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  • One Shining Brand of Basketball

    Wednesday, December 21, 2005 By: Colin Calder and Jonathan T. Mapp

    As Dick Vitale would say college basketball is here baby. This winter, your TV should be tuned into college games instead of the NBA. When you attend a college basketball game and an NBA game there

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  • Swim and Dive Gets a Push from Young Talent

    Wednesday, December 21, 2005 By: Steven Ellis

    Looking for a repeat of their success in previous years, the WJ Swim and Dive team presents a well-rounded front in every grade, with leaders in both genders in several events.Last year, WJ won both t

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  • MCPS Bans School Use of R-Rated Movies

    Wednesday, December 21, 2005 By: Max Lom

    In a decision which took many teachers and students by surprise, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast banned the use of R-rated films from high schools. Prior to the Sept. 20 decision, teachers were abl

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  • Construction Begins on Controversial Montrose Parkway

    Wednesday, December 21, 2005 By: Sam Kider

    After nearly 15 years of planning, on Nov. 14, 2005, Montgomery County officials officially broke ground to mark the beginning of the construction of the controversial Montrose Parkway. The project

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  • Students Embrace Spirit of Giving this Holiday Season

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Luc Brown

    The guys want X-Box 360s, the gals want ponies, and both want over-the-top, expensive shoes. Both want to go to popular holiday events their friends are going to. In this holiday rush to buy games or

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  • Shorter Morning Announcements Are Met With Approval

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Julia Shedlin

    Recently shortened morning announcements have made many teachers happier and many students more apt to listen. The morning announcements were initially five to eight minutes long and some say that the

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  • Academic Eligibility Policy May Undergo Changes

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Eric Hoffman

    Academic ineligibility, which can hurt sports teams and decrease membership in extracurricular activities, might be getting a face lift in the coming months. The MCPS Board of Education is considering

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  • 'Tis the Season of Misplaced Priorities

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Zoe Bambery

    Between hording piles of presents and making sure the holidays are politically correct it a lot is being left out of this season. In the hallways of WJ girls are talking about the new essential wardr

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  • R-Rated Movie Ban Gets Two Thumbs Down

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Jared Schneider

    Librarian outrage. Teacher rebellion. No more gratuitous sex scenes! And that’s just the start of the repercussions produced by MCPS superintendent Jerry Weast’s county wide ban on R-rated movies.

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  • Quit Biting the Hand That Feeds You

    Thursday, December 22, 2005 By: Lauren Kaplan

    On game nights, Booster Club volunteers spend hours, sometimes in the freezing cold, tolerating hungry and disappointed fans (not a good combination) in order to raise funds for extracurricular activi

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In a decision which took many teachers and students by surprise, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast banned the use of R-rated films from high schools. Prior to the Sept. 20 decision, teachers were abl
full story 
After nearly 15 years of planning, on Nov. 14, 2005, Montgomery County officials officially broke ground to mark the beginning of the construction of the controversial Montrose Parkway. The project
full story 
This year, the sixtieth anniversary of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) was held in Nuremberg, Germany to recognize the millions of murders that occurred during the Holocaust. The trials were
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The guys want X-Box 360s, the gals want ponies, and both want over-the-top, expensive shoes. Both want to go to popular holiday events their friends are going to. In this holiday rush to buy games or
full story 
Recently shortened morning announcements have made many teachers happier and many students more apt to listen. The morning announcements were initially five to eight minutes long and some say that the
full story 
Academic ineligibility, which can hurt sports teams and decrease membership in extracurricular activities, might be getting a face lift in the coming months. The MCPS Board of Education is considering
full story 

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