Why the Montgomery County Fair is a Must-See This August
August 13, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell Whether you’re a daredevil coaster-rider, funnel cake aficionado, or prefer to keep to the animal trails, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair has something splendid to offer you this week. Now in its 75th season, the annual fair has been delighting MoCo residents sinceContinue Reading
Homeowner Prevails in Case Against HOA After Community Protest
August 12, 2024 In a follow up to our previous post about the trial against a homeowner for alleged abusive HOA fees, we have the resolution to the court case with a victory going to the homeowner after the HOA dropped their fine. According to this piece on The PatchContinue Reading
Local Star Helen Maroulis Wins Bronze Medal in Olympic Wrestling to Become First Ever U.S.A. 3x Medalist
August 9, 2024 – Photo credit NBC Broadcasting As mentioned in our Olympic preview of 5 local athletes to watch, Helen Maroulis was born in Rockville and went to Magruder High School with MCPS. She just won the bronze medal to become the first ever female 3x Olympic Medalist inContinue Reading
Protest Precedes Trial Against Hispanic Homeowner for Unpaid, Abusive HOA Fines
August 5, 2024 – Featured image from Patch article credited to MuskratPhotos 6/25/24. Updated on 10/18/2024 for corrections. FORÂ IMMEDIATEÂ RELEASE – August 1, 2024Â – Contact: Steven Lapham – Montgomery County Property Owners – Protest Abusive Homeowner Associations UPDATE: Mr. Segura did, in fact, owe some past “monthly assessments” whichContinue Reading
Access Denied: Improving Public Accessibility in Montgomery County and MCPS
August 2, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell Picture this: you’re a student at a public high school. You’ve just endured a leg injury that has rendered you temporarily crutch-bound, and, inquisitive of your school’s accommodations for your circumstances, you consult the office staff. They inform you that there exists aContinue Reading
Epic Triumph: Washington Freedom Claims Cricket National Championship
August 1, 2024 On July 28, 2024 Major League Cricket held its annual Championship game in Dallas, Texas where MoCo’s own cricket team Washington Freedom won the national championship against the San Francisco Unicorns. Washington Freedom is one of 6 national teams that competes in Major League Cricket and isContinue Reading
From DMV to the World: How Debate Minds is Transforming Student Skills
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
Ensuring Ethical Conduct: Inside Montgomery County’s Board of Education Ethics Panel
July 30, 2024 – by Liz Simon Under Maryland law, each Maryland board of education is required to have an ethics policy that establishes standards of conduct for school system employees, school officials, Board of Education members, and candidates for election to the Board of Education. Montgomery County’s Board ofContinue Reading
OIG Finds Wasteful Spending Tied to MCPS Electric School Bus Contract Â
July 29, 2024 Today the Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced a new memorandum related to MCPS mismanagement of the electric bus contract “detailing the results of an OIG Investigation into the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) management of a contract valued at over $160 million to procureContinue Reading
Opinion: MCPS Grade Inflation and its Negative Impact
July 26, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell MCPS schools have a reputation for academic excellence and are widely regarded for their high-achieving students, stellar statistics, and competitive atmosphere. The region even ranks among the top 250 school districts throughout the United States—a distinction owed to the schools’ impressive volume ofContinue Reading









