Charles W. Woodward High School will reopen in fall 2027 at 11211 Old Georgetown Road and will use the wolf as its mascot after more than 900 community votes picked wolves with a gold highlight color.
The rebuilt school will house regional arts, STEM, and a middle college program.
Yogi, the young black bear first seen drinking from a Germantown birdbath in June, has returned and was spotted in recent weeks between Carderock and Avenel in Potomac.
Maryland DNR confirmed Oct. 30 that it's the same bear and urged residents to secure food, bring pet food indoors, and keep a safe distance.
Whitman won the Class 4A/3A boys state golf title at the University of Maryland Golf Course; Miles Simpson was runner-up and Andie Greenberg won the girls individual title.
Churchill beat Montgomery Blair 6-0 for the county field hockey crown, and Clarksburg will host Parkdale in the state flag football quarterfinals on Nov. 3.
Bethesda Magazine highlighted 10 Montgomery County restaurants worth visiting, naming Bob's Shanghai 66, Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge & La Limeña Grill in Rockville in its Insider's Guide 2026-2027.
Cooper Liu Li (Montgomery Blair High School) and Grace E.
Li (Richard Montgomery High School) were named 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars, two of three Maryland students honored alongside Chelsea I. Sun (Atholton High School).
Whitman Crew won WMIRA gold at Occoquan Reservoir last year and placed 10th (girls) and 16th (boys) at the Head of the Charles two weekends ago, and the nearly 100-member, self-funded program will celebrate its 40th anniversary in January while pushing to grow county rowing amid $40,000 to $65,000 boat costs.
Gaithersburg beat Bethesda-Chevy Chase 1-0 on Oct.
29 in Bethesda to reach the Class 4A West II regional semifinals after Ricky Najarro's 65th-minute tap-in; goalkeeper David Guzman made (13 saves) and the Trojans will play Churchill in Potomac on Friday night.
New state report shows roughly 67% of Montgomery County Public Schools earned four or more stars on the 2025–2026 Maryland School Report Card, a 14-point gain from last year, and 97% of the district’s 200 rated schools scored three stars or higher, the Maryland State Department of Education reported Thursday.
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