County Schools Roundup: Employees Get Raise, Elected Officials Teach

With nearly 200 public schools and scores of private schools in Montgomery County, there's bound to be plenty of news. Here are the top school headlines from across Montgomery County's Patch sites from Friday, May 18 through Wednesday, May 23:

COLESVILLE—Public school workers in Montgomery County will see their first pay raise in years, school officials announced Monday, May 21. .

CHEVY CHASE—Seven of Montgomery County's elected officials spent Thursday, May 10 teaching, as part of the Montgomery County Education Association's first "Teach for a Day" program. .

WHEATON—Halcyon Ruskin from  received second place in the Gaithersburg Book Festival short story contest. .

ROCKVILLE—Vincent Spadoni, principal of in Rockville, was named the Archdiocese of Washington’s Distinguished Principal of the Year. .

POTOMAC—Various members of and acts from Winston Churchill High School's theatre program were nominated for the Cappies by student critics. .

SILVER SPRING—Nineteen athletes at Northwood High School demonstrated their academic talents during the recently-completed spring sports season, by being recognized as Scholar Athletes at the Spring Sports Awards Night on Thursday, May 17 in the school auditorium. .

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