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The Wootton High School girls varsity lacrosse took it to the Quince Orchard team early and never let up, beating the Cougars 13-4 Saturday morning in Rockville. Wootton scored the first four goals of the game and its defense shut down scoring opportunities for Quince Orchard. Photographer Phil Fabrizio has some highlights of the game. […]

It might cost you more money next school year for your student to participate in an extracurricular activity at a Montgomery County Public School. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is proposing an increase of  $2.50 to the Extracurricular Activity Fee that supports adult-supervised extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, for middle and high school students. […]

Whether it was to watch their favorite Washington Spirit player, learn a new soccer move or just root on the home team, more than 4,000 fans came out to the 2015 Washington Spirit home opener Saturday night to see a win over NWSL defending champions FC Kansas City. Krista Brick reports. If  you missed it you […]

St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Rockville is a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School and now it might also add Guinness World Record holder as well. Krista Brick has the report. The event even got a message in the New York Times’ “Noteworthy” column.

UPDATED April 20, 2015 Police report the teen has been safely located. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Germantown teen. Police said Mervin Rivas-Chang, age 16, of the 13000 block of Millhaven Place in Germantown, was last seen at 6:45 a.m. on April 16th when he […]

It was an emotional interview for Sebastian Espinoza-Carranza at his home in Gaithersburg. The teen was arrested and charged with vandalizing a Gaithersburg synagogue. The 18-year-old teen says he is not a racist person and that he is really sorry. The congregation’s surveillance video helped lead police to Spinoza-Carranza. It shows him allegedly spray painting swastikas, […]

Music teacher Randi Levy and the students at Roberto Clemente Middle School are featured in this video about the Rock in Schools program. Take a look: You can follow the students on Twitter @RCMSMusicROCKS.

They are hungry for solutions. Students from The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) presented a series of proposals to fight hunger in Montgomery County. The Hungry for Solutions Expo took place April 16 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the program was part of USG’s Civic Engagement Series 2015. “Today we’re talking about who is […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner has announced his first ever Earth Day Art Contest for students in third through eighth grades. The theme of the contest is “making a difference.” According to the rules, submission must be two-dimensional, on paper, no bigger than 17 x 24 and no smaller than 8 1/2 x 11 and […]

Andrew Volat of Diamond Elementary School has been selected as Gaithersburg’s next Junior Mayor. His first appearance is scheduled to be at the State of the City Address on April 23, where the gavel will be passed by current Junior Mayor Emma Leath from St. Martin of Tours School. Andrew will be officially introduced to […]