered with Given an Hour- a nonprofit founded to meet the mental […]

Umttr is a Montgomery County nonprofit that works with teens and young adults to prevent teen suicide, bullying, and depression. Their message is “Every Life Matters.” The nonprofit was a teen initiated effort in memory of Winston Churchill Sophomore Evan Rosenstock. Back in January, Evan’s mother, Susan Rosenstock, talked to MyMCMedia at a teen suicide prevention […]