It is the subject of many movies, at the core of teenage angst and a topic that drives many to wax nostalgic. Because of all that and more, the high school prom will remain a staple of American life even as it changes and evolves over the years. Yet today’s elaborate hotel affairs and...
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Back in the early ‘70s, Marlo Thomas released “Free to Be You and Me,” which celebrated individuality and the unique qualities of each of us. It is easy to overlook the positive aspects of that mantra when we are held captive in a line. These brushes with humanity often offer a bizarre mix of...
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The wonderful world of Disney is coming to a middle school near you! Following close behind Quince Orchard High School’s recent staging of “Beauty and the Beast,” both Ridgeview (RMS) and Lakelands Park (LPMS) middle schools chose Disney junior plays for their spring musicals. Junior adaptations condense classic stories and musicals into shortened versions...
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Area pools are only weeks away from opening, and that can only mean one thing — swim team season will soon be upon us. As in years past, The Town Courier will cover swim team news for Kentlands, Lakelands, Quince Orchard Park and Washingtonian Woods. Here is a preview of each of those teams...
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The week before opening night of a theatre production, referred to as “Hell Week,” is notorious for long nights, high emotions and tedious rehearsals. The cast and crew of Quince Orchard (QO) High School’s spring production, “Beauty and the Beast,” endured a particularly vexing “Hell Week,” but the result on opening night was nothing...
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The notice had been on the center island in the kitchen for a month with all the other important papers I was deliberately avoiding. I was very careful to occasionally move the notice to a place of prominence among the piles to give it its proper due. No matter how I tried, though, this...
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Although April is National Autism Awareness Month, Lakelands resident Nora Fitzpatrick makes it her mission to share autism education with the masses every day. “I am so passionate about this cause. It is my job to raise awareness through community outreach because you can’t blame people for not being compassionate about what they don’t...
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In the coming weeks, the city of Gaithersburg will begin work to remove parking spaces by two key intersections in Lakelands. The project is at the behest of the Lakelands Community Association (LCA) after lengthy attempts to determine the best solution for the increasing safety along neighborhood roads. “This issue has been brought to...
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Swim teams across Montgomery County are gearing up for registration and the kick-off of a new swim season. Yet, for many local swimmers who compete year-round, the swim season never ended. These swimmers belong to Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS), a member club of USA Swimming. USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive...
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For years, Lakelands Park Middle School (LPMS) art teacher Lenore Hoover carried around a Washington Post article chronicling a community art project in Takoma Park led by Maryland-artist Arturo Ho. Her dream was to create such a project here at LPMS. “I was captivated by the Takoma Park project,” Hoover said. “I then went...
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