The Blue & Gold Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg, MD
Issue Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Issue: March 2008 Last Update: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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  • March Madness Media Day

    Tuesday, April 08, 2008 By: Jasmine Jones, 4/8

    Only nine students in the entire Washington Metropolitan area were allowed the opportunity to watch eight of the nationally ranked teams in the tournament and I was one of them.

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  • Poetic Hart is Mr. Gburg

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Elizabeth Roberts, Features Editor, 3/19/08

    Mr. Gaithersburg winner Bassanio Hart rapped about his journey throughout high school and how he learned from failure to become successful. Most of the audience seemed to connect with his message, dem

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  • Japanese Americans visit GHS, share WWII stories with students

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Kristina Lykke, News Editor, 3/19/08

    Each person took his or her turn and stood up quietly, exhibiting humble politeness, a quality revered in Japanese culture. The speakers described their experiences before, during and after World War

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  • B&G recognizes Richter as Teacher of the Year

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Kelly Holleran, Editor in Chief, 3/19/08

    Shining lasers into students’ eyes and passing around dead squids is all part of a day’s teaching for Advanced Placement Biology and forensics teacher Kurt Richter.Kidding. Richter really doesn’t dama

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  • Art show exposes artists, public school limits

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Lily Goldberg, Emily Heldman, Web editor and Sports Editor, 3/19/08

    On March 12, Gaithersburg High School’s J-hall transformed into an art gallery. The windowsills were lined with mosaics, black columns displayed photography, sketches and digital art, the display case

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  • School bus safety paramount in minds of riders

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Steven Bennett, Sports editor, 3/19/08

    What would happen if the unthinkable did?

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  • Subs have feelings, too

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Kristina Lykke, News Editor,3/19/08

    They emerge from murky caves, covered in slime and tainted by evil spirits: substitute teachers. In reality, substitutes are nothing like that - they’re just treated that way by some students.

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  • Trojan of the Month

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Madeline Montgomery, Editor in Chief, 3/19/08

    Name: Dan StoneNickname: “Jew?”Age: 17Grade: 12GPA: 3.6-“ish”Favorite color: OrangeFavorite music: Classic rock, hard rock, alternative rock, “basically anything”Favorite food: Salmon and peanut butte

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  • Trojanette of the Month

    Monday, March 17, 2008 By: Vidal Solano, Web editor, 3/19/08

    Name: Crystal VarkalisNickname: Loud Mouth Age: 16Grade: 11GPA: 3.4 Favorite color: PinkFavorite music: Daft PunkFavorite food: Banana puddingFavorite animal: Unicorn Activities: Poms and Key Club

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  • Sports fan’s ESPN dream job

    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By: Bobby Oler

    ESPN is every sports fan’s dream job. Who wouldn’t want to go to work in a building that thrives on the latest scores and stats from every league imaginable?

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Creative writing class performs Obama
Creative writing class performs Obama
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 By Creative Writing Class
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March Madness Media Day
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 By Jasmine Jones, 4/8
Only nine students in the entire Washington Metropolitan area were allowed the opportunity to watch eight of the nationally ranked teams in the tournament and I was one of them.
full story 
Keres finds niche teaching different art classes
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Vidal Solano
Gaithersburg High School is proud to have Nilda Keres as a new art teacher, teaching ceramics, photography and the fundamental arts.
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The Sports Panel 03/16/08
The Sports Panel 03/16/08
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Bobby Oler, James Cunningham, and Bassanio Hart
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The Sports Panel 03/16/08
The Sports Panel 03/16/08
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Bobby Oler, James Cunningham, and Bassanio Hart
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Testing advice for spring
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By Amrith Wadhera, 3/19
Testing is something every high school student in the country has to deal with and is also something that many students also have difficulty preparing for properly in order to do well.
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Are you feeling lucky?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By Kory Smigocki, 3/19
St. Patrick’s Day is a day that celebrates the Irish culture, and St. Patrick’s 20 year mission. St. Patrick was a man who set out for Ireland with the Pope’s blessings. He was confident in the Lord
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In your facePi/e day
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By Kristina Lykke, 3/19
Coconut cream, apple, cherry, blueberry, lemon meringue, pumpkin and seemingly any flavor imaginable. Gaithersburg High School held its second annual Pi Day on March 14 to honor that magical number ve
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Psychedelics are medicine for the soul
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By Amrith Wadhera
Salvia divinorum is a powerful entheogen that has increased in popularity all across America, including Gaithersburg, Md. And it is completely legal.
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GHS Globetrotters: Australia
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 By Stephie Sheridan
It is known as “the land down under”: the only continent that is also a country. The catchphrase greeting is “g’day mate.” Kangaroos, koalas, wombats and the most poisonous creatures in the world live
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