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    Best Buddies celebrate Halloween together

    by Nalini Tata   Published on Nov.04, 2009   No Comments
    Photo by David Garrison.

    The Best Buddies club visited the Homestead Farm for a day full of fun Halloween activities. Photo by David Garrison.

    Whitman’s Best Buddies club celebrated Halloween in full throttle this year with an annual dance and pumpkin patch trip. The club, which aims to foster ties between students with disabilities and other students at school, relies on participation in a variety of group events that help members form meaningful bonds. According to the Whitman chapter president, senior David Garrison, both of this year’s Halloween events were highly successful.

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    Boy Scouts show true leadership in helping others

    by Nalini Tata   Published on Oct.28, 2009   No Comments
    River Falls Boy Scout Troop builds a sled at a survival skills and teamwork competition called Klondike, which is held every winter. Photo courtesy of Adoni Anagnostopolous.

    River Falls Boy Scout Troop builds a sled at a survival skills and teamwork competition called Klondike, which is held every winter. Photo courtesy of Adoni Anagnostopolous.

    For many students, rebuilding trails, coordinating blood drives or volunteering at a hospital would sound like just another community service requirement. But to a select group of dedicated boy scouts, it’s a way of life.

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    Spanish royals move to Bethesda

    by Nalini Tata   Published on Sep.15, 2009   No Comments
    Spanish royal Princess Infanta Cristina and her family recently moved to Bethesda. Photo courtesy of Hola Magazine.
    Spanish royal Princess Infanta Cristina and her family recently moved to Bethesda. Photo courtesy of Hola Magazine.

    The Bethesda community is known as the backyard of national politics—a stone’s throw away from the most important establishments in the country.

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