One of the core advocacy measures that MCR members are encouraged to participate in is testifying in front of the Board of Education about issues that they are passionate about. While many members may be familiar with the process of testifying at Board meetings, for some, it can be difficult to get involved because of the challenges in learning the ins-and-outs of giving a good testimony. Fortunately, MCR’s Legislative Department has compiled an all-inclusive guide to testify

Mcps prides itself on preparing students well for their futures beyond graduation. This can be true for Poolesville graduate Kahlil Greene. Kahlil Greene was elected as Yale’s first black student body president in the school’s history. Greene ran a campaign promising to make campus a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. He was elected in April, winning 89.7 percent of the students’ votes. Prior to his victory, Greene served as on the Yale College Council. Green

Junior Sophia Rankin fell in love with dancing when she was five years old. It was the day of her first competition, and Rankin had driven to a venue just outside Philadelphia. One of her competitors had been recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Despite the diagnosis, she came out on stage in crutches and danced her routine to the best of her ability. The judge awarded her with a first place trophy at the end of the competition. In that moment, Rankin found something s

School infrastructure has been a constantly occurring issue throughout the county and Superintendent Jack Smith has released his vision for schools in the years to come. This plan includes nine new projects for the county and is projected at a cost of $1.82 billion. This year there are 165,439 students total, which shows an increase at about 2,759 students from the year before. With this increase, it is projected that enrollment reaches more than 171,000 students by 2025 whic

Shiima Nantulya, a Walter Johnson High School student, started a club called Maison Shalom, which aims to raise money and awareness about the refugees of the Rwandan genocide. The club’s name means house of peace in French and Hebrew. The club’s main focus is to help refugees who escaped the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and came to the city of Burgundy looking for a place to live, and food to eat. That's when Marguerite “Maggy” Barankitse opened a shelter where refugees could go