Montgomery County Public Schools

Core Values (RAISE)

Respect & Sportsmanship
Academic Excellence
Integrity & Character
Spirited & Safe Competition
Equity & Access

Vision

We promote academic achievement, athletic excellence, positive sportsmanship, and upstanding citizenship by providing the greatest education-based interscholastic athletics program.

Mission

Every student will attain the mental, moral, physical, and social-emotional skills to excel in the classroom, community, and the realm of competition.

Purpose

To provide an innovative education-based interscholastic athletics program that maximizes diverse participation through a commitment to equity and access.

Promoting a Positive Culture

MCPS is dedicated to promoting a positive culture in our schools, on our athletic teams and in our community. The following are some resources compiled for the numerous stakeholders committed to providing our students with a safe, positive environment to learn, grow and progress in.

• Identifying Hazing & Promoting a Positive Culture Power Point
• Letter to MCPS Sports Community
• Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Understand Bullying and Hazing
• What Parents Need to Know - Extracted from the Hazing Prevention.Org High School Resource Guide
• What Students Need to Know - Extracted from the Hazing Prevention.Org High School Resource Guide
• High School Resource Guide: Hazing Prevention.Org
• School Safety Mapping
• Tips for Teams and Athletic Coaches to Eliminate and Prevent Hazing

On-line Athletic Registration

• Please make sure you have signed onto the myMCPS Parent Portal and completed the winter sports registration, to ensure your student athlete is able to tryout for a winter sports team. Parents/guardians needing additional support with registration can download step by step instructions on how to register your student-athlete for a winter sport. 

Upcoming Events  

• The 18th Annual Montgomery Track & Field Invitational is Saturday, January 12, 2018 at the Prince George's County Sports and Learning Complex. Events start at 9 am. All tickets are $5.00. Programs will be available to purchase for $2, while supplies last. Good luck to all our student athletes. 
• It's Bocce time!! Click here for this seasons Bocce schedule, and be sure to come out and cheer on our student athletes.
• Winter sports are underway and competition is heating up. Be sure to visit countysportszone.com for specific sports, locations and times. Best of luck to all our student-athletes!!

Sports Insight

Check out "Sports Insight" on MCPSTV, a web and TV series about the MCPS high school and middle school athletics program.The monthly program provides a behind the scenes look at MCPS athletics, while highlighting student-athletes, teachers, coaches and support staff, covering a variety of topics like sportsmanship and community involvement.