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July 12, 2016 | Staff Writer

Meet MCPS Teacher of the Year Michael Williams (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Public Schools employs more than 12 thousand teachers, and each year the schools choose one of these educators as teacher of the year. This year the winner is a social studies teacher from Kennedy High School whose teaching ability has been described as invigorating. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner […]

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July 4, 2016 | Phyllis Armstrong

MCPS Promotes Religious Literacy Through Pilot Program for Teachers (VIDEO & PHOTO)

When 37 Montgomery County Public School teachers return to their classrooms they will know much more about the religious beliefs and practices of people in our communities. They are taking part in a pilot program designed to promote religious literacy. Walter Johnson High School teacher Christopher Murray organized the five-day program with Steven Adleberg, the […]

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June 28, 2016 | Phyllis Armstrong

Teachers Learn Religious Literacy at Local Faith Centers (PHOTO)

When 37 Montgomery County Public School teachers return to their classrooms they will know much more about the religious beliefs and practices of people in our communities. They are taking part in a pilot program designed to promote religious literacy. Walter Johnson High School teacher Christopher Murray organized the five-day program with Steven Adleberg, the […]

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June 3, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Five Things to Know Today, June 3, In Montgomery County

1. Bethesda Outdoor’s main pool will remain closed this weekend for repairs, while the lap, teaching, and tot pools will be open. Admission to the facility is $2. 2. Starting tonight, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close two lanes on the outer loop of I-495 from MD 97 (Georgia […]

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May 23, 2016 | Willie James Inman

Five Things to Know Today, May 23, in Montgomery County

Good morning! Rain is in the forecast today. Here are five things to know today, May 23, in Montgomery County: 1. A community meeting will be held tonight to discuss the Rock Spring Master Plan at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda at 7 p.m. 2. Today is the start of Montgomery County Recycling Awareness Week. […]

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April 20, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

photo of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda

Six MCPS Schools Top ‘Best High Schools’ in State List

Six Montgomery County High Schools are ranked among the top 10 public schools in the state according to a report released on Tuesday. U.S. News and World Report’s ranked Whitman High School as the best school in Maryland and 63rd best school in the country. Churchill High School follows Whitman and is ranked as second best in […]

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April 19, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Churchill Ranks in Top 100 of Washington Post’s Most Challenging High Schools in America List

Winston Churchill High School ranked number 88 in The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High Schools list for 2016. According to a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) news release, Churchill also ranks number one among Maryland schools and two among schools in the Washington area. The list also ranks eight  MCPS within the top 20 in […]

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April 16, 2016 | Staff Writer

MCPS Hosts Community Dialogue Meetings on Choice Programs (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Public Schools recently hosted a community dialogue meeting in Gaithersburg that attracted hundreds of people. MCPS-TV has the story. Schedule of upcoming Choice Study meetings: April 18 at Kennedy High School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 5 at Walter Johnson High School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The school’s “Study of Choice […]

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March 1, 2016 | Willie James Inman

Students Have a Front Row Seat to Election With Future Vote Program (PHOTOS)

Nearly 300 students participated in orientation for the Future Vote Program organized by the Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) on Tuesday evening. The orientation took place in the auditorium of Northwest High School in Germantown from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The program offers a way for students in the County from grades 6-12 […]

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February 26, 2016 | Willie James Inman

Walter Johnson High School Community Creates Mosaic Mural Inspired by Former Student (PHOTOS)

Walter Johnson High School (WJHS) students and members of the community are working together with local artists to create a new mosaic mural to go on display at the school. Volunteers and students have been working for months to put together the delicate piece of artwork.  MyMCMedia received a preview of the mosaic mural which […]

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