The Wicket Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Washington, DC
Issue Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 Issue: Vol. LXXV, Issue No. 4 Last Update: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
  • 'What Was That, Mom?' Student Realizes Hearing Loss Has Its Advantages

    Thursday, February 17, 2011 By: Kelly Young '12

    During the summer, every student receives about a thousand forms to fill out before returning to school in the fall. These papers include permission slips, summer programs, the D.C. dental, and of cou

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  • Helping NOLA Get 'Home for the Holidays'

    Wednesday, February 16, 2011 By: Maria Aukward `13

    When one typically thinks of Christmas morning, the prevailing image is a day of happiness and cheerful joy. Christmas traditions include being with family and friends, opening presents, and eating Ch

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  • Student Diplomats Prepare for NAIMUN Conference

    Wednesday, February 16, 2011 By: Ciara McCarthy `11

    Over the past month, the Arab world has witnessed a sweeping surge of democratic revolutions: Tunisia’s autocratic president has fled the country, Jordan’s king has dissolved his cabinet and Egyptian

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  • Visitation Welcomes Chinese Visitors

    Wednesday, February 16, 2011 By: Sarah Morell `11

    As Visitation students put final touches on Snowball ensembles and families continued to shovel out snow-covered driveways, a group of 11 Chinese students and their chaperone travelled from their home

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  • 'Wicket' Wants to Know: What Do You Know?

    Wednesday, February 16, 2011 By: Staff Editorial

    We all know and recognize those “where were you” moments—moments in history so pivotal that the entire country suddenly stopped, and everyone remembers where they were when it happened. For our grandp

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At-a-glance

Lynn Maslow has taught New Testament and Ecclesiology at Visitation for five years. This month, she bids Visitation goodbye as she prepares to finish her master’s degree in theology and then return to
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I’ve passed through the wardrobe into Narnia and been seduced by Turkish Delight. I’ve been a resident of Hamelin, Germany, Yonkers, New York, and the Oklahoma Territory. I’ve fallen in love, gotten m
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 Reaching out to the “twang” fans across the world as it opened on Jan. 7, “Country Strong” is a powerful down-home drama that writer and director Shana Feste loosely based on the woes of Britney
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Your mind was the scene of the crime. Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. Marky Mark punched Batman in the face. All these things occurred in three of th
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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, some of you are probably thinking of that special someone. You may be asking yourselves, “Does he like me, too?” and, “Does he know how I feel about him?”
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Every January, when Snowball rolls around, Visi girls ditch their plaid kilts and Sperry Topsiders for dazzling cocktail dresses and stiletto heels.  For many, Snowball is a chance for students t
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During the summer, every student receives about a thousand forms to fill out before returning to school in the fall. These papers include permission slips, summer programs, the D.C. dental, and of cou
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Admittedly, it is the natural inclination of most young women who go to a prestigious school in one of the most upscale areas of the District to turn up their noses at the name of any restaurant that
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Failure of communication can be found as the basic impediment to resolving any war or social conflict; people’s inability to communicate constantly limits possibilities. In my case, it seems my failur
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“Waves of Mercy, Waves of Grace.  Everywhere I look, I see your face.  Your love has captured me.  Oh my God this love, how can it be?” -David Crowder Band Standing in the middle of th
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