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Volunteer Tutors are Needed for Summer Program

(April 27, 2004)

Volunteer tutors are needed for Summer Adventures in Learning 2004, an Extended Learning Opportunities program. The free Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) program, set for July 6-July 30 for fo ...(more)

Felton to Resign by July from Board of Education (Dist. 5)

(April 27, 2004)

Montgomery County Board of Education Vice President Reginald M. Felton has announced his intention to resign his seat by July, as he prepares to move out of his Silver Spring home and end his resident ...(more)

Pres. Scholar Program Names 8 Semifinalists

(April 26, 2004)

Eight high school seniors from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have been named semifinalists for the 2004 Presidential Scholars awards, one of the highest honors given to high school seniors i ...(more)

Pattern of Lead in Water Found in Five More Schools

(April 26, 2004)

Elevated levels of lead were found in some water sample results for five schools – Fox Chapel, Harmony Hills, Oak View, and Rosemary Hills elementary schools, and Gaithersburg High School – accordin ...(more)

Survey of 2003 Grads Shows Plans to Attend College

(April 26, 2004)

The majority of last year's Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) graduates planned to head off to college, according to the Class of 2003 High School Senior Exit Survey. The survey of postsecond ...(more)

Washington Post Honors Blake High School Teacher

(April 23, 2004)

The Washington Post will honor Mary D.P. Wagner, a comparative religion and government teacher at James Hubert Blake High School, and other winners of the Agnes Myer Outstanding Teacher Award at a rec ...(more)

Title I Schools Hold Parent Meetings on Choice Options

(April 23, 2004)

Parent meetings on the enrollment options and supplemental educational services planned for next year in response to requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 are being held beginning next ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Monday, April 26, 2004

(April 22, 2004)

Agenda for April 26 Meeting 8:00 p.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 National Student Leadership Week (A) 1.3 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (A) 8:15 ...(more)

Page ES to Hold May 8 Rededication Ceremony

(April 22, 2004)

The William Tyler Page Elementary School community has planned a ceremony to mark the completion of the newly-modernized school facility. All present and former members of the Page Elementary School ...(more)

Magruder Students Produce Video on Brown Decision

(April 21, 2004)

On Friday, April 23, students at Col. Zadok Magruder High School will watch a special student-produced video titled, “Magruder High Presents Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary.” The 20-minu ...(more)

Six Edison HS Students Win Top SkillsUSA Awards

(April 19, 2004)

Six students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology took first place awards at the 31st Annual Maryland SkillsUSA Championships, allowing them to move on to the national competition. The 40 E ...(more)

Board of Education Approves Policy on Legal Services

(April 16, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Thursday [April 15] and, among other items, approved a revised policy on legal services and rescinded 13 policies that are no longer needed. The Board also appointed a p ...(more)

Healthier Snacks, Drinks Offered in Vending Machines

(April 16, 2004)

Snacks and sodas offered to students in vending machines throughout the school system will be healthier next fall, following a Board of Education review of vending machines and recommendations from Dr ...(more)

Sherwood High School Holds Youth Health Summit

(April 16, 2004)

Sherwood High School will hold the Sherwood Community Youth Summit on Thursday, April 22, at the school. The event is being held in honor of Sarah Siskin, a 2002 graduate of Sherwood who struggled wit ...(more)

New 'Q&A' Provides Information on Water Safeguards

(April 16, 2004)

Schools will be distributing to students, parents, and staff a new “Q&A” document that provides information in response to common inquiries regarding the ongoing effort to safeguard school drinking wa ...(more)