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Tell us about the great things you are seeing by using the hashtag #whatsgoodMCPS or by email or by submitting this form when you hear about other good news.
Díganos sobre todo lo bueno que está pasado en MCPS usando la etiqueta #whatsgoodMCPS, por correo electrónico o a través de este formulario.
🎉Introducing our next Junior Mayor, Diego Flores-Cerezo of @summithalles!🎉Diego was selected out of more than 50 essay entries submitted by resident 4th graders in Gaithersburg. Read his essay addressing pedestrian safety here: https://t.co/YZsIn8MncZ #WeAreGaithersburg pic.twitter.com/SbtsbaDLm9— City of Gaithersburg, MD (@GburgMD) April 9, 2019
🎉Introducing our next Junior Mayor, Diego Flores-Cerezo of @summithalles!🎉Diego was selected out of more than 50 essay entries submitted by resident 4th graders in Gaithersburg. Read his essay addressing pedestrian safety here: https://t.co/YZsIn8MncZ #WeAreGaithersburg pic.twitter.com/SbtsbaDLm9
Congratulations to @wilsonwimses Principal Sean McGee, who was honored with the Nancy C. Walker Award for Outstanding Support to a Library Media Program for the 2018–2019 school year! https://t.co/Oe6Ac79JA9— MCPS (@MCPS) April 12, 2019
Congratulations to @wilsonwimses Principal Sean McGee, who was honored with the Nancy C. Walker Award for Outstanding Support to a Library Media Program for the 2018–2019 school year! https://t.co/Oe6Ac79JA9
Celebrating the strength in our diversity at Multicultural Night🌍🌏🌎 pic.twitter.com/tVw0bZSBJ0— Parkland Magnet MS (@PMMSPanthers) April 11, 2019
Celebrating the strength in our diversity at Multicultural Night🌍🌏🌎 pic.twitter.com/tVw0bZSBJ0
Page ES PreK-2nd Grade: Community Workers Career Day provided students a learning experience about careers from those who serve & support our community! Beautiful day of fun learning! #PenguinPRIDE @WTPagePenguins @MCPS @mcps_osfse pic.twitter.com/qtNPCodivJ— J. Gilchrist (@WTPagePCC) April 10, 2019
Page ES PreK-2nd Grade: Community Workers Career Day provided students a learning experience about careers from those who serve & support our community! Beautiful day of fun learning! #PenguinPRIDE @WTPagePenguins @MCPS @mcps_osfse pic.twitter.com/qtNPCodivJ
Today @mocoboe recognized @mcpnews Chief J. Thomas Manger for his leadership and service in the county and in support of the safety and security of our students. Read the resolution: https://t.co/gyn7kTooLN pic.twitter.com/dkplvMzErc— MCPS (@MCPS) April 9, 2019
Today @mocoboe recognized @mcpnews Chief J. Thomas Manger for his leadership and service in the county and in support of the safety and security of our students. Read the resolution: https://t.co/gyn7kTooLN pic.twitter.com/dkplvMzErc
I caught Mrs Strong’s class dancing to the Respect Rap-movement with a message pic.twitter.com/QR3vxIsxhG— Lee Derby (@PrincipalDerby) April 11, 2019
I caught Mrs Strong’s class dancing to the Respect Rap-movement with a message pic.twitter.com/QR3vxIsxhG
The largest public high school in the state of Maryland is currently taking shape at an estimated cost of more than $150 million. The four-story building will cover approximately 440,000 sq. ft. and will serve as the new Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Montgomery County.
Senior Sienna Williams just found out she's been admitted to every Ivy League except one. Dartmouth wait-listed the 18-year-old aspiring astronaut with a 4.8 weighted GPA. In addition to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania; Williams is being courted by MIT, Duke, Maryland and Virginia Tech.
Great morning celebrating a whopping 44 students at Eastern MS for their @StudentCam winning videos! Thanks @ComcastBeltway @MCPS @RepRaskin pic.twitter.com/sbzYLmGfdq— C-SPAN Bus (@cspanbus) March 29, 2019
Great morning celebrating a whopping 44 students at Eastern MS for their @StudentCam winning videos! Thanks @ComcastBeltway @MCPS @RepRaskin pic.twitter.com/sbzYLmGfdq
Great afternoon st Poolesville HS @Principal_PHS to celebrate with 6 winning @StudentCam students! Great job students. Thanks @ComcastBeltway @MCPS pic.twitter.com/EqnR7M7DW1— C-SPAN Bus (@cspanbus) March 29, 2019
Great afternoon st Poolesville HS @Principal_PHS to celebrate with 6 winning @StudentCam students! Great job students. Thanks @ComcastBeltway @MCPS pic.twitter.com/EqnR7M7DW1
@georgian_forest young scholars visit @EdisonHSTechto practice their Science, Engineering, Mathematics skills. It's never to early to explore future careers and higher education. @FinestEducator pic.twitter.com/kmPKSVlznP— Sundra Mann (@smanneducate) March 29, 2019
@georgian_forest young scholars visit @EdisonHSTechto practice their Science, Engineering, Mathematics skills. It's never to early to explore future careers and higher education. @FinestEducator pic.twitter.com/kmPKSVlznP
Six MCPS students won top honors in the Johns Hopkins University's annual art show. And, Daniela Shuping, a senior at Winston Churchill High School, created the winning design in the Third Annual Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival poster competition.
Matthew Ghaman, a fifth grade teacher and team leader at Carderock Springs Elementary School, is this year’s winner of the Shirley J. Lowrie “Thank You for Teaching” Award. A teacher at Carderock Springs for eight years, Ghaman is an inspirational, creative and passionate leader who makes decisions based on what is best for his students.
Students from Glenallen Elementary recently celebrated World Water Day by meeting Astronaut Ricky Arnold and engaging with interactive stations about the many aspects of H2O. pic.twitter.com/vetQu8n1uP— MCPS (@MCPS) March 26, 2019
Students from Glenallen Elementary recently celebrated World Water Day by meeting Astronaut Ricky Arnold and engaging with interactive stations about the many aspects of H2O. pic.twitter.com/vetQu8n1uP
Yesterday was Day 2 of #GuestReaderWeek! We had some great readers visit us and introduce us to new, diverse authors! Thank you for coming! @RMESPTA pic.twitter.com/itOv6quBCx— Dr. Ronald E. McNair ES (@RonaldMcNairES) March 27, 2019
Yesterday was Day 2 of #GuestReaderWeek! We had some great readers visit us and introduce us to new, diverse authors! Thank you for coming! @RMESPTA pic.twitter.com/itOv6quBCx
Students from 10 high schools throughout the county participated in the first-ever MCPS Business Pitch Challenge today! They were tasked with creating a business idea and pitching it to a panel of local entrepreneur judges. pic.twitter.com/vq43d8Bdms— MCPS (@MCPS) March 22, 2019
Students from 10 high schools throughout the county participated in the first-ever MCPS Business Pitch Challenge today! They were tasked with creating a business idea and pitching it to a panel of local entrepreneur judges. pic.twitter.com/vq43d8Bdms
Edison Certified Nursing Assistant students are doing an amazing job while at their clinical experience! Thank you to Dr. Sykora, Mrs. Harris and our new industry partnership with Hebrew Home of Greater Washington! pic.twitter.com/sAYdV6Fr3e— Shawn Krasa (@EdisonHSTech) March 22, 2019
Edison Certified Nursing Assistant students are doing an amazing job while at their clinical experience! Thank you to Dr. Sykora, Mrs. Harris and our new industry partnership with Hebrew Home of Greater Washington! pic.twitter.com/sAYdV6Fr3e
Tomás Minc and teammate Ryan MacCagnan won the world title for the 13- to 14-year-old age group in synchronized trampoline last November in St. Petersburg, Russia. That is an event where two athletes perform tricks on side-by-side trampolines. Tomás, who is an eighth grader at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, also finished third in the double mini-trampoline competition.
Two teachers have been named Rising Star Teachers of the Year by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. This award honors teachers with less than five years of experience whose creativity and enthusiasm encourages students to stretch themselves and achieve more. This year’s recipients are Brendan Kelly, an instrumental music teacher at Albert Einstein High School, and Virginia Pantella, a STEM teacher at Gaithersburg Middle School.