After the first MoCo EmpowHER Forum was successfully held last year, the second annual forum, held on December 8, was hosted thanks to the hard work and planning from the members. The forum was a productive and inspiring gathering in which students from the county were freely able to voice their opinions and issues in regards to women in roles of leadership. The forum included several different interactive activities. The agenda began with a slam poem which progressed to an e

Montgomery County Public Schools is tackling an important issue after an alleged hazing incident that occurred at Damascus High School earlier this month, where five members of the junior varsity football team were charged with various counts of sexual assault and second-degree rape. In late October, MCPS students gathered at the Montgomery County Council’s hearing room in a Youth Town Hall, in order to be a part of the conversation in finding a solution to bullying and hazin

In April of the 2017-2018 school year, a General Assembly convened to vote for the coming year’s officer team. Among the four officers elected to serve as leaders of the organization is MCR Treasurer Safwan Masood. Masood is a senior at Paint Branch High School and has been an active member of MCR since his freshman year at Paint Branch. Outside of MCR, Masood plays varsity baseball and is a member of numerous school clubs such as Model United Nations, the Muslim Student Asso