🚌 Transportation Information
The Department of Student and Data Systems, in collaboration with the staff in the Department of Transportation, are happy to announce that student bus stop data will be available in all Synergy platforms. As transportation schedulers add new students and STAR requests to routes, new or adjusted bus stop data will appear in Synergy the following day. Students assigned as walkers will have no transportation data in Synergy. Contact the Department of Transportation with questions or concerns about the transportation data you see in Synergy or Map Net. After most routes are scheduled by mid-August, we anticipate displaying bus information in ParentVue/StudentVUE by Friday, August 15, 2025. This should reduce the need for schools sending bus stop lists home to parents. Students should use their assigned bus stops for efficient routing and to help reduce transportation costs.
Dance Placement Auditions SY25-26: Incoming 6th Graders and students new to LMS
Incoming 6th graders and 7th and 8th graders who are new to the school and who have had previous dance training have the opportunity to audition by learning a short dance and submitting a video. The dance combination can be found on the slideshow and is a combination of ballet and modern dance skills. The videos will be submitted on a Google Form. The students will be scored by each of the dance teachers. These scores will be compared to the current students as a way of ensuring the most appropriate placement based on their overall performance. If a student signs up for “MS Dance 1,” the audition is not required. Students who do not audition in dance will have MS Dance 1 as their introductory course.
MCPS Bus Safety Message and Transportation Hotline
To address any concerns or issues with bus delays, we want to introduce the MCPS Transportation Hotline. To access this service, call 240-740-7790. This service will begin Monday, August 26, starting at 6:00 am to 5:00 pm, and will be available during the first week of school. MCPS transportation staff will be able to support families if questions, concerns or problems with a bus or bus stop need to be addressed.
Meal Payments/FARMS
Online applications are available now for Free and Reduced-price Meals for the 2024-2025 school year. Questions? Please call 240-740-7400. Meal benefit eligibility from last school year will remain current only through the first 30 scheduled school days OR until a 2024-2025 application is processed.
