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  • Girls Tennis Team Striving For Championship

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Jurrell Thompson, Staff Writer

    The girls Tennis team is 9-2 for the season. Mr. Law the coach of the team,  has high expectation of the team this year. “He said expected a competitive team and a chance to win the league championshi

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  • Meet Mr. Wickham

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Jurrell Thompson, Staff Writer

    After 26 years of coaching with 10 at the varsity level, Mr. Brian Wickham is not low on experience.  He has also coached basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring.     Playing in the sect

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  • Middle School Drama Club Presents: Don't Come Alone

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Dana McLaughlin, Staff Writer

    At 7 o’clock pm, from Thursday October, 22 to Friday, October, 23 the Middle School will be performing a mash up of ten ghost stories on the Middle School café stage. Ticket prices are $2.50 per perso

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  • Cheering For A Win

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Wendy Kierst, Advisor

    Small, but mighty is a way to describe the varsity cheerleading team this season. They have nine exceptional athletes, who are working together for one common goal-to win. If you have had a chance to

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  • Gone Hunting

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Kyle Craine, Staff Writer

    All you hunters out there, lace up your boots, climb in your tree stands and start hitting those calls because the 2009 deer season is here.  Most hunters in the community are wishing for a better sea

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  • Youth Court is Underway

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Brandon East, Staff Writer

    The Ontario County Youth Court is starting to recruit new members. Youth Court is a completely voluntary alternative to the standard traditional judicial system. It is for young people who may have co

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  • Benefit Barbeque For Football

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Brooke Helker, Staff Writer

    With a stunning amount of people served, this year’s chicken BBQ was an everlasting triumph. This profit goes towards the football boosters. The options of pulled pork or chicken, macaroni salad or co

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  • Marcus Whitman Field Band Takes First

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Caitlin Hicks, Staff Writer

    “Not many people know what field band is,” the director of field band, Liz Balter states.  The field band season runs the same time as football season and it’s just as competitive, especially the New

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  • The Board Room Comes Back To The High School

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Christian Singleton, Staff Writer

    Over the summer, Marcus Whitman decided to move the preschool to Gorham Elementary and make a permanent board room. The new board room is more advanced and efficient for the board members to have meet

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  • Halo 3: ODST Fails To Disappoint

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 By: Jake Turner, Staff Writer

    Halo 3: ODST is a new stand alone expansion to the Halo 3 game. Instead of being Master Chief (the main character of the previous three games) you start out as the Rookie. You and your team of ODST’s

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The Whitman Word Marcus Whitman High School Rushville, NY
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If you have been to the Marcus Whitman High school cafeteria, you may have noticed a few changes made this year with food choices. Although changes have been made, prices have not gone up.    Ms. Ca
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Mrs. Butler was fortunate to get a student teacher from Hobart College. Mr. Flanigan is here getting ready to become a teacher. He is teaching English 11 and 12 with Mrs. Butler. He went to a private
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Signature Smile:   Shaun Donahue and McKenna Jones Most Athletic:       Darryl Mott and Jamie Archer Works of Art:       Caleb Bellis and Kanalee Randolph Life is Good:         Nick Cosmano
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Last summer, everyone was asking about the radical changes being made to the Marcus Whitman science wing. What are they even changing, asked most people. Why spend so much money on science, asked othe
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The Marcus Whitman Drama Club is putting on their first play of the year. Crimes of the Heart will be presented in the high school auditorium at 7:30pm on November 5th, 6th, and 7th.         The pla
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All students will be dismissed from classes at the beginning of 2nd period. As soon as everyone arrives in the gym, the Pep Rally will begin with Dan Yarger and Brendan Personale as the MCs. During th
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