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Issue Date: Saturday, November 18, 2006 Issue: Volume 37 - Print Issue 2 and Online Updates Last Update: Friday, March 23, 2007

The Family Man Comes to Paint Branch

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Sanata Sy-Sahande

Coming to the startling realization that he is better suited for housework than office work, main character Bill Cahill in Paint Branch Perspectives’ latest comical drama, The Family Man, concludes, “
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Schools Respond to Recent Acts of Violence

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Matt Devlin

On September 27, Duane Morrison waited outside of Platte Canyon High School during the early hours of the afternoon. He entered the school unnoticed and walked into a classroom armed with a revolver.
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Walking the Halls With... Mr. Newsome: Personal Profile

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Becca Hale

Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?

A: I love interacting with all of the kids, teachers and staff. The social part is my favorite.
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Bienvenue a' Nos Visiteurs Francais

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Sanata Sy-Sahande and John Feehan

For two weeks in October, Paint Branch was a proud host of thirty-five French exchange students and four of their teachers from Lycee Ledoux in Besançon, France. The students visited classes in a vari
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Opening Night: Annual Open House Event Shows What PB Has to Offer

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 By: Kara Berger

On Thursday November 2, many eighth grade students and their families gathered at the annual Paint Branch Open House with the hope of experiencing something that would help them choose between the thr
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National Honor Society: Talented Tutors and Academic Achievers

Thursday, November 16, 2006 By: Sehar Sabir

Have you ever wanted a place where everyone had the same problems as you? How about a comfortable place where you can feel better about your intellectual abilities? What about just having somewhere to
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College Counseling: What Colleges Look for in Students

Thursday, November 16, 2006 By: Sonali Gupta

It’s never too late to start planning for the future, especially when deciding on what colleges you want go to. This advice is not only for seniors but also for juniors; sophomores; and freshmen, who
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Boys' Soccer Finishes Strong: Team Ends Solid Season With Tough Loss in Regional Final

Friday, November 17, 2006 By: Tyler Fean

After the boys’ soccer team reached far into the playoffs last year, it had high expectations for this season. With playoff-experienced captains Thomas Flechsig, Steven Briefel, and Justin Lambert rea
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Panthers in the Post-Season: VolleyBall: VolleyBall

Monday, November 20, 2006 By: Anthony Tucker

VolleyBallFinal regular season record: 7-10Playoff Results: Round 1: Regional Quarterfinals against Kennedy Won 3-1 Round 2: Regional Semi-finals against B-CC Lost 2-3 Coach’s Summary: “The team con
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Panthers in the Post Season: Cross Country: Cross Country

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Anthony Tucker

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Thursday, December 07, 2006 By Jahphia Griffin [ArticleImageHyperLink] Welcome to the Real World!: The obsession with reality TV. Have we gone too far? “Flavor of Love”, “Laguna Beach”, “Hogan Knows Best”, and “The Girls Next Door” are just a few of the reality shows that have captured millions of teenagers’ spare time. These reality shows are full o full story	Wednesday, November 29, 2006 By Meron Taye [ArticleImageHyperLink] Pep Rally ’06Not the Norm “10! 0-9! 0-8! 0-7!” Always taking place on the day before homecoming, the pep rally entitles us to represent our class. It’s the last day of spirit week when each class goes all out in spirit and re full story
Friday, November 17, 2006 By Sonali Gupta and Sanata Sy-Sahande [ArticleImageHyperLink] Technology Has Improved The World: Pro vs. Con Pro: The world has become a much better place and an easier place to live with the advances in different types of technology. Today in the world there are so many cures for diseases that could never h full story	Friday, November 17, 2006 By Anthony Tucker [ArticleImageHyperLink] The Lunch Situation People always say you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. Well, due to many of our underclassmen, Paint Branch’s open lunch - the only one in the Northeast Consortium - may be shortened by full story
Friday, November 17, 2006 By [ArticleImageHyperLink] Take a Closer Look at Why In response to the latest outbreak of school violence that has happened around the nation, one question seems to be on everyone’s lips: “How can we prevent this from happening here?” Shouldn’t we be a full story	Friday, November 17, 2006 By Guilia Paltrinieri [ArticleImageHyperLink] High School, a German Viewpoint Where did all the time go? More than the first three months of my “year” are already over and I feel like my life passed by without me really noticing it. The end of the first quarter, Halloween and t full story
Friday, November 17, 2006 By Tisha Tryens [ArticleImageHyperLink] How to Make Me (Or Most Anyone Else) Mad During first few weeks of school this year, I’ve noticed more now than ever before, idiosyncrasies in the hallway that have made me extremely perturbed. These aren’t vulgar outcries or blatant physica full story	Friday, November 17, 2006 By Kara Berger [ArticleImageHyperLink] Why Should I... Care About Higher Education? In each class you’ve sat through, I guarantee that you’ve heard some spiel about how you “need this for college”, but really, what is the importance of college anyways? By the end of four years most full story
Friday, November 17, 2006 By John Feehan [ArticleImageHyperLink] Words of WisdomYou May Speak Freely in Your Cage Hello again, everyone. Another month has passed, and as much as I’d like to give some international perspective, there has certainly been more than enough drama here in the good ol’ U.S.A. to keep me full story	Friday, November 17, 2006 By Christine Tang and Hirdesh Matta [ArticleImageHyperLink] Words from our Editors With the start of season four of the popular Fox series The OC, I find myself glued to the TV once again every Thursday night. But this year it’s different; I’ve got another addiction: Grey’s Anatomy, full story