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Early Childhood Technology Project Wins Top Education Honors in Computerworld Smithsonian Awards

(June 13, 2000)

Montgomery County Public Schools has been named the top winner in the Education and Academia category of the 2000 Computerworld Smithsonian Awards. The awards, given to 11 programs in categories rangi ...(more)

Four Teachers Win Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Marian Greenblatt Foundation

(June 09, 2000)

Four MCPS teachers have won Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund, which recognizes teachers for excellence in motivating and educating students. This is the 12th yea ...(more)

Gaithersburg Middle School a Partner in Arts Professional Development Grant with the Kennedy Center

(June 06, 2000)

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, along with regional partners including Gaithersburg Middle School, has been awarded a three-year grant by the National Foundation for the Improvemen ...(more)

Six Additional Merit Scholars Bring to 27 the Total of Merit Winners to Date This Year

(June 06, 2000)

Six high school seniors have won college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, bringing the total number of MCPS Merit Scholars to 27 so far this year.The six seniors are among about 2,500 winners of ...(more)

Senior at Montgomery Blair High School is Named a Presidential Scholar

(June 02, 2000)

A Montgomery Blair High School senior has been named a Presidential Scholar, one of the highest honors given to U.S. high school seniors. Anne E. Lee is among 121 national academic scholars chosen for ...(more)

Pass Rates for Foreign Language and Geometry Countywide Exams Display Differences in Achievement

(May 26, 2000)

Students passed the countywide semester exams for high school foreign languages at a rate of 83 percent and honors geometry at a rate of 92 percent, but the pass rate fell to 55 percent among those st ...(more)

Fourteen High School Seniors Win National Merit Scholarships

(May 24, 2000)

Fourteen students have won $2,000 National Merit Scholarships after meeting rigorous academic standards and other criteria. The local scholars are among 50 winners from Maryland. Only 2,500 winners ...(more)

Board Appoints Three Associate Superintendents and Twelve Principals, Reviews ESOL Opportunities for Adult Learners, Votes to Review Policy on Grading

(May 23, 2000)

The Board of Education met yesterday [Monday, May 22] and, among other items, approved 20 administrative appointments, including three associate superintendents and twelve principals. The Board also ...(more)

Administrative and Principal Appointments

(May 22, 2000)

The Board of Education approved this evening [Monday, May 22] the following administrative appointments:ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS* Dr. Elizabeth L. Arons, currently director, Office of Human Resource ...(more)

Donations Being Collected for Accident Victims

(May 22, 2000)

Funds are being collected for families the children from Mill Creek Towne Elementary School who were injured in the bus accident last week and the family of Mr. Andre King who died in that accident.* ...(more)

Arrangements Finalized for Andre King's Funeral

(May 22, 2000)

The family of Mr. Andre King has announced the following funeral arrangements for Mr. King, who died last week while driving a bus for the Montgomery County Public Schools.* The family will receive f ...(more)

Cornerstone Ceremony to Mark Completion of House Built by High School Students in Construction Trades Program

(May 22, 2000)

Students at the Thomas Edison High School of Technology will be recognized at a cornerstone ceremony marking their completion of a student-built house in the Connecticut Avenue Estates community in Si ...(more)

Paint Branch High School is Designated a National Blue Ribbon School and a New American High School

(May 22, 2000)

The U.S. Department of Education has honored Paint Branch High School with two prestigious national awards. The school is one of only four secondary schools in Maryland named a national Year 2000 Blu ...(more)

ESOL Awards Day to Honor Achievements of Students in the ESOL/Bilingual Program, and Outstanding Teachers and Principal

(May 19, 2000)

ESOL Awards Day will celebrate and recognize students in the ESOL/Bilingual program who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in academic performance and other endeavors. Three outstanding ESOL t ...(more)

Graduation Ceremonies Featuring Outstanding Speakers Scheduled for More Than 8,000 Seniors from the Montgomery County Public Schools

(May 19, 2000)

More than 8,000 high school students and students in alternative programs are graduating and receiving diplomas from the Montgomery County Public Schools this spring. Twenty-eight schools have schedu ...(more)