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Thomas DeCastro Receives Cougar Award

by Adam Gotkin • February 7, 2020
Photo | Tracy Rouleau (L to R) QO senior Thomas DeCastro received the Quince Orchard Outstanding Scout Team Award from Quince Orchard Offensive Coordinator TJ Changuris at the end-of-season football banquet.

John Wooden, the legendary former UCLA basketball coach, once said, “It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play.” This mantra is strong in the mind of Quince Orchard High School senior Thomas DeCastro. DeCastro, the football team’s…

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City News, News

City Considers Opting in to Healthy Lawns Act

by Pam Schipper • February 7, 2020

What began on Jan. 27 as a fairly straightforward Mayor and City Council work session on Montgomery County’s Healthy Lawns Act (Bill 52-14) and the city’s possible participation in it, grew into an in-depth discussion of three related issues: opting…

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Business, News

Business Owners Learn About Social Media

by Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin • February 7, 2020
Photo | Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin Downtown business owners gathered at Cinépolis on Jan. 16 to learn about social media from Kelly Dillon.

The Kentlands Business Owners and Operators group met at the Kentlands Cinépolis on Jan. 16 to learn about maximizing return with digital marketing. The social media presentation was given by Kelly Dillon, owner of local business Naked Girl Media. Business…

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Quince Orchard Junior Spearheaded Effort to Reinstate the Equestrian Team

by Jennifer Beekman • February 7, 2020
Photo | Bill Duvall The Quince Orchard equestrian team—Caroline Green, Hannah Berl, Ellie Duvall, Jess Stearns, Ally Bohlin, Caroline Her- zion, Catherine Gilligan, Gabi Gamboa, Layla Tucker and Coach Teddi Bewernitz—earned a runner-up finish at the Jan. 19 horse show hosted by Coexist Stables in Mt. Airy.

Given Quince Orchard High School junior Ellie Duvall’s first interactions with horses, there was no indication the majestic animals would become such an important part of her life. “I went to private school for kindergarten through second grade and a…

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News, Sports

QO Boys’ Basketball Working to Rebound

by Town Courier Admin • February 7, 2020
Photo | Phil Fabrizio The Quince Orchard varsity basketball team lost Jan. 17’s neutral conference game against Gaithersburg by a score of 72-64.

As the hardwood squeaks, the season goes by quickly. Quince Orchard boys’ basketball knows how quickly a season can change. The first stretch of their season was strong through the holidays with a five-win one-loss start and a five-game winning…

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News, Sports

Lady Cougars Continue to Head in the Right Direction

by Town Courier Admin • February 7, 2020

Already halfway through their regular season, the Quince Orchard girls’ basketball team has been working hard nonstop to continue getting better and improve their record. With six games left until playoffs, their overall record is 10-5 with a division record…

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