MLK Students Win StudentCam Grand Prize, and Other Good News

MCPS Bulletin Posted On March 15, 2023

Parim Shah and Nimay Sharma, sixth grade students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, won the grand prize in this year’s C-SPAN 2023 StudentCam documentary competition. They will receive $5,000 for their documentary, “Where’s My Data? Data Privacy and its Real World Impact.” Students were asked to create a documentary on the theme, “If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?”

The annual competition was open to middle and high school students across the nation. Students from eight schools—Montgomery Blair, Winston Churchill, Poolesville, Richard Montgomery and Rockville high schools, and Eastern, Martin Luther King and Westland middle schools—placed in the competition. See the full list.

The winning documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. and throughout the day on Friday, April 21. You can also watch it here.

51 Years (Really 52) And Counting

Now in its 52nd year, Sherwood High School’s Rock ‘n Roll Revival has run continuously since 1971, with the exception of 2021, when it was produced virtually because of COVID. With no possibility of a live performance that year, what would have been Rock ‘n Roll 50 was instead dubbed Rock ‘n Roll 49.5. Check out the photo story.

Three Students Win Women Making History Awards

Three MCPS students are among 32 women who will be recognized with 2023 Women Making History Awards from the Montgomery County Commission for Women and Montgomery Women. They will be recognized at the Women Making History Celebration and panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. on March 16 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.

The students are: Shrusti Amula, 9th grader at Richard Montgomery High School; Shairee Arora, 10th grader at Richard Montgomery; Lumina Zhang, 8th grader at Herbert Hoover Middle School.

The awards are given in recognition of outstanding women in Montgomery County who are making significant contributions to their vocations and to the community. Nominations were submitted by peers based on criteria such as unselfish leadership, hard work in their field, exceptional leadership in civic activities, developing or supporting programs resulting in positive social action and inspiring others. More information and the full list of honorees is available here.

NASA Flight Instructor Visits Rolling Terrace Students

NASA flight director Diana Trujillo recently visited students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School. She spoke to students about her career with NASA and work on the Artemis mission. Trujillo most recently served as the Integrated Planning and Sequencing for Surface Missions Group Supervisor at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. She supported mission operations for NASA’s ongoing exploration missions on the surface of Mars, and the planned Mars Sample Return mission. Trujillo was born and raised in Colombia, and earned a bachelor’s of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Einstein HS Hosts First Career Day

More than 150 guest speakers visited Albert Einstein High School for its first Career Day. Speakers included Board of Education members Lynne Harris, Grace Rivera-Oven and Julie Yang, and former NFL player Josh Morgan. Other career fields represented included: novelist, lawyer, hair and makeup artist, statistician, computer programmer, TV news production assistant, entrepreneur, EMT/paramedic, chef, realtor, certified public accountant, circuit court administrator, social worker, professors, dentist, and police officer.