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Montgomery County Police say a paraeducator who allegedly touched a student inappropriately did so on school grounds. According a news release from police, Robert Otis Wilson III, 23, of Silver Spring, was arrested at a restaurant in White Oak Thursday night after the Special Victims Investigations Division began an investigation into alleged sexual offenses by […]

A former paraeducator at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Silver Spring and assistant track coach at Wheaton High School faces charges he had inappropriate contact with a female student. Montgomery County Police ‬announced Friday they arrested Robert Otis Wilson, 23 of Silver Spring on Thursday night for inappropriate contact with a female student at school. […]

UPDATED A 17-year-old Wheaton High School student is hospitalized in critical condition after he was involved in a hit and run collision on Nov. 6. Montgomery County Police say it happened around 7 p.m. in a parking lot in the shopping center at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Randolph Road. Montgomery County Fire and […]

When student athletes take the field their goal is to win, but for some who are learning English as a second language sports might also help them score there too. Becoming fluent in English can be developed outside classrooms and on the playing field. Educators agree that extra-curricular activities such as playing sports help non-native English […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending that $220.8 million be added to the district’s current six-year school construction plan in order to address significant space needs in the school system. The proposed amendments would increase the Fiscal Year 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program budget to $1.75 billion from the $1.53 billion plan approved […]

At Wheaton High School, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently announced some key partnerships with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Code.org. MCPS students are now learning to create phone apps, interactive games, and more. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools announced partnerships with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Code.org Monday, March 24 at Wheaton High School. The partnerships will encourage and prepare students to enter technology careers. Following the announcement, students participated in a coding jam session led by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Code.org. Code.org is a national nonprofit organization […]

Montgomery County high school students hit the stage on Monday night, competing in the 14th annual MCPS Latin Dance Competition at Strathmore. The packed event brought 10 local schools together to compete and show off their moves. This year marked the first time that Wheaton and Montgomery Blair submitted dance numbers in the event. Below […]

As school lets out for the day at Wheaton High School, one group of students makes their way to a small classroom to pick up and move desks and chairs to the walls in order to make room for their next activity. The room used for classes during the day is turned into a dance […]

Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) officials and community leaders will join Wheaton High School staff and students today (Oct. 30) at 10 a.m. to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Wheaton High School. The revitalization/expansion project will replace the current school, which was built in 1954, and will increase the school’s capacity by more than […]