Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery County Public Schools have lifted shelter in place orders for the five schools in the Aspen Hill area. Students at Parkland Middle, Strathmore Elementary, Georgian Forest Elementary, Brookhaven Elementary and Harmony Hills Elementary schools are being dismissed at the normal time.   All shelters-in-place have been lifted and school dismissals will continue on […]

Local leaders are asking questions in hopes of assuring constituents there is room for more development in the Bethesda area. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal, Education Committee Chair Craig Rice, District 1 Councilmember Roger Berliner and Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson sent a letter to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Acting Superintendent Larry Bowers […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the  County Council’s recent meeting, the future of the Department of Liquor Control, the Medal of Honor award, the county delegation’s trip to El Salvador, the city of Rockville’s inauguration, Takoma Park’s affirmation of office ceremony, the Maryland Professor of […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. A Walter Johnson graduate, retired Captain Florent Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor today at the White House. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board meets today and one of the items on the agenda is an annexation petition that is […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27th to receive a briefing on the Montgomery County Public Schools Code of Conduct. That policy, which was implemented in the 2014-15 school year to replace the previous student disciplinary policy, sought to reduce out-of-school suspensions. Information that will […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 29th, in Montgomery County: 1. Water Safety Day: The city of Gaithersburg, the city of Rockville and Montgomery County are hosting Water Safety Day today at the Water Park at Bohrer Park and admission is free. Follow @MyMCMedia on […]

Fourteen Montgomery County Public Schools students have earned college- and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships in the latest round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each sponsoring college or university selected scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up […]

Walter Johnson High School boys took the top spot in the Montgomery County Public School Division 1 Divisionals meet in Germantown Saturday, while it was the Winston Churchill girls who nabbed their third title at the event in the past four years. You can read the Reach for the Wall article recapping the meet here. MCM […]

Montgomery County Public Schools has 133 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year coming from 13 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 MCPS semifinalists come from 13 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery […]

Save the date: on Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Walter Johnson High School you can recycle and shred your paper documents and household goods: Find out more here.