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3rd Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival Opens its Contest for Local Students

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 9:06am
3rd Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival Opens its Contest for Local Students

 

According to Patch.com:

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Four Catholic Schools Win National Blue Ribbon Honor

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Friday, September 16th, 2011, 6:48am
Four Catholic Schools Win National Blue Ribbon Honor

 

The following information was sent to us by Brie Hall: 

 

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170 Montgomery County Public School Students Are National Merit Semifinalists

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Thursday, September 15th, 2011, 7:35am
170 Montgomery County Public School Students Are National Merit Semifinalists

 

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 170 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in the 2012 competition, 13 more than the previous year. The semifinalists will go on to compete nationally for scholarships that will be offered in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. 

The MCPS semifinalists come from 14 high schools. The high schools and number of semifinalists are:

Bethesda-Chevy Chase: 14

Montgomery Blair: 44

James Hubert Blake: 1

Winston Churchill: 13

Albert Einstein: 1

Walter Johnson: 9

Richard Montgomery: 39

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U.S. Department of Agriculture to Honor All MCPS Elementary Schools for Nutrition and Health

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Friday, September 9th, 2011, 7:39am
U.S. Department of Agriculture to Honor All MCPS Elementary Schools for Nutrition and Health

According to Montgomery County Schools, on Friday, Sept. 9th, 10 a.m., The United States Department of Agriculture will honor all Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) elementary schools for their focus on healthy meals, quality physical education and nutrition and health education in classrooms. USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon will present HealthierUS School Challenge awards to all elementary schools.

WHO:  Montgomery County Board of Education President Christopher S. Barclay, Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr, USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon, MCPS Director of Food and Nutrition Services Marla Caplon

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Superintendent Starr to Host First 'Listen and Learn' Events

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Friday, September 2nd, 2011, 12:45pm
Superintendent Starr to Host First 'Listen and Learn' Events

 

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All Montgomery County Public Schools Open on Time

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011, 6:47am
All Montgomery County Public Schools Open on Time

On Tuesday, August 30th, power has been restored to all Montgomery County Public Schools. All schools will open on time.

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Better Education Through Open Publishing

Submitted by Cher Murphy, President of Cher Murphy PR
Monday, August 29th, 2011, 12:41pm
Better Education Through Open Publishing

 

Open publisher Lulu helps students and teachers profit and share their ideas with readers all over the world.

Dr. Tony Kemerly, professor of biomechanics at High Point University, was frustrated by the limited resources for his class and had spent countless hours every semester stapling worksheets together for his students – a common problem for the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s recorded 1.7 million post-secondary teachers in the country.  Luckily, with the help of open publishing platform Lulu and its eBooks and print-on-demand technologies, these teachers and professors can publish their content for free and can be sure their students are receiving the most up-to-date classroom materials at an affordable price they set.

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