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  • Senior Falcons Fly Onto New Things

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Veronica Cuadrado

    When students in the Briar Woods football stands rise to their feet and begin to cheer at the top of their lungs, the Briar Woods Varsity football players know what time it is. With the 2009 football

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  • Vanished

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Casey Fabris

    It is expected that all young adults will eventually go through the rite of passage to freedom and independence. However, as of late, many young adults have been receiving freedom and independence at

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  • Embracing New Cultures

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Osama Farooqi

    With each fleeting year, Briar Woods High School enjoys growing diversity of its student body. Each class possesses a wide variety of cultural backgrounds that help broaden horizons in the local commu

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  • Apathetic Teens Need a Wake up Call

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Kiley Garrett

    On November 5, an army psychiatrist opened fire in a military processing center at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 12 soldiers, 1 civilian, and 30 others. 3 days later, an earthquake measuring 7.6 struck

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  • Dallas Police Mishaps Raise Suspicions

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Devin Williams

    Dallas Police officers unfairly gave out $204 tickets to over 39 drivers for not speaking English. Any ordinary person would most likely be greatly offended if randomly ticketed for merely speaking th

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  • Flying Falcons

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: By Josh Plumhoff

    As the temperature drops, the water freezes over and the birds fly south, there is no better place for students and staff to be than the Ashburn Ice House on Friday evenings. The electrifying roar of

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  • Documentary-style horror movies are smash hits at modern theaters

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Aaron McAndrew

    Many current horror movies have profited successfully at the ever fickle box office. The trick, however, is how to present a horror movie that captures the audience and truly frightens them. As a res

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  • College Advice for Seniors

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Lauren Young

    With the first quarter complete, many seniors are preparing their plans of higher education. Most have already applied to their universities of choice, and some have already been accepted. During the

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  • Democrats and Republicans Duke it Out

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Jacob Ottenheimer

    The polls have officially closed. The governor-elect of Virginia is Republican, Robert McDonnell. It seems like just yesterday it was announced that Barack Obama would be the President of the United

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  • BW Volleyball Season Ends

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Abby Comm

    Briar Woods High School has made drastic progressions in our athletic department. The girls varsity volleyball team is one of the many teams succeeding this year. Their record is thirteen wins and eig

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When students in the Briar Woods football stands rise to their feet and begin to cheer at the top of their lungs, the Briar Woods Varsity football players know what time it is. With the 2009 football
full story 
It is expected that all young adults will eventually go through the rite of passage to freedom and independence. However, as of late, many young adults have been receiving freedom and independence at
full story 
With each fleeting year, Briar Woods High School enjoys growing diversity of its student body. Each class possesses a wide variety of cultural backgrounds that help broaden horizons in the local commu
full story 
On November 5, an army psychiatrist opened fire in a military processing center at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 12 soldiers, 1 civilian, and 30 others. 3 days later, an earthquake measuring 7.6 struck
full story 
Dallas Police officers unfairly gave out $204 tickets to over 39 drivers for not speaking English. Any ordinary person would most likely be greatly offended if randomly ticketed for merely speaking th
full story 
As the temperature drops, the water freezes over and the birds fly south, there is no better place for students and staff to be than the Ashburn Ice House on Friday evenings. The electrifying roar of
full story 
With the first quarter complete, many seniors are preparing their plans of higher education. Most have already applied to their universities of choice, and some have already been accepted. During the
Documentary-style horror movies are smash hits at modern theaters
Many current horror movies have profited successfully at the ever fickle box office. The trick, however, is how to present a horror movie that captures the audience and truly frightens them. As a res
full story 
The polls have officially closed. The governor-elect of Virginia is Republican, Robert McDonnell. It seems like just yesterday it was announced that Barack Obama would be the President of the United
full story 
Briar Woods High School has made drastic progressions in our athletic department. The girls varsity volleyball team is one of the many teams succeeding this year. Their record is thirteen wins and eig
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