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May 11, 2015 | Krista Brick

Lady Falcons Take WCAC Championship (PHOTOS)

The Our Lady of Good Counsel Lady Falcons topped Holy Cross to take the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference lacrosse championship Monday night. The game was played at the University of Maryland Ludwig Field. Congratulations to @OLGCHS Girls Lax on the WCAC championship win! A great end to a great season! — Tom Campbell (@GC_Principal) May […]

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May 10, 2015 | Krista Brick

Quince Orchard Boys Lacrosse Moving On, Girls Season Ends (PHOTOS)

The Quince Orchard High School lacrosse program has one team moving on to the next round of the Class 4a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs, and another knocked off in round two. The boys varsity team ousted Magruder Friday night. The boys will move on to face Wootton High School on Monday in the […]

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May 8, 2015 | Krista Brick

Stedwick Elementary Opera about Failure is a Success (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

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, […]

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May 7, 2015 | Krista Brick

Lady Jags Lacrosse Notches Win Over Clarksburg (PHOTOS)

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 — […]

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May 5, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Judith Resnik Elementary Wins AAA Safety Patrol Grant (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

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 […]

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May 1, 2015 | Staff Writer

Gaithersburg Troop 1760 to Honor Four Eagle Scouts

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 […]

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May 1, 2015 | Krista Brick

MCPS Homework Hotline Show Ends Early Due to Budget Cuts

The popular Montgomery County Public Schools Homework Hotline Live! TV show was pulled off the air a month early this school year to save the school system money. The program offers “live” homework help for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and airs on MCPS-TV (Comcast 34, Verizon 36, RCN 89) and at AskHHL.org. This year […]

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April 29, 2015 | Krista Brick

Eric Guerci Elected Next Student Member of MCPS Board of Education

Eric Guerci, a sophomore from Bethesda Chevy Chase High was elected today as the next student member of the Board of Education. He beat out Rachit Agarwal, a junior from Richard Montgomery High for the job. Over 60,000 votes were cast in an exceptionally close election, according to the Student Government Association Facebook page. Guerci […]

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April 29, 2015 | Krista Brick

Bears Over the Bulldogs in Boys Lacrosse

The Landon School boys varsity lacrosse team topped Winston Churchill of Potomac Tuesday in a game that never had a lead change. The Landon Bears scored 15 goals to the Bulldogs’ 8. Phil Fabrizio captured some of the action at Shepherd Stadium at Danver Field.

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April 27, 2015 | Krista Brick

MCPS Increases School Activities Fee

Montgomery County Public Schools students will have to pay a bit more to be involved in extracurricular activities next school year. The School Board voted unanimously on Monday to up the Extracurricular Activity Fee from $30 per year to $32.50. The increase will generate about $30,000 for the school system. Students who pay the annual […]

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