(June 20, 2000)
More than 1,300 students in 26 Montgomery County public and private high schools registered to vote during the annual High School Voter Registration Drive in May. Students who will reach their eighte
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(June 19, 2000)
As the mapping and sequencing of the human genome nears completion, molecular medicine and biotechnology are coming to Capitol Hill, brought not by specialists, but by teenagers, the scientists of the
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(June 13, 2000)
Highland View Elementary School has received a grant of $490,572 from the U.S. Department of Education to extend opportunities for students and their families through the 21st Century Community Learni
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(June 13, 2000)
The Board of Education today [Tuesday, June 13] delayed final adoption of the Fiscal Year 2001 operating budget pending resolution of a $3.2-million shortfall in state funding for the English for Spea
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(June 13, 2000)
The Board of Education today [Tuesday, June 13] approved the following adminstrative appointments: Community Superintendent* Dr. Frank H. Stetson, currently principal, Walter Johnson High School, as
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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.*
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