On the big screen seen by all, Rihanna shines, performing her most popular songs and exciting the crowd in person sitting in the stands or at home on their couch. On a screen only seen by some, Justina Miles is interpreting the show for all deaf viewers to enjoy the same way hearing people do.
The Model United Nations club competes with other high schools at conferences, where they debate international issues by representing a country in a simulation of a United Nations assembly.
The clash of sabers grabs your attention. You watch two players glide back and forth, fighting for the touch that ends the bout. Each player is as skilled as the other, working just as hard to emerge as champion. One final jab ends it all with the touch of the sword. The fencer who won it al…
“I think for the most part, no one really took it seriously, cause again, it was all just a big joke. I mean, it shouldn’t be,” said an anonymous B-CC student after a Restorative Justice session.
Coming into their first round matchup in the NCAA tournament, the second-seeded Maryland Lady Terrapins were coming off a loss to Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, while 15th-seeded Holy Cross were coming off of a six game win streak including a Patriot League championship win.
“Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich today announced his funding recommendations for Montgomery County’s FY24 operating budget. Mr. Elrich expressed support for the College’s full request of $345.1 million, which includes $148.4 million in current funds support from the county. This will…
The City of Gaithersburg Youth Services and the Gaithersburg Youth Opportunities Coalition will host their Opioid Awareness Youth Voice Summit Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park.
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) held its MCYO: EXOTIQUE and MCYO: Future Stars and Small Ensembles concerts on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Strathmore Hall and 1 p.m. at Bender JCC, respectively.
American Jewish poet Linda Pastan lived in Potomac, Maryland, for the majority of her life and died in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Jan. 30, 2023.
Tony Hoffman led a community talk on opioid prevention at Gaithersburg High School on March 8 at 6 p.m.
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Acts of antisemitism have recently been occurring all over the county and in our own school. The county as a whole hasn’t done anything to put a stop to the issue, after releasing a single statement after the first incident. This school has begun providing Holocaust education to help put a s…
“You’re special.”
“When we talk of breaking glass ceilings, Past President Plank exemplifies this analogy. Not only was she the first woman elected as mayor of Kensington, she was also the first woman elected President of the Maryland Municipal League and the first to serve as Maryland’s National League of Ci…
Poem entries for the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest are due Thursday, Feb. 23, by midnight ET.
Two students on Whitman’s Debate team allegedly made a series of antisemitic comments about their Jewish teammates during an off-campus team trip in mid-December. The allegations were first reported on Sunday by The Washington Post, which had obtained a January email that a student team memb…
More than 450 students filled the gym for SGA’s first-ever Cupid Shuffle dance on Saturday night. The Valentine’s Day-themed Charity Month raised an estimated $9,000, with all proceeds benefiting Shepherd’s Table.
In January, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), led by Governor Ron DeSantis, banned the pilot AP African American Studies course from being taught in high schools. DeSantis justified this move by citing its violation of Florida’s educational laws, specifically its policy of ‘educati…
“Savor Bethesda” Restaurant Week returns to downtown Bethesda Thursday and runs until Feb. 26.
A virtual meeting on the yearlong Tuckerman Lane Road Diet Pilot program will be held on Zoom for community members to provide public feedback on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m.
The Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA) passed its Digital Balance Resolution at its assembly on Jan. 24.
On Oct. 17, 2022, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration announced the installation of two miles of protected bike lanes on Old Georgetown Road in North Bethesda between West Cedar Lane and Nicholson Road and narrow driving lanes. The decision, which was offic…
"The Bethesda Historical Society will always be grateful to Bill Offutt for preserving the stories of Bethesda's special history for folks to learn and enjoy for years to come."
Oprah Winfrey spoke at Gov. Wes Moore’s Inauguration 2023 on Jan. 18.
Gov. Wes Moore delivered Maryland’s State of the State address on Feb. 1.
After a record number of MCPS staff resigned from their positions last year, Whitman welcomed 15 new teachers this fall, many of whom students are meeting for the first time as they settle into their second semester classes.
The Whitman poms team took home the first place trophy on Saturday afternoon in the Blake High School invitational, their third competition of the year.
As the days get colder and the clouds get gloomier you may notice many more mood shifts in your daily life. This condition is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is a condition that is responsible for causing people to be overtired, emotionally drained or even depressed during the co…
On Monday, Jan. 3, three swastikas were found drawn on an art table in room 187, where senior class sponsor Unsil Kim teaches. Swastikas had also been found at Silver Creek Middle School and another unnamed school in the county. Montgomery County faced three reported acts of antisemitism at …
When students entered the bustling Commons at lunch today, they stumbled upon the sight of red lanterns and other themed decorations lining the stairwell and surrounding walls, and the sound of traditional Chinese music filling the open space. On the stage, a crowd formed a line to sample a …
The We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign is continuing its collaboration with PTA organizations in Montgomery County to help residents get vaccinated.
The City of Rockville is celebrating Lunar New Year this year by holding a free event at this school that celebrates Rockville’s Asian cultures with performances, activities, and snacks. Organized in partnership with Rockville’s Asian Pacific American Task Force, according to the City of Roc…
Soft chatter from the cast members of “Matilda” floats throughout the chorus room, harmonizing with gentle hums from Olga, the portable air conditioner in the corner. Chilly and charged, the room’s atmosphere settled as Diego Gutierrez, a WCHS senior, clapped his hands, calling for attention.
MCPS leaders joined local government officials at a press conference on Thursday to address the growing impact of opioid overdoses on the school system.
The SGA hosted Whitman’s first-ever “Career Day” event in the Commons last Thursday and Friday. The program brought together parents who work in various career fields to speak about their occupations and professional journeys.
Mousey Thompson and The James Brown Experience honored Martin Luther King Jr. through the music of the musical voice of the Civil Rights Movement, James Brown, in a special concert held on Jan. 14 at 8 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, a landmark ruling that recognized the constitutional right to abortion for all Americans:
Coming home from a lengthy day of school and extracurriculars is how the average high schooler spends their day. The act of juggling many roles at once can be burdensome to one but rewarding to others. Meley Ghermay is the MCR-SGA South Regional Liaison, class president of the class of 2025 …
Junior Katie Berkman has experienced a lot in the field of athletics, but no sport has stuck with her in the way dance has. Her desire to spend every afternoon spinning and leaping is drawn from her older sister, who motivated her to begin the dance pathway that would have an impact on the r…
The first ever all-girls wrestling dual meet match in MOCO history will take place this Saturday at WJ. The matchup features Queen Anne’s County High School and the Wildcats. This event will become only the second all-girls wrestling match ever in Maryland. Last year, Queen Anne’s hosted the…
On December 9, 2022, Montgomery County issued an urgent message about the recent epidemic of a dangerous substance: Fentanyl is a powerful opioid drug that has been said to be up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
In January 1978, slanderous remarks were made against Khomeini, who was the first leader of the Islamic republic. Civilians went in the streets and protested against the regime. By Sept. 8, the regime imposed martial law where troops went out and killed thousands of people. A year later, Moh…
“Can I go to the bathroom?” senior Sofie Vinick asks her teacher. She grabs the pass and strolls down the hallway in the direction of the nearest hallway. As approaches the door a white sign blares in her face with the words OUT OF ORDER. She walks down the hallway towards the next bathroom …
For the first time in its history, this school brought a chess team to a scholastic nationals tournament. The 2022 National Chess Grade Championship was held in Maryland, Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, in National Harbor. With 2,461 players total from grades K-12 around the nation, competing here w…
Over 2,000 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members converged on the city to celebrate the sorority's 115th Founders' Day Celebration through acts of service from Thursday to Sunday.
A crowd of BIPOC youth rallied to call for an end to the war in Ukraine and to save the climate in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, Saturday at noon.
The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) will be held from April 28-30 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in the Washington D.C. metro area.
Each Saturday afternoon since Sept. 23, chants of “Zan Zendigi Azadî” — Farsi for “Woman, Life, Freedom” — have filled the National Mall. Thousands huddle around the green, white and red Iranian flag embroidered with a golden lion, the Persian flag, in protest of the “sexist administration” …
When writing her 2006 national bestselling book, “The Overachievers,” Whitman alum Alexandra Robbins (‘94) shadowed eight Whitman students in their day-to-day lives. She aimed to portray the extensive and underreported lengths high school students go to when applying to top universities.
A must see presentation on the rich history of the Montgomery County Sentinel, all 164 years of it, at the January 25th Montgomery County Historical Society Conference.
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