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  • Spectator Throws Down At RPS Tournament

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Danny Fersh

    “Where’s Schwartz?” asked comedian Doug Powell to begin his performance at Spectator’s second annual WJ Rock Paper Scissors Tournament on Friday, Dec. 15. He was referring to the event’s defending ch

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  • The Venue Brings Amateur Music to Public View Each Month

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Claire Murphy

    Lion of Ido, The Apathy Eulogy and Shoot for Tuesday were among the lineup of bands that performed for a small yet mesmerized audience at The Venue in the Old Media Center on Dec. 8. The event, c

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  • Despite Construction, Instrumental Concerts Go On Without a Hitch

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Heather Parmelee

    Even with the inability to use the auditorium due to construction, the bands played on in the cafeteria on Dec. 13 at the WJ Winter Instrumental Concert. Performing in the cafeteria as opposed to t

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  • Students Take Top Dollar in Economics Competition

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Jennifer Perlmutter

    Six students made school history as they became the first team in school history to place first in the stock market challenge, a contest where students invest in real stocks with fake money. Senior

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  • Male Wrestlers Make Room for Female Teammates

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Tamir Kalifa

    For the first time in six years, women will be wrestling and competing alongside men at WJ. Sophomore Christina Tobar and senior Alexis Weiss have joined the 37-man team this season. Inspired to

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  • Unpopular Teams Fight for Share of Spotlight

    Thursday, December 21, 2006 By: Max Lom

    While crowds flock to the school’s popular spectator sports like basketball, soccer and football, many student athletes are left to toil outside of the spotlight, as they are unable to draw attention

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  • Despite Strong Performance, Cheerleaders Swept Away by County Competition

    Friday, December 22, 2006 By: Julia Shedlin and Harper Henn

    Seven hopeful cheer squads arrived at Blair High School on Dec. 9, aiming to win the Montgomery County Division III cheerleading competition. After an hour of heavily polished routines, the judges pla

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  • Annual Holiday Tournament Seen As Opportunity to Improve on Rocky Start

    Friday, December 22, 2006 By: Joe Kim

    While the Montrose Christian School basketball team packs their swimsuits for a holiday tournament in Hawaii and St. Albans does the same for their tournament in Florida, WJ will try to improve on the

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  • UP AT BAT:: How do you think WJ is segregated?

    Thursday, December 21, 2006 By:

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  • Early Winter Season Review

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Max Lom

    Sport: Boys BasketballSeason Highlight: An 88-79 win over local rival B-CC provided a pleasant surprise, especially coming off a 25-point, season-opening loss to Quince Orchard. B-CC was ranked No. 14

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Most Washington Redskins fans remember that period before the season when we joked about needing Antwaan Randle El to play quarterback because we had no confidence in the other three quarterbacks ahea
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While the Montrose Christian School basketball team packs their swimsuits for a holiday tournament in Hawaii and St. Albans does the same for their tournament in Florida, WJ will try to improve on the
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Seven hopeful cheer squads arrived at Blair High School on Dec. 9, aiming to win the Montgomery County Division III cheerleading competition. After an hour of heavily polished routines, the judges pla
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While crowds flock to the school’s popular spectator sports like basketball, soccer and football, many student athletes are left to toil outside of the spotlight, as they are unable to draw attention
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As I was jogging through Philadelphia’s Italian section in my ratty grey sweat suit while listening to “Eye of the Tiger,” I started to wonder what sort of impact Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment i
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Highlight: A much-anticipated clash with Whitman quickly turned into a demolition of the Vikings, as WJ rolled to an 11-2 win. Low point: A lopsided preseason loss to Georgetown Prep tempered expecta
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As I was jogging through Philadelphia’s Italian section in my ratty grey sweat suit while listening to “Eye of the Tiger,” I started to wonder what sort of impact Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment i
full story 
Sport: Boys BasketballSeason Highlight: An 88-79 win over local rival B-CC provided a pleasant surprise, especially coming off a 25-point, season-opening loss to Quince Orchard. B-CC was ranked No. 14
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Thursday Dec. 14, 2006. 9 p.m. After a painfully boring day of school I settle down in my comfy chair and excitedly flip the channel to ABC. I think you know where this is going.
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Sport: Boys BasketballSeason Highlight: An 88-79 win over local rival B-CC provided a pleasant surprise, especially coming off a 25-point, season-opening loss to Quince Orchard. B-CC was ranked No. 14
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