On Tuesday evening, about 15 cars proceeded slowly down Apache Court in north Frederick. Some honked, others played “Happy Birthday” loudly from stereos, and some had passengers hanging out the windows holding decorated posters.
Correction: First team member Ethan Coleman is a student at Walkersville High School.
New courses in various subject areas will be offered to students in Frederick County middle and high schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
Walkersville High School students won this year’s countywide Academic Tournament, achieving their sixth win in the tournament’s history. Their first was in 1997, and they won again in 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2018. As the home of the championship team, Walkersville High gets to display the trophy.
As a junior at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, Wilson Seltzer is getting a preview of how getting into college might be a little bit more cutthroat than he thought.
Frederick County’s Board of Education is planning to take a deeper look at materials used for class instruction after a Nazi flag was found hanging in the window of a Gov. Thomas Johnson High School classroom earlier this month.
The final week of regular season of Frederick County’s Academic Tournament ended in fitting fashion Feb. 14. The two statistical leaders won the first two matches, and the night ended with a crowd-pleasing competitive match.
Correction: First team member Ethan Coleman is a student at Walkersville High School.
New courses in various subject areas will be offered to students in Frederick County middle and high schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
Walkersville High School students won this year’s countywide Academic Tournament, achieving their sixth win in the tournament’s history. Their…
As a junior at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, Wilson Seltzer is getting a preview of how getting into college might be a little bit more cut…
Frederick County’s Board of Education is planning to take a deeper look at materials used for class instruction after a Nazi flag was found ha…
The final week of regular season of Frederick County’s Academic Tournament ended in fitting fashion Feb. 14. The two statistical leaders won t…
The following students have been named to the honor roll for the second marking period of the 2019-2020 school year at Gov. Thomas Johnson Hig…
A Gov. Thomas Johnson High School student was struck by a car Friday morning near North Frederick Elementary School, according to a FindOutFir…
Week six of FCPS’s Academic Team season was a good argument for the existence of the league. Three evenly skilled teams played three excellent…
A Facebook post showing a Nazi flag hanging in a classroom window of Gov. Thomas Johnson High School went viral over the weekend, prompting ou…
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