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  • Duke Dubbed Mr. Wootton 2006

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Erika Lam & Perry Lazerus

    Seventeen of Wootton’s “hottest” guys competed in the annual Mr. Wootton pageant on Thursday, February 9. Senior Alex Duke was crowned Mr. Wootton, and sophomore Max Swider was dubbed Mr. Wootton Jr.S

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  • Mathletes End Strong Season

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Sharanya Sharma

    The Mathletes are coming close to the end of a strong season with style. The team was awarded three honorable mentions in the University of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition this past Decem

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  • Science Bowl Team Places First : Will Advance to National Championships

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Alain Parcan

    Wootton’s Science Bowl team, comprised of seniors David Chen, Tessa Carducci, David Farkas and John Hooff, and junior Andrew Shie, took first place in the state of Maryland. By winning the State Champ

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  • Increase in Minimum Wage Benefits Many Student Workers in Maryland

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Shawnee Cohn

    There is good news for teenagers and the other estimated 55,300 individuals earning the minimum wage in the state of Maryland. On January 17, the Maryland Senate overrode Governor Robert Ehrlich’s vet

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  • New Classes Offered For 2006-07 Year

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Sharanya Sharma

    For students interested in taking Italian or German next year the Wootton High School Course Registration booklet includes these courses among other new offerings.“They’d benefit from these languages

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  • Former Patriot Assists Orphans: Community Support Vital for Building of New Orphanage

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Shawnee Cohn

    While most people may only speak of the desire to help the disadvantaged, ’03 Wootton graduate, Nicki Lehrer, has embarked on her own mission to aid the impoverished children of Ecuador. After taking

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  • Flu Spreads Throughout School

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Jennifer Chu

    Recently, an influx of students has reportedly been sick and out of school due to a stomach flu virus that has been spreading throughout the Washington D.C. area. “Students need to be taking better ca

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  • Athletes Are Overglorified

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Vin Paruchuri

    Modern American society unjustly glorifies professional athletes. Athletes are adored by everyone, from young children to retirement home patients. Being a pro athlete is the dream of many people, and

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  • Sounding Off: Was the Cheney Shooting Really an Accident as He Has Claimed?: Yes, the Incident Was Completely Accidental

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Erika Lam

    Vice President Dick Cheney’s quail hunting accident occurred on Saturday, February 11, but the information was not released to the public until a day later. Cheney went hunting with a group of friends

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  • Society Unjustly Gives Excess Glory to Movies

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Erin Futrovsky

    Drugs, underage drinking, con artistry, sexual promiscuity, and adultery are only a few of the crimes committed in the movies, but it does not make us turn away when watching them.Some characters in t

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Common Sense Thomas S. Wootton High School Rockville, MD
Issue Date: Thursday, March 02, 2006 Issue: Volume 35 Issue 5 Last Update: Thursday, March 02, 2006
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The attention span is a fickle thing. It can remain remarkably long (usually coinciding with the exact length of a marathon of Lost) or it can assume its usual length which rivals paramecia in shortne
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As a senior, I am feeling less and less inclined to write this column. However, I am bored with watching Happy Gilmore for the billionth time, and I just woke up from a four-hour power nap, so I guess
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Ned Vizzini, the critically acclaimed author of Be More Chill, has struck again with the fresh and original novel, It’s Kind of a Funny Story. The novel tells the tale of an average kid growing up and
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Across from Montgomery College on Hungerford Drive, Cuban Corner, a small restaurant, has been serving traditional Cuban food for the past ten years.This restaurant is unlike any other that I have din
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The It’s Academic team is ranked twelfth out of 64 teams in the Washington-Metro area. The team is made up of seniors Phillip Kim, Alex Roschke, David Chen, and Jack Zhang, juniors Vineet Paruchuri an
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In today’s technology-centered world, “MySpace” (MySpace.com) has become an addiction of almost every teenager and young adult in the world. MySpace is a free service that uses the Internet for onlin
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Performers are working hard in preparation for the spring musical, On the Town, which will be performed on March 17-19 and 24-26.On the Town takes place in the 1940s and follows three navy sailors, Ga
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The Mock Trial team is preparing for a tough year and a much-anticipated rematch with rival team Richard Montgomery (RM).Last year, when Wootton and RM competed, Wootton students noticed that RM’s tea
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Hitting the ice three times a week never seems to get old for junior Lauren Gluck. Gluck, a five-year synchronized and 14-year figure skater, has broadened her skating horizons and has joined the Juni
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Yearbook production is on the fast track as the staff approaches their final deadlines. Along with the yearbook, a commemorative DVD is also being released which chronicles the 2006 school year.The ye
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