Saint Thomas
Maryland football powerhouse Wise forfeits four wins over a residency violation, dropping from 8-0 to 4-4 and reshaping the Class 4A playoff bracket.
Official 2026 Maryland high school football playoff brackets for all six MPSSAA classes, with first-round matchups, seeds and state championship dates.
Wise High School must forfeit its first four games after a student, who was not eligible to play participated in the games.
School definitely has its ways of providing a big challenge for every student. But what a lot of students don’t take into account is the different ways students need to manage their brain before, during and after a big assignment or assessment. Luckily, we have ways to boost your performance in school spoken from real seniors who were in a pickle beforehand.
Talbot County Public Schools ranks 22nd of 24 Maryland districts for gains in reading proficiency since 2022, and 18th in math. On the 2025–26 MCAP, 46.8% of Talbot students are proficient in reading, against 51.7% statewide. In math, it’s 20.7% against 27.1%. Since 2022, Talbot has gained less...
Last school year, three Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology juniors developed an algorithm meant to help students find safe walking routes to school. They called it “SafeWalkr.”. The project is now being put into practice. Fairfax County Public Schools is piloting SafeWalkr for families in the...
The number of students who have left Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for private or homeschooling has had a net increase of fewer than 100 from last school year to this one, according to a Monday school board meeting in Rockville. The numbers from the district come after MCPS shared...
Thirty-eight elite high school girls soccer players from fall-playing states will take part in the 14th annual High School All-American Game on Dec. 12 at McDon
The following are the projected MPSSAA football regional playoff pairings through the end of regular-season play. Teams winning region semifinal contests advanc
Maryland is launching a new paid internship program to give technical high school students hands-on experience in the skilled trades.
The MPSSAA has confirmed the withdraw of three teams from the upcoming Maryland high school football playoffs.
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2027 Best Elementary Schools rankings, with 18 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) schools placing among the top 40 in Maryland. The top 40 (of 1,449 schools total) list can be seen below. Seven Locks Elementary in Bethesda was the highest-ranked Montgomery County...
LA PLATA, Md. — Charles County Public Schools is seeing broader representation in its teaching workforce, with Black, Asian and multiracial educators accounting for larger shares of the staff than in 2023, according to an update presented to the Board of Education on Oct. 13. Recruiting and retaining teachers...
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Students were caught with THC vapes, cannabis gummies and brass knuckles at six Charles County schools this week, according to the sheriff's office. The incidents, involving students as young as 12, happened between Oct. 26 and Oct. 29 at five high schools and one...
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - Families at Wise High School, home to one of the top football programs in Maryland, are still learning about the fallout from a player's eligibility infraction. The issue caused the team to go from 8-0 to 4-4 on the eve of the playoffs. What we know:
C.H. Flowers debuts in the Maryland Top 25 ahead of the MPSSAA playoffs, while St. Frances remains ahead of No. 2 DeMatha and No. 3 Archbishop Spalding at the top of the state rankings.
Fredericksburg Christian 21, The Covenant School 15: The Eagles (5-3) won their fourth straight game and fifth out of their last six behind 233 total yards (146 passing, 87 rushing) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) from quarterback Trip Blalock. Ziggy Tolson contributed three catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. Cam Bon-Ami added 55 total yards. Tolson’s 33-yard pass to Huck Pickett on a trick play sealed the win for the Eagles, who close the regular season against Blue Ridge on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Massaponax High.
Good afternoon. Fourth Estate will be bringing you live election coverage today from Merten Hall. Mason Students Vote on Issues that Impact Surrounding Communities. Voters consider what their vote means for the people affected. BY LELIA CAMPBELL, STAFF WRITER. 7:50 p.m.: Voters at George Mason University reflected on how the...
Although both teams were already aware of their playoff destinations well prior to the kickoff of last Friday’s regular season finale, both Thomas Stone High School and host McDonough High were looking to attain some momentum heading into the postseason. For the visiting Cougars, who arrived on a seven-game skid, it was mission accomplished as they rallied past the host Rams for a 28-24 victory. Stone (2-7) will next head to Northeast of Anne Arundel County for a 2A South Region opening round contest this Friday, Nov. 6, while McDonough (2-7) will venture to Northern. While the Rams had upended winless La Plata 32-18 one week earlier to end their seven-game skid, the Cougars arrived having lost seven straight contests since they opened the season with a 33-21 victory over the Warriors. At various times last Friday it looked as though Stone was headed for an eighth straight setback. “This win was all about the kids,” said Thomas Stone coach Riley Cannon. “They were able to overcome some adversity earlier in the week and they had a great last three days of practice to get ready for this game. As of [last] Wednesday night, I felt pretty confident that we
Some of the most high-profile actions the Fairfax County School Board is expected to take during the 2026-27 school year will relate to the use of technology, particularly in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence. Based on feedback from a newly established advisory committee, Fairfax County Public Schools staff presented...
