A new report published by the Office of superintendents confirms that the MCPS class of 2012 outscored all other counties in Maryland for AP testing. In 2012, 67.3 percent of MCPS students took one or...
By Emilie Plesset, Online Editor-In-Chief
• March 1, 2013
The Montgomery County Board of Education approved a request at its Jan. 8 meeting to add $364,000 of funding into the School Securities System Projects which will allow all MCPS elementary schools to install...
CHS staff and administration are working to improve financial processes and procedures after receiving a subpar 2012 internal audit from MCPS.
Some of the audit’s criticisms included incorrectly classified...
From 6:30 in the morning when the first high school buses arrive, to after 4 in the afternoon when the last activity buses have dropped off students, Jane Houston is busy keeping local kids safe.
Houston,...
By Manisha Singh, Online News Editor
• October 14, 2012
Montgomery County Superintendent Joshua Starr will hold his first Student Town Hall meeting at Northwest High School Oct. 15. There will be multiple events held at various schools throughout the county...
Of CHS’ 2011 graduates, 82.8 percent scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam, making CHS the school with the highest scores in MCPS and Maryland.
MCPS high schools as a whole ranked first in Maryland...
Ever since the days of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dazed and Confused and now Project X, parties have been a staple of high school culture. Many students in this area have adopted a "work hard, play...
Halloween has, and always will be, one of the greatest holidays. Children enjoy picking out costumes, teens enjoy socializing with their friends, and adults get to act like kids. But this year, instead...
After a report published last February that detailed Montgomery County’s budget shortfall, legislators in the Maryland general assembly have been hard at work trying to close the deficit.
Though it...
Near the end of the last school year, the CHS web team adopted a new platform for its website, the third different design in less than a year.
Unlike the old website, which was designed by CHS...
