Montgomery Community Media

It may have been an original opera about failure but the students at Stedwick Elementary School’s Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company were successful in getting their message across. Krista Brick has the story. Wednesday the students in Mary Ruth McGinn’s class debuted their original opera at the Montgomery Village school called Strike N’ Spare, […]

James Lu, a student at Goshen Elementary School knows a thing our two about books. In fact, he read 7,222 pages and is the top individual reader in the City of Gaithersburg 6th Annual Mayor’s Book Club Reading Contest. James, who is in Carol Prince’s class at Goshen Elementary School will be invited to ride […]

The Northwest girls varsity lacrosse team is moving on to the next round of the Class 4a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs. The Jags outscored Clarksburg winning 11-6. MCM Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured the action. Lady Jags take the win over Clarksburg!They play Gaithersburg at Gaithersburg on Sat at 6:00 pm! pic.twitter.com/amB8By4iZP — […]

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 […]

Hablamos Español 240.777.6839 Registration For Summer Classes & Swim Lessons Begins May 11 at 6:30 a.m May 6:  Cuba Today at Holiday Park Senior Center 1 – 2 p.m. (Free) Dr. Gerald Schneider, Ph.D. will share his learning and experience from his people-to-people visit to Cuba ten days after President Obama’s embargo relaxation message. Questions […]

The Montgomery County Council recognized Judith Resnik Elementary School on May 5 for winning a AAA safety patrol grant. You can watch the presentation here: Congrats! @Resnikprincipal & Safety Patrol received a @MoCoCouncilMD proclamation & AAA Hayes grant. #AAADCNews pic.twitter.com/y6QbWwLbXQ — AAA Mid-Atl DC News (@AAADCNews) May 5, 2015 Resnik Elementary School receives AAA School […]

Montgomery County is offering a Summer Youth Cruiser Pass for county residents 5 to 18 years old. The pass provides unlimited rides on the county’s Ride On bus service. The Youth Cruiser card may be obtained at any of the county’s libraries for $2. Users may opt to pay $11 for a full month of […]

Boy Scout Troop 1760 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, will honor the advancement of four Scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony May 2 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, 200 W Diamond Avenue. These four young men; Garrett Scott Adams, Hunter David Bunai, Leonard Liu, and Stephen Newman […]

High school seniors who are residents of the City of Gaithersburg are encouraged to apply for a W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship. Since the program’s inception in 1998, 74 high school seniors have received more than $140,000 to help with their continuing education costs, according to a news release from Gaithersburg. Scholarships […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on the future of the county’s Department of Economic Development and an update on the county’s truancy program. There are also reports from Montgomery County Public Schools, the City of Rockville, Montgomery College and more. You can watch the […]