Mainstream <![CDATA[Mainstream]]> http://my.hsj.org/Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_uuuvio552by3a345wreq40yj_249f6a85-65b7-489f-b770-0ee9f7219f51_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:47 GMT 15 <![CDATA[What is the most popular sport in the world?]]> By Trevon Profitt
There are many sports in the world that many people love. Each sport brings up many questions about it, such as why people play it, how people play it, and why it is such a great sport. full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:32:39 GMT <![CDATA[Is Attending College Important?]]> By Thomas Harrington
When students enter their senior year of high school, their thoughts begin to venture toward independence full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:28:20 GMT <![CDATA[MSA: A club where all Muslims can be themselves]]> By Sahar Husain
Have you been looking for a place to interact? What about a place to relate to other students that are of the same religion as you? And how about a place to learn about a new culture/religion? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:25 GMT <![CDATA[Video Games traced back to only four!]]> By Robert DelSole
Have you ever played a video game? Chances are the answer is yes, but did you also know that almost every game made today can be traced back to just a few games? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:16:28 GMT <![CDATA[Steroids, is it Worth the risk?]]> By KC Hill
Have you ever wanted to have a nice body and be really strong? To be a little faster? A little quicker off the ground? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:15:04 GMT <![CDATA[Bad Boys, Bad Boys Whatcha Gonna Do?]]> By Kazi Davis
Do you like to step out of your own world and into an intense adrenaline rush? Are you a thrill seeker, an adrenaline junkie? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:13:59 GMT <![CDATA[Ready, Set, Hike!]]> By Manshi Shah
Stands filled, tickets sold, and positions ready; all say it’s time for some football. full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:29 GMT <![CDATA[Ready, Set, Hike!]]> By Manshi Shah
Stands filled, tickets sold, and positions ready; all say it’s time for some football. full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:26 GMT <![CDATA[The Pride of Paint Branch On The Gridiron.]]> By Benson Lukose
Last year there was much commotion about the Arizona Cardinals, a team that finished 9-7, making it to the Super Bowl. full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:10:39 GMT <![CDATA[Wizards Fan Patrol]]> By Daniella Opabajo
Have you ever been to a Washington Wizards game? Ever been hungry? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:05:15 GMT <![CDATA[Life in Rainbow Colored Shoes]]> By Bianca Bratton
Do you really know all the problems that gay society is facing, or do you just think you do? full story > ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:04:15 GMT <![CDATA[A New Teacher's Dream, Catching Up With Ms. Freeman]]> By Keionna Reed



Ms. Freeman is in her first year teaching at Paint Branch.

Ms. Freeman, Paint Branch’s new first-year math teacher, grew up in Rhode Island, where she attended Barrington High School. After high school, she went to the University of Delaware, where in the las full story > ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:22 GMT <![CDATA[A Bad Year for Tomatoes, A Good Year for Paint Branch Perspectives]]> By Danny Scher
A Bad Year for Tomatoes, a play written by John Patrick, is about a Hollywood actress, Myra Marlowe, who writes her autobiography. full story > ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:58:52 GMT <![CDATA[The Effects of the Economic Downfall on the Youth]]> By Alexandra Galloway
Have you seen unemployment rates rise, home values plummet, and people changing the way that they spend their money? If so, then you are a witness to the economic recession that is taking place right full story > ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:10 GMT <![CDATA[Spirit Week - 5 Days of Fun]]> By Maya Lowe
Duck pajama pants tacky tourist’s layers of madness blast-to-the past maroon and gold? That’s right, it was Spirit Week at Paint Branch where everyone grabbed everything in their closet, and showed so full story > ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:47 GMT <![CDATA[Give Your Taste Buds A Lil Texas!]]> By Jillian Pelzer
Is there a special girl that you wouldn’t mind taking on a date? Is there a place that you want to just chill with your friends, yet still eat something a little better than a McChicken? If so, then full story > ]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:09 GMT <![CDATA[Past, Present, and Future - Preparing for the Biggest Week of the Year]]> By Ashton Cane
In Paint Branch’s 40 years of existence, homecoming has been an annual tradition. Class T-shirts, banners, decorated hallways, and floats leave little to the imagination of students, staff, and the co full story > ]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:52:42 GMT <![CDATA[When Parents Walk the Halls of Paint Branch]]> By Jillian Pelzer
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Paint Branch High School hosted its annual Back-To-School Night. full story > ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:37:01 GMT <![CDATA[Wooton Patriots Crush JV Panthers Dream of going undefeated]]> By Paul Kaggwa
A game that freshman starting running back Dante Whicker said was an obvious win was the end of the J.V football team’s undefeated streak after conceding an embarrassing 22-0 loss to the W full story > ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:35:56 GMT <![CDATA[Panthers Go Down With a Fight]]> By Mansi Shah
Football isn’t the only sport pulling out a crowd these days. On Friday, September 25, the Varsity Boys’ Soccer game versus Sherwood brought out a crowd to fill the stands for their much anticipated s full story > ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:34:20 GMT <![CDATA[Operation Smile Holds First Meeting of the Year]]> By Merertu Kitila
On Tuesday, September 22, Paint Branch’s Operation Smile Club held its first meeting of the year. full story > ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:32:35 GMT <![CDATA[Burtonsville Day: A Day of fun and play]]> By Daniella Opabajo
On a windy Saturday morning, the streets of Old Columbia Pike was full of people who came to watch the 19th Annual Burtonsville Day Parade. full story > ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:10 GMT <![CDATA[Panther of the Month]]> By Keionna Reed
On Friday, September 25, Principal Ms. Jeanette Dixon announced the first Panther-of-the-Month for the 2009-2010 school years. full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:40:31 GMT <![CDATA[Back to School with a Bang]]> By Kristin DeFinis
The tables were turned on Wednesday night when parents of Paint Branch students took a walk in their children’s shoes as they attempted to navigate themselves through the building. full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:34:32 GMT <![CDATA[When Parents Walk the Halls of Paint Branch]]> By Jillian Pelzer
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Paint Branch High School hosted its annual Back-To-School Night. Paint Branch’s varsity Cheerleaders greeted the parents and led them through the front doors where a l full story > ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:40:06 GMT <![CDATA[Sherwood Runs the Field - Paint Branch loses for the second year in a row]]> By Thomas Harrington
On September 25, 2009, the Paint Branch Panthers varsity girls’ soccer team played on home turf against the Sherwood Warriors, expecting to not repeat the loss from the year before. However, their ho full story > ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:38:53 GMT <![CDATA[Streak Hits Four as Lady Panthers Beat Blair Blazers in Volleyball]]> By Kathy Zhang
On September 22, Senior Captain and setter Elaina Straub was “very excited and pumped up” for the team’s match verses Blair. Straub’s excitement was evident as she and her teammates bumped, set, and s full story > ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:37:05 GMT <![CDATA[NJROTC Athletes Shine at Area Five Meet]]> By Kazil Davis
“Get Chuck Norris out here; he can make the sun blink!” A Paint Branch NJROTC athlete shouted jokingly as he got off the bus, shielding his eyes from the beating sun and stepping into the heat of Hunt full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:39:02 GMT <![CDATA[Paint Branch vs. Sherwood: An epic battle between two rival schools]]> By KC Hill
The energy was high on Thursday, September 17th as the 2-0 Paint Branch Panthers rushed onto the field to play their 2-0 rival Sherwood High School. full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:23 GMT <![CDATA[Blazers’ Fire Doused by Panthers Offensive Attack]]> By Rycourt Macauley
On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, the Paint Branch Varsity volleyball team defeated the Blair Blazers 3 sets to 1, pushing the Panthers’ record to 4-0. full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:33:30 GMT <![CDATA[A Golfing Panther]]> By Ashton Cane
On September 15, 2009, Paint Branch sophomore Ashley Cane competed in the Montgomery County Girls’ Golf Division Match, held at Poolesville Golf Course. full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:31 GMT <![CDATA[Carson House Celebrates Dr. Ben Carson’s Birthday]]> By Sahar Husain
A famous neurosurgeon is honored here at Paint Branch every year for his remarkable achievements and his ability to perform surgeries that many other doctors could only dream of doing. full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:30:04 GMT <![CDATA[A MUST GO TO EVENT: THE MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL]]> By Alexandra Galloway
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is taking place in Crownsville, Maryland on weekends which started on August 25 and runs until October 25, 2009. full story > ]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:29:03 GMT <![CDATA[It's a Riot at the Hyatt]]> By Bianca Bratton
If you came into the Hyatt Hotel on Saturday night you would have heard dozens of people trying to catch their breath and almost choking on their food. No, they weren’t eating too fast, nor were they full story > ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:21:17 GMT <![CDATA[Panthers Win Streak Snapped at Two]]> By Benson Lukose
After the Sherwood Warriors posted two straight shutouts to start the season, the Paint Branch Panthers looked to end that streak. Unfortunately, the Panthers could not, and on Thursday September 17, full story > ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:17:30 GMT <![CDATA[NEHS is hitting the Books]]> By Caitlin Clem
Although the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year has just gotten underway, many clubs and activities are working to start things off early. full story > ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:37:17 GMT