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Administrators to access Facebook to punish students
The administration will now use Facebook as a means to find and punish athletes engaging in illegal activity.
In mid-January, a Whitman student uploaded pictures of boys basketball players at a party with alcohol onto Facebook. A teacher with a Facebook account saw the pictures and then forwarded them to Dr. Goodwin. However, because there were no pictures of players actually consuming alcohol, Dr. Goodwin decided that the students did not break the school’s zero tolerance policy. Because of this, Goodwin withheld the names of the basketball players from head coach Chris Lun, electing instead to speak with the team about the risks of underage drinking. (continue reading…)
Cross country runner, Palmer, wins Runner of the Year Award
Palmer, a two-time state champion, won the Runner of the Year award from Gatorade. Photo courtesy of gamedaymagazine.com
Cross Country state champion Andrew Palmer was honored as the Gatorade Maryland Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Jan 21. This award is given to runners that prove themselves not only with athletic distinction, but also for academic achievements and role model characteristics. Professional athletes such as Dwight Howard, Derek Jeter, Abby Wambach, Peyton Manning, and Lisa Leslie have also received this award during their high school careers.
The three-time All-Met runner and Syracuse commit was noted in a press release as “a peer leader and youth mentor in addition to working a part-time job at a shoe store.”
State qualifying wrestler back from injury
Harder tore medial collateral ligament during practice, keeping him out for nearly a year. Photo courtesy of Russell Leighton
With a recently healed elbow, wrestler Mike Harder is back on the mat and back in the winner’s circle for the wrestling team. After his accomplishment as a 2008 state qualifier as a freshman, Harder was sidelined last year for his sophomore season because of a torn ligament in his elbow.
During a practice in November 2008, Harder wrestled Whitman alum and former state champion Will Sharbaugh (’07), who now wrestles for Maryland. Sharbaugh tried to do a move called a merkle, chopping at Harder’s elbow and rolling into it while Harder had his hand posted on the mat. Unfortunately, Harder’s elbow hyper-extended and pushed inwards. (continue reading…)
Wrestler Harder returns from year-long injury
Now a junior, Harder (top) is back to nearly full strength. Photo by Russell Leighton.
With a recently healed elbow, wrestler Mike Harder is back on the mat and back in the winner’s circle for the wrestling team. After his accomplishment as a 2008 state qualifier as a freshman, Harder was sidelined last year for his sophomore season because of a torn ligament in his elbow.
During a practice in November 2008, Harder wrestled Whitman alum and former state champion Will Sharbaugh (’07), who now wrestles for Maryland. Sharbaugh tried to do a move called a merkle, chopping at Harder’s elbow and rolling into it while Harder had his hand posted on the mat. Unfortunately, Harder’s elbow hyper-extended and pushed inwards. (continue reading…)