The Blue & Gold Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg, MD
Issue Date: Friday, March 23, 2007 Issue: March 2007 Last Update: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
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  • Unknown irritant leads to school evacuation

    Friday, March 23, 2007 By: Kelly Holleran

    Last month Gaithersburg High School experienced an emergency crisis resulting in the evacuation of about 2,200 students and 225 staff members.

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  • Stars shine on Int’l Night

    Friday, March 23, 2007 By: Thomas Ford

    With Gaithersburg High School representing sixty nations, the International Night Talent and Fashion Show covered a complete range of ethnic dances, songs and clothing. Positive nationalism filled th

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  • SCB Program at GHS trying to develop more interaction for disabled students

    Friday, March 23, 2007 By: Emily Heldman

    The new School Community Based (SCB) Program at Gaithersburg High School emphasizes education in the community and teaching vocational skills to severely disabled students.

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  • This was no regular pie eating contest

    Friday, March 23, 2007 By: Jasmine Jones

    This was no ordinary pie.

    This was pi, which is approximately 3.1415926…and goes on to infinity.

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  • Three women take lead

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Lily Goldberg and Ivanna De La Rosa

    Assistant Principal Brenda WilksI started out in Kansas. It’s a farm community. It took me about two years of interviewing to get a teaching job because most teachers were male. Athletically, there we

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  • History of St. Patrick's Day

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Elizabeth Roberts

    St. Patrick’s Day has always been known as a stereotypical holiday for drinking and wearing green for no apparent reason; however, there is so much more to this celebration than what typically meets t

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  • Luck of Irish

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Kyle Wong

    Luck is a huge part of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Rubbing a rabbit’s foot or finding a four leaf clover are Irish traditions that are peformed in hopes of receiving good luck.

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  • A day in the lifeGetting around is not easy

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Jake Stearman

    I came up with the idea of riding in a wheelchair for a whole day to see the amount of stress and discomfort people who live their lives in a wheelchair go through.Friday, Feb. 23, I took on the chall

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  • Trojan of the Month

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Emma Schwartz

    Five minutes after meeting J.D., I was surprised at how comfortable and laid back he seems. “I’m really, really cool, just too cool,” he says jokingly. As a freshman at GHS, J.D. says he is really en

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  • Trojanette of the Month

    Monday, March 26, 2007 By: Vance Jones

    Aside from being an accomplished musician, Ziphe enjoys playing tennis and listening to music. She has been playing instruments since the fourth grade, starting with the violin. She also began playing

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At-a-glance
The Class of 2010 is a force to be reckoned with
Friday, April 13, 2007 By Cindy Lotto, Class of 2010 Advisor
The class of 2010, in an effort to join together as a united class, ventured down to Washington, D.C. on April 12th, 2007. Approximately 270 students went to see the Washington monuments, joined with
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Who will be crowned Mr. Gaithersburg?
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Roselyn Cortez and Nicole Peterson
Colton Jamie Vanderah (aka “CJ” or “Coccyx”)Involved in: Track, Cross Country, ROTC, Spanish Honor Society and Key ClubCollege Sweatshirt: Naval AcademyQuote to live by: “There is no ‘I’ in team, but
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Softball season starts again
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Mariam Jawara
Coaching since 1980, Don Dillingham is eager to take on yet another season of softball. After last year’s record of 14-6, he hopes to lead his team to this year’s region finals.
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Gamblers unite, it’s March Madness
Monday, March 26, 2007 By James Gstalder
It might be the biggest time of the year for gamblers; it’s not the Super Bowl or the Kentucky Derby, but gamblers use more research and strategy during this time than in the World Series of Poker. It
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Joyce calls it quits after 41 years
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Brad Herson
Long time physical education and weight training teacher Fred Joyce has announced we will retire after the 2006-2007 school year.
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Raging parents disrupt sports
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Steven Bennett
Almost every day, parents attending youth sports games harass officials and kids with verbal or physical outbursts of rage.
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Colleges recognize athletic prowess
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Jessica Goocharan
Hard work and dedication pay off for some Trojan athletes. The athletes below recently signed their NAACP Letters of Intent. They will play a sport in college and receive scholarship money, both major
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Covering all bases
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Emily Heldman
Despite losing ten seniors, the varsity baseball team is looking to have a good season and win states.Last year, the team’s record was 13-8 and this season, they hope to improve upon that record.
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Everything but net
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Ivanna de la Rosa
One of the most anticipated sports for this spring is co-ed volleyball.
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Sticking it to them
Monday, March 26, 2007 By Steven Kiley
There is a rumor that lacrosse has been an underachieving program throughout the history of the sport at Gaithersburg High School. Until the last two years, the team had never had a winning record.
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