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 …
Lu was the only student from the mid-Atlantic region to place.
Montgomery Blair High School took home some hardware in the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium May 2-6. Blair student Jessica Lu was the only student from the mid-Atlantic region to place in the competition. She took third for her research titled, “Determination of Binding Energy Hotspots on a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody against HIV-1." “The students I've met are so talented, smart, and funny and are truly the cream of the crop of the next generation of science/engineering leaders," Lu said. "JSHS is a wonderfully supportive and tight-knit community to be a part of, and I'm so happy to have had to opportunity to join it.” The category in which Lu competed, Life Sciences, is one of the most competitive ones, with more than …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The team will be honored in Washington, DC on June 4.
A Montgomery Blair High School student received the honor of being named a member of the 2012 USA Mathematical Olympiad Team (USAMOT) on May 9. Samuel Zbarsky—a junior in the Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet Program—will join an elite team of 12 as they travel to Slovenia to compete in the 2012 International Linguistics Olympiad, which will be held July 29 to August 4. Zbarsky will also take part in a Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During this time, he will be given the chance to join five of his teammates to compete at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad competition (IMO). The competition will be held in Argentina in the city of Mar del Plata on July 4-16. “I am happy…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Top five stories in education.
Keep a tab on the top news headlines in education. This week, about 100 schools nationwide take part in a new pilot project, early education program has to prove it's valuable, and an update on the "Maryland Dream Act." 1. Keeping Maryland's dream alive Maryland residents take on the issue of undocumented students and if they should be eligible for in-state college tuition. 2. Evaluating Head Start Over a hundred Head Start programs have been identified as deficient and will have to reapply for their federal funding. 3. Montgomery, Prince George’s and Baltimore superintendents ask lawmakers to restore education funding during special session The Maryland General Assembly passed a new budget during the regular 90-day session. However, …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Share your memories of your time at Blair High School.
As the school year comes to an end and graduation is around the corner, it's time to share memories of your time in high school with friends, family and classmates. So share them on Patch! Add your photos from your time at Blair High School to this post and have a place to share these memories beyond just the pages of your yearbook. Got a great picture from the homecoming game? What about that special pep rally or school play? We know you have those couple shots from prom. After you upload the photos, tell us who's in them. Congratulations class of 2012!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The team will represent Montgomery County in the state competition
Four teams from Montgomery Blair High School demolished the competition in the 2012 Montgomery County Envirothon. Teams from Blair took first, second, third and fifth place among 22 teams at the event, which was held at the Montgomery County Agriculture History Farm Park. The first place winners from Blair will represent the county in the 2012 Maryland Envirothon Competition June 20-21 at St. James High School. In the 22-year history of the state competition, Blair has had multiple first place teams and has previously finished as one of the top five teams in the country, according to a news release. Members of the first place team included Sharon Chen and Kiran Matharu of Potomac, Vivienne Chen and Lisha Ruan of Rockville and Tatyana …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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 …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program honors distinguished graduating high school seniors.
A Montgomery Blair High School student was recently nominated as a finalist in the U.S Presidential Scholars Program. Ziyao (Chacha) Wang, a graduating senior, shares this honor with three other students from the state of Maryland. She was nominated as one of 141 student finalists on Wednesday, May 2. The evaluation process starts with about 3,300 nationwide candidates who send in their applications. From there, about 550 semifinalists are selected and then down to 141 finalists. Each student is evaluated based on their academic achievements, leadership, personal character, contribution to school and community, and creativity through an evaluation and review process administered by the U.S. Department of Education. On June 16, Wang and …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
This week's top Montgomery County news.
Catch up on the news you missed this week including a budget proposal for a larger police force in Gaithersburg, what Potomac looked like 400 million years ago and a Twitter gun threat at Quince Orchard High School. QO Administrators Investigated Twitter Gun Threat Tuesday NORTH POTOMAC - Early Tuesday morning, a student notified the Quince Orchard High School administration of a Twitter post suggesting a student might bring a gun to school. After an investigation, it was determined there was no credible threat, according to a letter sent home to parents by principal Carole Working. Read the full story on North Potomac-Darnestown Patch. Young Heroin Overdose Survivor Warns Peers GERMANTOWN - Lea Edgecomb never regained the ability to …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
The week's top Montgomery County news headlines.
Catch up on news you might have missed this week including the arrest of a man wanted in connection to a Gaithersburg shooting, an announcement by former County Executive Mike Duncan that he is exploring his political options, and the death of journalist Cokie Roberts' recently adopted dog. Free Clothing 'Closet' Serves Needy in Montgomery County COLESVILLE - Several times a year thousands of Montgomery County residents load up bags of clothes, shoes, books and housewares at C-4's clothes closet. The non-profit, which stands for Colesville Council of Community Congregations, survives on donations from its 16 member religious center and from the public.Read more on Colesville Patch. Silver Spring Man Charged in Gaithersburg Shooting …
Joe Thomas
5:23 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Not that it makes a huge difference but there were two girls killed in that wreck on River Road. Not three. Didone gets that wrong all of the time. I doubt seriously if there is any epidemic. its kids being teenagers. Yesterday six girls were found drinking in some woods near Great Seneca Hghwy. You would have thought it was the capture of John Dillinger. Kids are going to drink just like we … more ›