MCPS and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) hosted a mental health forum for students and their families at Seneca Valley High School on May 31. Attendees participated...

The Board of Education voted against a proposal that would require MCPS students to complete a semester-long financial literacy course in order to graduate at a meeting on Tuesday. The measure failed in...

Seniors gathered one final time for graduation at the Jerome M. Marco stadium yesterday morning. Emerging from a tumultuous four years, this year’s graduates donned their caps and gowns to attend...

Former Whitman social studies teacher Kirkland Shipley accepted a government plea offer at a court hearing yesterday morning, pleading guilty to sexually abusing a high school student and possessing sexually...

Nearly 860 MCPS teachers are resigning or retiring from their positions by the end of the school year, according to the MCPS Department of Staffing and Certification. The latest figure represents approximately...

MCPS hosted its fourth annual Pride Town Hall at Walter Johnson High School on Saturday. The school district held the event to build support for stronger LGBTQ+ school communities, according to MCPS officials.   The...

The MVA announced in a May 3 press release that it will end pandemic-era modifications to the driver’s test and resume administration of the open-road portion of the exam on June 6. Since June 2020,...

This story was updated at 9:24 a.m. on May 23 to include additional ICDC finalists from Whitman.  Whitman juniors Justin Yang and Rohin Dahiya won first place in the “Buying and Merchandising Team...

The language department opened the World Language Cafe this semester for students to celebrate the diverse language and culture at Whitman with country-based events each month.   Spanish teacher and...

Over 480 seniors attended Whitman’s first prom celebration in three years on May 6 at the North Bethesda Marriott in Rockville.  From 8:00 p.m. until midnight, the school’s graduating class danced...

MCPS ended its COVID-19 contact tracing program on May 2 to align with recommendations from the county’s Department of Health and Human Services. The school district first announced the change in a community...

The Whitman community celebrated the school’s first in-person Festival of the Arts event since May 2019 on April 27-28. The festival showcased students’ artwork, and featured performances from Whitman’s...