Sunday, May 20, 2012
School news from across Montgomery County Patches.
With nearly 200 public schools and scores of private schools in Montgomery County, there's bound to be plenty of news. Here are some of the top school headlines from across Montgomery County's Patch sites this week. Former Whitman HS Principal Dies BETHESDA—Jerry Marco, who served as principal of Walt Whitman High School from 1975 to 2004, died May 9. Read the full story on Bethesda Patch. Loiederman Principal Transferring to Bethesda School WHEATON—Principal Alison Serino is leaving Wheaton's A. Mario Loiederman Middle School to take the helm at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, effective July 1. Read the full story on Wheaton Patch. Julia Konner Leads B-CC To County Gymnastics Title CHEVY CHASE—The Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Share your memories of your time at WJ.
As the school year comes to an end and graduation is around the corner, it's time to share memories of your time in high school with friends, family and classmates. So share them on Patch! Add your photos from your time at Walter Johnson High School to this post and have a place to share these memories beyond just the pages of your yearbook. Got a great picture from the homecoming game? What about that special pep rally or school play? We know you have those couple shots from prom. After you upload the photos, tell us who's in them. Congratulations class of 2012!
Share your memories of your time at B-CC.
As the school year comes to an end and graduation is around the corner, it's time to share memories of your time in high school with friends, family and classmates. So share them on Patch! Add your photos from your time at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School to this post and have a place to share these memories beyond just the pages of your yearbook. Got a great picture from the homecoming game? What about that special pep rally or school play? We know you have those couple shots from prom. After you upload the photos, tell us who's in them. Congratulations class of 2012!
Share your memories of your time at Walt Whitman High School.
As the school year comes to an end and graduation is around the corner, it's time to share memories of your time in high school with friends, family and classmates. So share them on Patch! Add your photos from your time at Walt Whitman High School to this post and have a place to share these memories beyond just the pages of your yearbook. Got a great picture from the homecoming game? What about that special pep rally or school play? We know you have those couple shots from prom. After you upload the photos, tell us who's in them. Congratulations class of 2012!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Teen substance abuse now is similar to the problems of 1993, when authorities were called to action to combat teen drinking and driving, police said.
A year ago this week Montgomery County was rocked by the loss of three Magruder High School students killed in a drunk driving accident. Now, activists say, it’s time for the community to wake up. The Montgomery County Council of PTAs hosted a community action forum Wednesday, gathering police, community leaders, parents, teachers and students to discuss a growing substance and alcohol abuse problem in Montgomery County. “We are far too overrepresentive of drug and alcohol related tragedies. The number one cause of death continues to be alcohol related crashes and teen driving crashes,” said Captain Thomas Didone, director of the Montgomery County Police Traffic Division. “The summary of what’s going on with underage drinking – we’ve …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Representatives from Montgomery County Police, Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County State's Attorney will answer questions related to teen drinking and substance abuse in Montgomery County.
Do you think teenage drinking is a growing problem in Montgomery County? Is substance abuse getting out of hand? Are you just curious about the issues? Community leaders including police, school principals, representatives from the Montgomery County State's Attorney's office and school board members will come together tonight to present a community action forum on teen drinking and substance abuse. After a presentation from the panel, the floor will be open to questions and discussion about the risks and life impact of teenage substance abuse. The presentation starts at 7 p.m. in the Montgomery County Public Schools Carver Educational Services Center Auditorium located at 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Jerry Marco passed away last Wednesday, according to NBC.
Jerry Marco, who served as principal of Walt Whitman High School from 1975 to 2004, has died, NBC Washington reports. During his tenure at MCPS, Marco also worked as a math teacher, counselor and assistant principal before becoming principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School at 34, according to NBC Washington. While at Whitman, he emphasized the arts and founded the Connections program, geared to support students with emotional, behavioral, and social issues. Marco passed away May 9, NBC Washington reported. "For 29 years, Dr. Marco served as the principal of Walt Whitman High School and was integral to building its reputation as one of the nation's best high schools," read a statement MCPS released to NBC Washington. "Dr. Marco was …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The debate surrounding school resource officers continues. Montgomery County Council members and the county police chief have suggested a roundtable to address the issue.
What place do police officers have in Montgomery County's public schools? The issue of how to fund school resource officers continues to baffle county officials. The county's schools, police and council all recognize the benefit of the placing officers at local public high schools, but disagree as to its implementation and its scope. Police Chief Thomas Manger in January told the council that adding officers to schools would greatly impact the department's ability to deal with youth crime. With the budget cuts in previous years, only one SROs has been assigned to each police district, although previously the county boasted one officer per school cluster. The cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville supply officers to their city high schools…
Bethesda high schools rank in U.S. News and World Report's top schools in the state.
In a recent report, U.S. News and World Report ranked three Bethesda high schools in the top six schools in Maryland. Walt Whitman ranked second in the state, Walter Johnson came in fifth and Bethesda-Chevy Chase ranked sixth. Significantly, the top seven public high schools in the state, according to this year's U.S. News and World Report ranking, are all in Montgomery County: Nationally, Whitman ranked at 84, WJ came in at 118 and B-CC ranked at 151. The report looked at 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Read about the methodology used by U.S. News and World Report to rank the schools.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
This week's top Montgomery County news.
Catch up on any news you missed this week including a budget proposal for a larger police force in Gaithersburg, what Potomac looked like 400 million years ago and a Twitter gun threat at Quince Orchard High School. QO Administrators Investigated Twitter Gun Threat Tuesday NORTH POTOMAC - Early Tuesday morning, a student notified the Quince Orchard High School administration of a Twitter post suggesting a student might bring a gun to school. After an investigation, it was determined there was no credible threat, according to a letter sent home to parents by principal Carole Working. Read the full story on North Potomac-Darnestown Patch. Young Heroin Overdose Survivor Warns Peers GERMANTOWN - Lea Edgecomb never regained the ability to walk …
Joe Thomas
5:23 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Not that it makes a huge difference but there were two girls killed in that wreck on River Road. Not three. Didone gets that wrong all of the time. I doubt seriously if there is any epidemic. its kids being teenagers. Yesterday six girls were found drinking in some woods near Great Seneca Hghwy. You would have thought it was the capture of John Dillinger. Kids are going to drink just like we … more ›