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  • Students catapult their way to success

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Ryan Cox

    Mangled bits of stems and seeds litter the field as pumpkins slam into the ground, causalities of a war on student apathy.

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  • 'A Christmas Carol' to include unique script, technical features

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Talia Roth

    Get ready for ghosts, spirits and specters as the theater department’s production of “The Christmas Carol” opens two weeks from today.

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  • Former student hailed one of ‘Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25’

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Rebecca Irby

    Having interviewed Arnold Schwarzenegger by the age of 17, now 21-year-old Joel Holland has made it big. The 2003 McLean High School graduate has been named by Business Week as one of the Top 25 Entr

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  • Over zealotry on the dance floor

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Ben Donovan

    Many students had their evening at the Homecoming dance interrupted by parent chaperones. They were not disciplinary problems. They were not bothering anyone. Most of them were not intoxicated. Instea

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  • Studies suggest too much homework not effective

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Molly Welch

    Homework: the very word evokes dread and loathing. Students say it restricts their social and family life as well as extracurricular activities. It is not uncommon for students to work late into the n

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  • Cadet Kate: : McLean alumnus experiences first year at West Point

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Devan Kerley

    In the recently released movie “The Guardian,” Ashton Kutcher and his fellow Coast Guards-in-training are pushed off ten foot high platforms into swimming pools, drag heavy gear through the water, and

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  • Delicious deal:: Senior spends his last year of high school far from home

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Sarah Albani

    While most seniors spend their last year applying to college and wrapping up high school, senior Ben Fama took a different path. Instead of his last year in high school, Fama is training to be a chef

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  • Bon Appétit Vegans: Vegan recipes to liven up your vegetarian plate

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Rachel Jacobson

    Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that revolve around food. But if you cannot eat the food it revolves around, turkey, the holiday may become less enjoyable. For vegans and vegetarians this become

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  • New Bond is a must-see: But will ‘Casino Royale’ try too hard or just enough?

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Sarah Ross

    “Any thug can kill.”

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  • State cup success: Seniors Beiro and Torres win state cup for club soccer

    Tuesday, November 21, 2006 By: Allison Hutchins

    For two seniors, soccer is not just a school sport.Torey Beiro and Chris Torres play on a club team called BRYC Premier 88 and, until two weeks ago, their team had never gone far enough as to win thei

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Mangled bits of stems and seeds litter the field as pumpkins slam into the ground, causalities of a war on student apathy.
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The student government association is reinstating monthly student congress in January for the first time since 2004.
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McFest cancelled due to lack of interest, volunteers
For the second time in three years, McFest has been cancelled. Only a few faculty members signed up to organize the day that last year included student band performances, a basketball tournament, cont
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New sexual harassment video aired
The school’s annual sexual harassment seminar was held again, but this time it was a little different. The school moved on to the 21st century.
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The smell of popcorn will fill the cafeteria Wednesday as the annual senior movie day will take place. The movie will be “Zoolander.” To participate in senior movie day, seniors must bring in at leas
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Seven newspaper and yearbook students received awards at the Journalism Education Association (JEA) convention in Nashville, Tenn. last week.
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Get ready for ghosts, spirits and specters as the theater department’s production of “The Christmas Carol” opens two weeks from today.
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Yesterday the senior class debated and discussed certain issues as a part of Senior Ethics Day, a program developed to help educate seniors about morality before they graduate from high school.
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Blockbuster has been experiencing a decline in business due to the competition from online retails such as Netflix and iTunes. As a result of this decline, Viacom, a large American media company, sepa
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The DanceA new dance floor was used for the first time and cost $15,000. It was paid for by money saved from dances in past years. In addition, gels were placed over all of the lights, including the e
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