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New MCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor Visits Three Schools (Elementary, Middle, and High School) on His First Day
Dr. Thomas Taylor started his tenure as Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) superintendent by visiting three different schools on his first day– an elementary, middle, and high school. Dr. Taylor shared photos of his visits to Richard Montgomery High School, Takoma Park Elementary School, and Benjamin Banneker Middle School....
Permit Issued For $9.4 Million Addition at Elementary School
A permit has been issued to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for construction of a $9.4 million addition at Greencastle Elementary School in Silver Spring (Fairland). Per the MCPS Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), projections indicated enrollment at Greencastle Elementary School would exceed capacity by the end of the six-year planning period. A feasibility study was conducted to determine the cost and scope of an addition project. An FY 2023 appropriation was approved to begin the architectural design for an addition project at this school. An FY2024 appropriation was approved for construction funds.
Howard University Elects Its First Transgender Student Body President
A political science major and rising senior, Jay Jones is the newly elected Student Association President for 2024-2025 — and the first transgender woman to hold that role — at historically Black Howard University. She is currently interning for the Chase Bank Leadership Development Program on the Learning, Training, and Reinforcement Team.
Interim MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder Sends Message to the Community on Her Last Day in the Position
Today (Sunday, June 30th) is Dr. Monique Felder’s last day as interim Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Dr. Thomas Taylor officially begins as superintendent on Monday, July 1st. Dr. Felder sent the following message to the community:. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use...
Fairfax County Public Schools leadership displays disdain for parents — again
Last Thursday, as the first presidential debate was making national headlines, Fairfax County School Board members held a meeting during which they voted on controversial changes to family life education curriculum. The takeaway for the few of us able to attend or watch it virtually was that the district’s leadership hates parents — or, at […]
Maryland Superintendent of Schools embraces 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity
When Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright started her last position as Mississippi State Superintendent of Education in 2013, the native Marylander learned a new expression said in the South. “‘Thank God for Mississippi,’” Wright recalled learning, relaying the why behind the phrase she was told by some in the Magnolia State, during a presentation earlier this year. “Because nobody around us ever had to worry about who was scoring the lowest, cause it’s always (Mississippi).” ...
He’s always offering advice and spreading positivity. Fairfax Co. students are thanking him with his dream car
He regularly keeps the area clean, something freshman Bennett Hibshman and his friends don’t take for granted. If it weren’t for Apraku, he said, there would be Wawa food wrappers everywhere. Apraku also lets the athletes back into the area if they leave an item, such as a...
Stone Ridge Prepares to Celebrate Trio of Olympic Swimmers
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda is preparing to celebrate three alums making the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team. Following the Olympic Trials, Katie Ledecky, Phoebe Bacon and Erin Gemmell were named to the Olympic team roster heading to Paris. In honor of the three making the team,...
School board’s new student member to focus on mental health, opioid awareness and school safety
Praneel Suvarna, a rising Clarksburg High School senior and newly sworn in student member of the county school board, plans to prioritize school safety and student mental health and take steps to help address the opioid crisis impacting students during his year-long term. “Those are things that as I was...
Area high school baseball standouts ready for 2024 Brooks Robinson Senior All-Star Game
Stepping on a Major League Baseball field is a unique opportunity, let alone playing on it. On Monday night at Camden Yards, 31 Maryland high school seniors will get that special moment. They are part of a prestigious group selected to play in the 2024 Brooks Robinson High School All-Star game, set to start at 6 p.m. It will be the 42nd All-Star game and the first since the Hall of Famer ...
Arlington youth honored for success in braille competition
Luise Schmidt-Eisenlohr, the daughter of Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr and Friederike Niepmann of Arlington and a student at Arlington Science Focus School, came away victorious in her category in the 2024 Braille Challenge, sponsored by the Braille Institute and held June 23 in Los Angeles. Braille Challenge is the only academic competition...
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