Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz and City Manager Angel Jones met with new Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr on Sept. 15 for about 90 minutes to discuss local school issues. According to Katz, the meeting began at City Hall and included a driving tour of some of the city’s neighborhoods. City officials...
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UPDATED Within just the past six months, two developers approached Gaithersburg city officials about implementing elements of the Kentlands master plan. One property owner was interested in building more live-work type units in between the Michael’s and Whole Foods stores. Another was considering a unique residential concept on an office pad site near the...
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Summer is over for thousands of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students who are heading back to the classroom for the first day of school today. The first day will have to wait for students at seven county schools that still do not have power following Hurricane Irene. The closed schools are Bradley Hills...
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A get-together for incoming Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) kindergarteners is scheduled for Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m. at Billy’s Playground in Lakelands Park. All incoming RCES kindergarteners are welcome to come meet kids who are going to be in their class, play games and have breakfast treats. Contact Cathy Faraone at faraone628@verizon.net or...
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Visitors to Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) will soon need to be buzzed in through a new security system to be in place there this month. The project is part of the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) capital projects plan to fit all elementary schools with an access control system by fiscal year 2014....
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We might not have closed the books on the 2010-11 school year just yet, but it is already time to start looking ahead to the next one. Recently, kindergarten orientations gave incoming kindergarteners, their parents and school administrators some insight into what to expect when school starts up again in August. While the children...
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On April 30, the Washington area “It’s Academic” semi-finals were held at NBC Channel 4 studios. The match-up was between Quince Orchard, Blair and BCC high schools. The QO panel, coached by teacher Joshua Schuman, was comprised of seniors Chris Manners, Sean Reidy and Greg Holland. Also in attendance were seniors Anna Seeman and Jordan Seres, who also competed on “It’s Academic” for the Cougars this year. Quince Orchard emerged...
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The Quince Orchard boys’ lacrosse team continued its winning ways with a 13-2 win over Clarksburg on Monday night. QO will play in the regional final tomorrow (May 18) against Linganore.
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The Montgomery County Board of Education has selected Dr. Joshua P. Starr as its candidate for superintendent of schools for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), pending final negotiations for employment and approval by the state superintendent of schools. Starr is currently the superintendent of the Stamford (Conn.) Public School system where he has...
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Rachel Carson Elementary School’s (RCES) Destination ImagiNation (DI) team will be traveling to the University of Tennessee for the global finals the weekend of May 25 – 28 after winning the Maryland state championship on April 2. According to its website, DI is the world’s largest creative problem solving program for kindergarten through college-aged...
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