Student representative will be elected today

County administrators honored by Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals

Bucher, 17, wants county money to be used for special education and English for Speakers of Other Languages programs. He has always thought about running for the school board. Bucher, who is dyslexic, said recently that he wants to help change some policy at the high school level.

Moskowitz, 17, says his experience with student associations make him the best choice for the school board. He has worked as a special elections administrator for the county and with student government while at Tilden Middle School in Rockville.

Go to www.montgom-eryschoolsmd.org and click on ‘‘For Students” for more information about the candidates.

Administrators honored

Two principals and an assistant principal have recently been honored by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals.

Moreno Carrasco, principal of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, was named High School Principal of the Year, while Nelson McLeod, principal of Newport Mill Middle School in Kensington, received the Middle School Principal of the Year award.

Earlier this school year, Christopher Berry, assistant principal of James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, was named High School Assistant Principal of the Year. The three administrators now are eligible for national awards.

Carrasco was called a strong leader. He and his staff have helped increase the number of students taking Advanced Placement classes, securing the school a ranking among the top 100 high schools in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine.

McLeod’s school has become one of the highest performing middle schools in the county system. Almost 68 percent of eighth-graders are taking Algebra 1 or higher level math. The school was recently named a finalist in the National Schools of Character awards competition.

Berry has helped create James Hubert Blake’s improvement plan and secure grants totaling more than $800,000 for the school’s smaller learning community program.

Web site advisers

The county library’s Teensite Advisory Group is looking for students between 13 and 18 who interested in Web design to enhance the library system’s Teensite Web pages.

Applicants should have an interest in reading, writing and design and in finding intriguing Web sites and producing podcasts and videos.

Those accepted will serve on the advisory panel for six months — from June through December — and can earn up to 25 Student Service Learning hours.

To apply, go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov⁄library and click on Teensite. Or apply at any library branch or middle and high school media centers. Deadline is May 11. Interviews will take place the week of May 22.

Call the Bethesda Library at 240-777-0970 for more information.