Wootton's furious fourth quarter comeback fell short.
No. 1 Churchill High School hosts No. 3 Wootton High School in the 4A/3A West Region finals for boy's lacrosse. The winner advances to Friday's state semifinals. Replay our CoverItLive blog for a game recap and photos.
Teams will be presented proclamations at the start of the Montgomery County Council meeting Tuesday.
Wootton High School can soon add two county proclamations to its trophy case. The Patriots' state champion soccer and golf teams will receive proclamations from the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday. Councilman Phil Andrews, D-Gaithersburg, is expected to present the honor at the start of the meeting. Wootton golfers won the state title on Oct. 24, with a score of 603, beating Urbana by 23. The soccer team became state champs after defeating Perry Hall, 3-1, at Richard Montgomery High School on Nov. 10.
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MCPS high schools were ranked the top seven in the state and placed three schools in the nation's top 100.
Montgomery County features the top seven public schools in the state of Maryland and three of the top 100 in the country, according to the Best High Schools list by US News & World Report. "The Best High Schools list, released Tuesday, ranks schools on academic performance and how schools are preparing students for college-level work," MCPS said in a press release. "The magazine evaluated nearly 22,000 high schools from 49 states and the District of Columbia in developing its report." Potomac's Winston Churchill High School (No. 57), Bethesda's Walt Whitman High School (No. 84) and Rockville's Thomas S. Wootton High School (No. 93) finished with a top-100 ranking. Wootton High Principal Michael Doran said he is happy with the ranking and …
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Tony-nominated performers Christiane Noll (“Ragtime,” “Jekyll & Hyde”) and Brad Oscar (“The Producers,” “Spamalot”) will visit Rockville's Wootton High School to perform and sign autographs.
Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert on Saturday, April 28, featuring Third Eye Blind and Timeflies.
Rockville's Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert featuring musical acts Third Eye Blind and Timeflies on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The concert was the culminating event in a weeklong program aimed at increasing students’ political awareness and civic engagement. Last week teachers were given lesson plans designed by the Wootton Student Government Association, concentrating on immigration, health care, the economy, education and energy.
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Check out important deadlines and events at Wootton and Quince Orchard High Schools this week, including a visit by Tony Award nominees and a signing day celebration for QO athletes.
School Deadlines Wootton High School has extended its deadline to Monday, May 7, for students to register for Summer Institute courses. Registration forms can be found on the school's website or in the main office and should be submitted to Mrs. Cunningham in room 41. She can be reached at 301-517-4750 with any questions. Quince Orchard High School is celebrating "Arts Week". Don't miss out on two events showcasing the school's finest performers: The school is also hosting a "Signing Day" ceremony on Friday for its class of 2012 athletes to honor them and recognize where they will continue their athletic careers next year. Join the QO community in celebrating these students at 11 a.m. in the auditorium. Visiting Broadway Stars Tony Award …
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The Patriots defeated the Bulldogs, 10-9, in overtime to extend an unbeaten streak against their Potomac rival.
Following a highly controversial finish, the Wootton Patriots boys' varsity lacrosse team defeated the Churchill Bulldogs, 10-9, Wednesday night at the Rockville high school.
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A "Rock-the-Vote" concert featuring Timeflies and Third Eye Blind will be held at Wootton's football stadium Saturday night.
Jennifer Taylor is a guidance counselor at Wootton High School with a tall order: organize a concert for Saturday night that would live up to the wildly successful show at the school in 2008. Four years ago the Wootton Student Government Association partnered with BBYO (B'nai B'rith Youth Organization), a Jewish youth organization, to organize a “Rock-the-Vote”- style concert that featured TYGA, the Pat McGee Band and Gym Class Heroes. It drew in close to 2,400 students, according to Taylor, who expects this year’s show, called “TUNED IN: Be the Voice That Rocks the World,” that will feature Third Eye Blind and Timeflies, to be another success. Tickets for Wootton students are $20 and for non-Wootton students they cost $25 on the …
Overtime goal by senior Chris Cornelius lifts Patriots past Bulldogs in divisional rivalry game.
It was the biggest goal of Chris Cornelius's career but it never should have happened. While his overtime game-winner just 16 seconds into the extra stanza lifted the host Patriots to a 10-9 win against rival Churchill in a game Wootton supporters contest should have been over minutes earlier. With the game tied, 8-8, and just over a minute to play, Wootton senior midfielder Danny Weinstein took the ball the length of the field and fired a shot past Churchill goalie Peter Hurd to give the Patriots a 9-8 lead with 1:04 left in the game. However a clock malfunction led to the clock not stopping after the goal. After several minutes of confusion and ensuing discussion, the referee on the field instructed the clock operater in the booth to put…
Ledo's Pizza and Pasta will host a May 15 fundraiser to honor the late Wootton Swim and Dive coach Howard Blume, who died Wednesday, April 18.
A former Wootton High School swimmer is organizing a fundraiser to honor her late coach. Howard Blume, Wootton's swim and dive coach for 14 years, died Wednesday, April 18, from complications with a heart condition, according to a report by The Gazette. "Coach Blume was the Wootton Swim and Dive Team," Lindsey Peller, a 2007 graduate of the Rockville high school, told Patch in an email. "He cared for his swimmers as if they were his own children and hoped for their success in all aspects of life. "He will be truly missed by the Wootton community as well as the larger swimming community and I think that was evident at his memorial service. There were people packed into the room, standing along the walls, in the hallway and even outside. He …
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Theresa Defino
1:43 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012
No. Not when it comes from a private organization. However, I concur with Janis' points. more ›