By Ally Salzberg, Assistant Online Editor
• February 23, 2020
Whether it snows or not is completely out of our hands. As much as students may want it to work--flushing ice cubes down the toilet, sleeping with a spoon under pillows or wearing pajamas inside out--...
On Weds. Dec. 4, MCPS hosted a meeting at Gaithersburg High School to discuss the topic of redistricting. This was the first of six meetings planned to keep families up to date on the topic of redistricting,...
By Jasper Bernstein, Assistant Observations Editor
• November 13, 2019
MCPS has given students a choice of the next school calendar after the change in Maryland policy.
To effectively compare schedules across different years, The Observer has added up the amount of days...
By Ohio Meshanko, Promotions Manager
• November 6, 2019
In recent years, many MCPS classrooms have been completely overhauled to accommodate a modern learning and teaching experience. The widespread adoption of Promethean boards and chromebooks, specifically,...
Montgomery County Public Schools such as WCHS have consistently ranked among the best in the country and are growing at high speeds, though a great divide exists between schools in wealthy areas and schools...
By Sophie Liss, Editor-in-Chief
• February 8, 2019
If you are an MCPS student, the phrase “lockdown” likely generates memories of covering classroom windows, locking the door and sitting silently under desks during drills and emergencies. However,...
By Miranda Chung, Assistant Opinions Editor
• December 21, 2018
The Oct. 8 limo crash in New York is considered to be the deadliest U.S. car accident in nine years according to the New York Times. After killing 20 people, including the driver of the vehicle and two...
Following student and staff input in relation to which holidays the most students are absent, MCPS is considering two proposals for the 2019-2020 calendar.
Both have 182 days of instruction, which...
By Vicky Gunawan, Observations Editor
• October 18, 2018
Starting Jun. 18, 2019 free meals will be distributed during the summer at approximately 120 sites throughout Montgomery County.
The county will provide meals to students attending summer school or...
MCPS has a $2.519 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to fund operations for the 204 schools included in the county.
While MCPS may be adequately funded, there are still alarming disparities...
By Brandon Li, Online News Editor
• February 8, 2018
MCPS is now offering a free SAT or ACT voucher for every junior.
In order to receive the free voucher, students must apply through the Counseling Department or the College/Career Center....
MCPS has created and implemented a new platform for reporting grades posting assignments:myMCPS Classroom. This will replace the use of Edline for the 2017-2018 school year.
The new system is more cost...
