In support of Autism Awareness Month, Metropolitan School of the Arts is asking all of its studio students to ‘go blue’ now through April 30.  Students who wear blue during class, Monday through Friday in April, Metropolitan School of the Arts will donate $1 for each student that wears blue, per day. Go to www.metropolitanarts.org for a full schedule of classes and registration.

Metropolitan School of the Arts offers pre-professional dance, theatre, musical and vocal studio classes for youth and teens, as well as adult dance and fitness classes, including Metro Barre, yoga and Pilates.

POOLESVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- What do moon rocks, mars rovers, and chocolate all have in common? This week's cool school. 

The big yellow bus is stopping at Poolesville High School where teachers have found a way to peak their students' cosmic curiosity. 

How fast can microwaves travel through chocolate in outer space? That's just one of the things students at Poolesville High School are trying to find out. 

All of their experiments take place on the fictional planet Falconia, where teachers want them to think and act like scientists.

"Recently NASA sent a curiosity rover to mars, so we're trying to simulate that in our own imaginary planet here." 

Trial and error is how you learn. The students' rover is complete with a front loader and sensors to detect a change in magnetic field or even the presence of methane gas.

Both of those can help you find coal in outer space, but the larger picture is looking for life. 

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On Sunday night, WUSA9 debuted its new anchor, Jan Jeffcoat, and its new 11 p.m. show format, which reflects more viewer-friendly segments. 

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