2025 Graduation Season Is Underway!

Graduation ceremonies have kicked off for the nearly 13,000 students expected to receive their high school diplomas. Seniors at Wheaton, Winston Churchill, Quince Orchard, Albert Einstein, Col. Zadok Magruder, Damascus, Seneca Valley and Sherwood high schools, RICA and Blair Ewing are the first to walk across stages this week. Commencements will continue through Thursday, June 12.

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Full list of graduation dates, times, speakers and locations.

Is Your Child’s School Impacted by the Boundary Study? Join Us to Find Out!

On Monday, June 2 through Wednesday, June 4, MCPS will host additional boundary study engagement sessions. Join us to learn more about the opening of Crown High School and the expansion of Damascus High School, and how it may affect families with middle and high school students beginning in the 2027 school year. 

Virtual and in-person sessions are available. RSVP here.

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MCPS Wants to Hear from You!

MCPS wants to learn more about your family's experience in our schools. Your feedback helps us understand how students and families experience teaching, learning and the school environment. Please take about 10 minutes to complete this confidential survey. The district wants to improve its teaching and make our schools and district a more welcoming place for all students, staff and families.

Donate Today to the GIVE BACKpacks Campaign

Help students in need by donating to the 14th annual GIVE BACKpacks campaign to purchase backpacks and school supplies for MCPS students. For as little as $20, you can provide a student with a backpack filled with supplies including, paper, crayons, pencils/pens, pencil sharpener, binders, folders and more. 

More than 70,000 students are living in poverty and will need help accessing school supplies to be ready to learn at the start of the new school year. MCPS places orders throughout the summer with a goal of providing as many students as possible with a backpack and school supplies at the start of the school year.  June, July and August are critical months to fundraise and place orders.

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Free Summer Coding Camp Available to Middle School Students

Montgomery Can Code’s summer camp is a free, weeklong camp open to MCPS rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Participants in the camp will learn to code with Swift, Apple’s easy-to-understand programming language used by professional developers to create world-class apps. Students will complete creative projects with an established curriculum to learn Swift from coding experts.

The camp will be offered in-person at all four Montgomery College locations for a half day (9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) during the weeks of July 14-18 and July 21-25. There will also be a virtual week offered on Zoom during the same hours and weeks.

This initiative is possible through a partnership with MCPS, Montgomery College, the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp., Montgomery County Government and Apple. 

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Reminders

Academic Programs Survey: MCPS is reviewing high school academic programs to ensure all students have equitable access to high-quality options. Some programs are available at students' home schools, while others require travel. This survey collects the community's input to help decide which programs should be available to all students within a reasonable distance. The district wants to hear from all families. Please complete this short survey by Saturday, May 31 to share your input. 

SSL Hours Due May 30: Students who have completed Student Service Learning (SSL) hours since June 1, 2024, must submit the required SSL Activity Verification Form to their school’s SSL coordinator by May 30.

Pride Community Day: Set for 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 4301 East-West Highway in Bethesda. Open to all ages, this event will include a variety of activities, including trivia, bingo, arts and crafts, and story time for younger students. There will also be resource tables staffed by community organizations. 

Ethics Panel: The Board of Education has one vacancy open on its five-member panel. The vacancy is for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2025. Letters of interest and resumés are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 9. More information

Learn Lifesaving CPR: Want to learn CPR but don’t have hours to spare? Join MedStar Health providers Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services and MCPS athletic trainers for a free, hands-only CPR and AED workshop from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, at Montgomery Blair High School. No certification needed — take just 10 minutes to learn skills that could save a life. Register to attend.

Invent the Future Expo: This free family event will be held at the KID Museum from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. It will include interactive activities for all ages, including: drones and robotics races; demonstrations of cutting-edge technology, including virtual and mixed reality; 3D printing, screen printing, activities and invention challenges and a showcase of more than 100 student inventions developed through the Invent the Future Challenge. KID Museum is located at 3 Bethesda Metro Center, adjacent to the Bethesda Metro.

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Congratulations to Redland Middle School, which won Montgomery County’s Paint the Plow snowplow naming contest. The winning design titled “Life is a Highway” featured a Ride On bus and a worker on Sam Eig Highway. Hallie Wells Middle School took second place, and Julius West Middle won third. See their designs.

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