About

History

In 2012, Student Member of the Board of Education John Mannes created a countywide press network to help build a conduit to share fresh and relevant information written by youths to the wider Montgomery County student body. As a part of the Student Member of the Board’s Student Advisory Council (SAC), John helped supervise the MoCo Student along with SAC Press Secretary Jessica Li, a student at Richard Montgomery High School. When John graduated from Northwest High School and his term as Student Member of the Board came to a close in June 2013, the MoCo Student separated from the Student Advisory Council and began to expand as a countywide student newspaper not affiliated with the Student Member of the Board. Today, the MoCo Student has over 90 writers, artists and editors from high schools across Montgomery County.

23-24 Current Staff of The MoCo Student

Editors (click here for editors’ and social media managers’ biographies)

  • Shelby Roth, Editor-in-Chief
  • Elli Jacobs, Editor-in-Chief
  • Copy
  • News
  • Montgomery County News
  • MoCo for Change
  • Opinion
  • Arts and Culture
  • Features
  • Sports
  • Young Writers
  • Graphics
  • Photos
  • Social Media

Correspondents/Reporters

News

Montgomery County News

MoCo for Change

Opinion

Features

Arts and Culture

Sports

Graphics

Photos

Social Media

Young Writers

Co-founder John Mannes discussed journalism and the MoCo Student's work at a Wood Middle School career day.
Co-founder John Mannes discussed journalism and the MoCo Student’s work at a Wood Middle School career day.

2 thoughts on “About

  1. December 1 is the deadline for middle and high school students in the down county portion of Montgomery County to submit photographs to the “Visions of Your Community” contest. Entering is free and easy. Cash prizes will be awarded.

  2. Hey, there are a LOT of Montgomery Counties in the US. Maybe your site should mention what state you’re in, somewhere? Like, on the About page?

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