The Student Member of the Board (SMOB) is a position in which a tenth or eleventh grade MCPS student can obtain for the subsequent school year. As SMOB, this student represents MCPS students at board meetings, and votes on behalf of MCPS students. The current SMOB for the 2018-2019 school year is Ananya Tadikonda, a senior at Richard Montgomery High school. Tadikonda works on bringing attention to issues relevant to MCPS students. Recently, she was able to get the Board of Ed

Wootton High School, known to be one of Montgomery County’s most outstanding, schools, also is directed by a successful student government association. MCR took a glimpse into Wootton’s SGA by interviewing their SGA co-president, Liam Hall. Hall, a senior at Wootton, has been involved in SGA for two years and says he loves the community Wootton offers. Hall stated, “I think being a part of any school’s SGA opens door to affect the school community. For me, I’ve definitely enj

With over 200 schools and over 163,000 students, Montgomery County is Maryland’s largest school district and one of the most diverse in the state. These 163,000 students are funneled into their respective schools through geographical areas called clusters. Students, based on location, are assigned to elementary and middle schools which then feed into their respective high schools. Montgomery County currently has around 20 clusters. On January 8, the Board of Education resolut