On March 7, 2002, at the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Nominating Convention at Magruder High School, two final candidates were selected by 247 voting delegates of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) middle and high schools.

The two final candidates are Mihyar Alnifaidy, a junior at Springbrook High School, and Alex Sellinger, a junior at Walt Whitman High School.

The SMOB election will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at every MCPS middle and high school.