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In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant stresses the importance of reading. She also explains how the school replaced homework with reading:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Garfield creator Jim Davis tells us about his work schedule for the daily comic strip. Mr. Davis said he enjoyed writing “Garfield, the Musical with Cattitude,” alongside Michael Bobbitt. Take a look: “Garfield, the Musical with Cattitude,” opens on June 19th at Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park. You can […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Garfield creator Jim Davis says the musical that runs this summer at Adventure Theatre is more than just entertainment for kids. Take a look: The musical runs from June 19th through August 23rd. You can find information here.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant tells us how she keeps her students reading over the summer. Brant has created a book mobile that she drives to her students’ neighborhoods twice a week to make sure her students have books to read at home. If you would like to donate […]

The creator of Garfield, Jim Davis, recently visited Adventure Theatre to meet with the cast and crew of “Garfield the Musical with Cattitude.” In this MyMCMedia Extra video, he tells us a little about the set. The musical runs from June 19th through August 23rd. You can find information here.

Garfield, the Musical with Catittude opens at Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park on June 19th. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Cartoonist Jim Davis tells us about the storyline. Take a look: The musical runs through August 23rd. You can find information here.

Gaithersburg Elementary School students read over 37,000 books this school year. On June 12th, the nearly 900 students circled the school with a paper link representing all of the books they have read. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video:

On June 29, 62 students from 27 states and two foreign countries will convene at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 22nd annual National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees Summer Music Institute 2015. Begun in 1993, the Summer Music Institute (SMI) has counted well over 1,500 participants, hailing from 49 of […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice honors Emily Yang, a student at Richard Montgomery High School, with a proclamation on June 8 for her achievement as U.S. Presidential Scholar during a county council meeting. Patrick Cha, a student at Bethesda ‐Chevy Chase High School was also named a scholar. Yang and Cha are among the 141 students […]

As part of their Bronze Award project, Girl Scout Troop 274 juniors are educating residents in their community about the importance of pedestrian safety. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Other pedestrian safety tips: –Cross the street at marked crosswalks and intersections. –Watch for turning vehicles. Before crossing, look left, right, then left again. –Use pedestrian push […]