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 Wednesday night 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. What kind of questions …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Alison Serino will become principal of Westland Middle School.
A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Wheaton opened as a magnet arts school in 2005, with Alison Serino as principal. But Serino is moving on, and will take the helm at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, effective July 1. The Board of Education approved the administrative appointment at its meeting last week. Montgomery County Public Schools organized a meeting with parents Monday night to answer questions about the principal selection process. Read Serino's farewell letter to students, staff and parents.
Monday, May 14, 2012
A small change in the building design made late in the process is under dispute.
Seven worksessions over the last four months will culminate Tuesday night in a presentation and discussion with the community about the schematic designs for the Thomas Edison High School of Technology modernization. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place at the high school in Room 2206, starting at 7 p.m. Designs for the modernization of Wheaton High School will also be shown. The design committee includes community members, Montgomery County Public Schools representatives and Grimm and Parker Architects. Theresa Defino, an Edison parent, is one of the committee members representing the high school. In an email to the Board of Education that was posted on the Parents Coalition blog on Friday, Defino called attention …
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The hall of fame's inaugural class includes five athletes, one coach/administrator and one coach.
Seven inductees took their places as the inaugural class of Wheaton High School's Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, although two were unable to attend the ceremony and celebratory dinner at American Legion Post 268 in Wheaton. For more about the athletes and to see photos from the May 12 ceremony, check out Chris Culkin's blog post in the Local Voices section.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Ninety low-income children and teens living in housing subsidized by the
Housing Opportunities Commission will be honored for their academic achievement over the school year.
The Upper County Recreation Center in Gaithersburg will host and honor 90 students from low-income families Thursday night for their academic achievements. Among the honorees is Ali Jasmine from Highland Elementary School in Wheaton. Jasmine received a 4.0 grade point average. For the 15th consecutive year, Montgomery County's Housing Opportunities Commission teams with Chicken Out Rotisserie to form the "Food for Thought" program. Students from low-income families or living in housing subsidized by the HOC who earn at least a 3.0 grade point average or show significant improvement in their grades with a counselor recommendation are eligible for the academic achievement award, the HOC's Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator Stephanie …
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…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Read what one Wheaton parent says about the teachers who taught her.
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week for Montgomery County Public Schools, and one Wheaton parent took the opportunity to praise the teachers she has learned from over the years. "Our teachers shape our minds and affect who we will become, in small or large ways," Frances Frost writes in the Local Voices section on Wheaton Patch. What teachers have made a positive impact in your life and in the lives of your children? Tell us in the comments.
Aaron William Murray Lamere, of the 25400 block of Jarl Drive, was arrested Monday for several sex-related offenses.
A Gaithersburg man was arrested Monday for several sex-related offenses, Montgomery County police announced in a press release. Aaron William Murray Lamere, of the 25400 block of Jarl Drive, was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, four counts of sexual solicitation of a minor, four counts of committing a third degree sex offense, three counts of sexual abuse of a minor, one count of committing a fourth degree sex offense, and two counts of indecent exposure, police said. Lamere, 39, had worked as a media services technician at Silver Spring’s Northwood High School until recently, police said. While investigating a March 14 tip that a Northwood employee—later identified as Lamere—was in possession of child …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Natithorn Bhusri received the Jane E. Lawton Memorial Award in the 31st annual Congressional Art Competition.
Natithorn Bhusri, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School, won the Jane E. Lawton Memorial Award for his charcoal and chalk drawing titled, "First Wave." Bhusri was one of 15 winners announced by Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen in the 31st annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students on April 30 at VisArts in Rockville. More than 260 students from 25 schools within the Eighth Congressional District participated in the competition. Bhusri's artwork was one of 95 entries selected for the exhibition on display at VisArts through May 17. Abby Ingersoll Gilbertson is Bhusri's art instructor at Kennedy. The Jane E. Lawton Memorial Award is named for the late Delegate Lawton and was established in 2008. Bhusri's artwork …
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10:19 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Great link Susan! This is what I see at schools all the time and it is truly a great thing, these officers do more than folks realize and they are often so underappreciated by those who do not see them in action. more ›