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Poolesville HS Closes Early Due to Propane Leak

(June 01, 2004)

Poolesville High School in Poolesville will close at 11:30 a.m. today (Tuesday, June 1) due to a propane tank leak at the school. Students were evacuated from the school and remain outside pending di ...(more)

ESOL Committee Presents Annual Education Awards

(May 28, 2004)

The 2003-2004 awards for Outstanding ESOL principals, teachers, and friends were presented at the annual ESOL Awards Ceremony held May 15 at John F. Kennedy High School. The ESOL/Bilingual Advisory ...(more)

Additional 15 Students Named Merit Scholars

(May 28, 2004)

Fifteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) high school seniors have won college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, bringing the total number of MCPS Merit scholars to 42 so far this year. ...(more)

Students Present Research at HHMI Symposium

(May 28, 2004)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students presented results of medical research they have conducted this year through the National Institutes of Health at a symposium held at Howard Hughes Medi ...(more)

Construction Trades Students Complete House

(May 27, 2004)

A Cornerstone Ceremony on Thursday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. will mark the completion of the 33rd house built by students in the construction trades program at Thomas Edison High School of Technology in c ...(more)

Board Approves Revisions to Strategic Plan

(May 26, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Monday [May 24] and, among other items, approved revisions to the strategic plan and appointed six principals. The Board also recognized 43 teachers who received nationa ...(more)

Parents of Eighth Graders Urged to Confirm Residency

(May 26, 2004)

Parents and guardians of eighth grade students in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are being urged to submit documentation verifying their residency in Montgomery County by June 4, 2004. The d ...(more)

2nd Graders Achieve Record Academic Gains

(May 25, 2004)

The more than 9,900 students in Grade 2 this year -- one of the most racially and ethnically diverse grade levels in the school system -- achieved at least the 68th median national percentile (languag ...(more)

Foundation Grant to Help Expand Reading Together

(May 25, 2004)

Debby and Joshua Rales of the RFI Foundation in Bethesda have pledged $270,000 over the next three years to help expand the Reading Together tutorial program to teach reading skills to second grade st ...(more)

Board of Education Appoints 6 New School Principals

(May 24, 2004)

The Montgomery County Board of Education met this evening [May 24, 2004] and approved the following appointments of six principals: * Meredith Casper, currently assistant principal at Wheaton Wood ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Monday, May 24

(May 21, 2004)

Agenda 7:00 p.m. Closed Session 7:30 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Margaret Cutler Interages Award (R) 1.3 Champions for Children (R) 1.4 Recognition of T ...(more)

Elevated Levels of Lead in Water Found in 9 Schools

(May 20, 2004)

Elevated levels of lead were found in some water sample results for nine schools – East Silver Spring, Garrett Park, Glen Haven at Grosvenor Center, Montgomery Knolls, New Hampshire Estates, Poolesvil ...(more)

Schools Schedule Commencements and Speakers

(May 19, 2004)

More than 9,500 high school students and students in alternative programs are graduating and receiving diplomas from the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) this spring. Twenty-nine schools have ...(more)

State Urged to Delay Link of HSA to Graduation

(May 19, 2004)

The following is the text of a letter by Board of Education Member Patricia B. O'Neill, urging the state's delay on taking final action linking High School Assessments to graduation. The Board of Edu ...(more)

Students Win Top Maryland History Day Awards

(May 18, 2004)

Montgomery County students won numerous awards at the Maryland History Day competition held at Montgomery College April 24. Dee Farrell and Nadereh Zolghadr of Julius West Middle School were the Mo ...(more)