Families with students preparing for college are invited to attend a free college counseling event next week, where they’ll have the opportunity to get answers to their admissions questions from an experienced college admissions professional. Hosted by a College Bound counselor, the event will be led by Chloe Rothstein, whoContinue Reading
A Montgomery County student is building something a little different from the usual school projects. Montgomery County Public Schools student Liam Daly has launched “Praxis,” an investment simulator that lets users compete by managing virtual portfolios with real market data. Think fantasy sports but for stocks. The idea is toContinue Reading
Students across Montgomery County are organizing something different, and we want you to be part of it. “My Future” Candidate Forum is a youth-led civic event where students will run the entire program: moderating the discussion, introducing questions, and leading a conversation about the future they will inherit. Samir Ahmed,Continue Reading
October 7, 2024 Saanvi Purohit, a 14-year old singer-songwriter from Hallie Wells Middle School, has just released her first single on all major streaming platforms. Saanvi has been singing for as long as she can remember, and after a summer of dedication and hard work, she produced and released “Did youContinue Reading
October 7, 2024 – Anonymous submission To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. Documents obtained from the University of Maryland reveal UMD Students for Justice in Palestine applied to reserve McKeldin Mall for an invitation only event for 25-50 people on October 7th from 7am to 11pm.Continue Reading
September 1, 2024 Following plans by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to hold an October 7th rally on campus at the university of Maryland – which caused a lot of concern in the Jewish community, the school has released a statement that on for that one day, permits forContinue Reading
July 30, 2024 Debate Minds is an organization that started in the DMV by local high school students. It was founded and is led by Eric and Apple from the Bullis School, Ekansh and Jeff from Poolesville High School, Elizabeth from Richard Montgomery High School, Abhay from Jasper High School,Continue Reading
July 22, 2024 Last month it came out Dr. Monifa McKnight (former MCPS Superintendent who was paid over $1.3 million as part of her resignation) took a newly created position at The University of Maryland, College Park as Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence. We can now confirm Dr. McKnight’sContinue Reading
July 9th, 2024 The University of Maryland College of Education announced on Monday that Former MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight has been named as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence starting in August. It appears this is a new role for the university. Dr. McKnight received a largeContinue Reading
May 7, 2024 Background In January 2024, we posted the initial Part 1 which featured a very detailed series of graphs and charts showing how anti-Jewish Hate/Bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland have increased over the timeframe of July 2022 to October 2024 (inclusive) as compared to Hate/Bias incidents againstContinue Reading