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SafeKids Worldwide has launched a “Moment of Silence” campaign against distracted walking urging students and parents to take the pledge “devices down, heads up.” The campaign honors Christina Morris-Ward a 15-year-old Seneca Valley High School student who was struck by a car and killed on Halloween 2012 while, according to her mother Gwen Ward, dressed […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin, who represents District 5 that includes the eastern part of the county from Howard County to the District of Columbia, and Gabe Albornoz, director of the Montgomery County Recreation Department, are partnering with IMPACT Silver Spring and Pyramid Atlantic to host the third annual Audacity of Hoops Silver Spring 3-on-3 […]

The city of Gaithersburg is partnering with the Montgomery County Police Department, Faith Community Working Group, Montgomery County Executive’s Office, Church of Ascension Gaithersburg, and the International Cultural Center to provide an Internet Safety Seminar Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Watkins Mill High School Media Center, 10301 Apple Ridge Road. This seminar […]

World of Montgomery Festival celebrates the diverse cvultural heritages that play an active role in the lives of Montgomery County residents. The festival showcases this rich diversity through food, music, dance, traditional arts and hands-on projects for children and families. The exhibits include culturally authentic arts demonstrations and activities aimed at promoting international and multi-cultural […]

The Montgomery County Council will learn what is on the mind of younger residents when it hosts its fourth-ever Town Hall Meeting for Students on Oct. 9, at the Council Office Building in Rockville. Susan Kenedy, a producer for the county’s television station, will moderate the meeting which will take place in the Council’s Third […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr is recommending that the district consider pushing back high school start times by 50 minutes and extending the elementary school day by 30 minutes. The recommendation is based on the report by the 2013 Bell Times Work Group, which has been studying the issue of school starting […]

SafeKids Worldwide has launched a “Moment of Silence” campaign against distracted walking urging students and parents to take the pledge “devices down, heads up.” The campaign honors Christina Morris-Ward a 15-year-old Seneca Valley High School student who was struck by a car and killed on Halloween 2012 while, according to her mother Gwen Ward, dressed […]

Montgomery County Public Schools students are back in class as the 2013-2014 school year is now underway and school administrators report that student enrollment is on the rise. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

Dr. Christine Handy Collins, the principal of Gaithersburg High School, tells MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke about the school’s Trojan pride on the first day of school at the new modernized building. Additional coverage

The 2nd Annual Silver Spring International Youth Arts and Culture Celebration will take place on August 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. The festival is a musical tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The festival is planned by […]