This month, MCPS celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. About 175 K–12 students participated in a poster contest hosted by the Asian Pacific American Student Achievement Action Group (APASAAG). The contest called on students to create original art that demonstrated acts […]
Seven MCPS high school students received gold medals at the NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, Scientific Olympics) competition on May […]
The Hispanic Alliance for Education held its annual Distinguished Hispanic Scholars Awards ceremony virtually on May 5. Twenty-seven Latinx students […]
The Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments at its May 11 business meeting: Helen A. Nixon, currently Associate […]
Sherwood High School junior and Albert Einstein High School Visual Art Center student Larisa Kachko has won first place in […]
The annual MCPS All-County Art Show provides an opportunity to showcase the depth, breadth and rigor of the visual art […]
Montgomery Blair High School senior Timothy Qian has been named a top 10 winner in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent […]
The Minority Scholars Program (MSP), a student-led initiative to help narrow the opportunity gap in MCPS, increase the academic success […]
Three MCPS students have been recognized in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards 2021. Derek Yan, a junior at Winston Churchill […]
The 6th annual ACT-SO Poetry Read-In will be held virtually from 2:45–6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. This event will celebrate […]
Eighteen MCPS students have been named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation. The Posse program identifies public […]
Staff with the Outdoor Environmental Education Program has brainstormed how to recast Outdoor Ed in a virtual world. Since the […]
Four high school winners have been named in the county’s Dr. Martin Luther King “Dear Martin” letter writing contest. This […]
“How are teens really doing in quarantine?” As you can imagine, it’s complicated. Students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School’s newspaper, The Tattler, tackled that question […]
Three MCPS teachers have been recognized in Bethesda magazine’s Best of Bethesda issue. The article, “Three Teachers Who Really Stepped Up,” […]
Students at Longview School have created artwork that is being turned into greeting cards for sale. Students at Longview have severe-to-profound […]
Ridgeview Middle School Principal Daniel Garcia is being honored with the "Unsung Hero" Award from WUSA9. The story is expected […]
MCPS has 157 semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship competition. The semifinalists will compete nationally for scholarships that will […]
MCPS students can engage and access several different experiences through leadership, service and extracurricular activities. Students are encouraged to participate […]
The Maryland State Athletic Directors Association has honored two MCPS employees. Anne Rossiter, compliance specialist for systemwide athletics, was named […]
Two MCPS students won Silver Medals in the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) national competition, held virtually last […]
In order to ensure a safe, productive and positive learning environment, MCPS publishes two documents that help students, parents and […]
The Montgomery County Commission for Women (CFW) has announced the winners of its fourth annual Girl Power Contest. This year, […]
Four MCPS schools have been named winners in Montgomery County’s first anti-vaping public service announcement youth contest, held earlier this […]
Meet artistic genius Phil Hansen as he answers student questions and talks about making art using a variety of unique […]
Twenty-six graduating seniors are being honored by the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators (MCABSE). These scholars have demonstrated […]
Three MCPS graduating seniors have been recognized this week as U.S. Presidential Scholars. They are among five scholars from the […]
An MCPS teacher and principal were named finalists in the 2020 The Washington Post Teacher and Principal of the Year […]
The Hispanic Alliance for Education is honoring its Distinguished Hispanic Scholars tonight during a virtual event at 6:30 p.m. The […]
Takoma Park Middle School eighth graders Derek Mu and Jonathan Fan won second prize in StudentCam, C-SPAN’s annual national video […]
