Students Awarded More Than $2.3 Million in Scholarships

The MCPS Educational Foundation recognized more than 225 recipients of 18 scholarships and awards, including the 2024 Ruth and Norman Rales-Patricia Baier O’Neill Scholarship Recognizing Academic Excellence, at the Evening of Excellence celebration on May 15. Read more.

Two MCPS Students Named U.S. Presidential Scholars 

Two Richard Montgomery High School students have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Angelina Xu and Maximilian P. Belyantsev are two of 161 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service and contribution to their school and community. Read more.

Attendance Matters: A Look At the Attendance Works Program at Bel Pre Elementary

In this video, Bel Pre Elementary School staff share how they have worked with families and students to reduce absenteeism and to significantly increase attendance. MCPS remains committed to working closely with families to support student attendance. 

A student is considered chronically absent if they are absent 10 percent or more of the days they are enrolled. Please make every effort to send your child(ren) to school every day. If you have any barriers to sending your child(ren) to school, reach out to a trusted staff member at your school. They are there to help.

Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events For Students and Families 

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• Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. – 15th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg.

• Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. – Montgomery County Newcomer Resource Fair at Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring. 

• Tuesday, May 21, 6–7:30 p.m. – Student Webinar on Understanding and Addressing Anti-Asian Hate, Zoom.

• Thursday, May 23, 6:30–7:30 p.m. – Virtual Event on Jewish History in MCPS’ Social Studies Curricula, Zoom.

• Saturday June 1, 1:30– 5 p.m. – Pride Community Day at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 4301 East-West Highway.

Student Service Learning Hours Forms Due May 31 

The deadline to have Student Service Learning (SSL) forms turned in is Friday, May 31. All SSL forms for any service completed after June 1, 2023, must be submitted to a student’s SSL middle school coordinator or high school coordinator by the systemwide deadline of Friday, May 31. After May 31, SSL forms will no longer be accepted for service completed during the 2023–2024 school year or the summer prior. Students must earn 75 SSL hours in order to graduate from high school. 

Learn more about the required SSL documentation and find SSL opportunities ahead of the summer months. 

Twenty-Eight Hispanic Seniors Recognized for Academics, Leadership

The Hispanic Alliance for Education held its annual Distinguished Hispanic Scholars Awards ceremony on May 9. Twenty-eight Latinx students were honored for outstanding academic achievement, community engagement and leadership. Check out a photo gallery from the event.

May is Pupil Personnel Worker (PPW) Month! Join us in expressing our deepest appreciation to the MCPS PPWs for their critical work supporting students and their families! Pupil personnel workers (PPWs) act as case managers for identified students, making program changes and monitoring progress. They collaborate with administrators, parents, counselors and teachers, and use knowledge of MCPS programs and community resources to determine interventions and placement for students. 

2023-2024 Pupil Personnel Worker School Assignments by School