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Robotics club prepares for competition domination
Members of the Robotics team work on their robot that will play soccer against other schools' robots at the Baltimore Convention Center March 11 to 13. Photo courtesy of Helen Simonson.
One soccer state championship may be enough for some schools. But here, where overachievers are the norm, students strive to be the best at everything. And, in the third attempt at a championship, the athletes are robots.
Boy Auction raises money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The group of juniors Connor Gordon, Miles Davis and Bryan Joel sold for $440, the most expensive auction of the night. SGA raised over $4,220 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Photo by Keegan Barber.
The SGA raised over $4,220 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the Boy Auction Feb. 25. (continue reading…)
Third floor bathroom fire causes school day to end late
Confused students climbed on the mounds of snow in the parking lot, while waiting for more information about the fire. Photo by Louise Reynolds.
After seeing a soap dispenser on fire in the third floor girls bathroom, senior Jung-Duk Seo pulled the fire alarm, sending students and staff scrambling out of the building at 1:50 p.m., just 20 minutes shy of dismissal.
When crazy bored with the snow, try some of these activities
You fell in the snow. Your kind sibling or parent wants to help you up. Oh no. They are coming down too. Photo by Stephanie Haven.
*Also by Rachel Nussbaum*
No more whining texts and Facebook statuses about how bored you are. Even if you absolutely can’t imagine having any fun when your parents are around and your friends and in a faraway land of despair without you, don’t fret! There are always exciting things that you can do alone (no, that’s not meant to be dirty).
Gym floors will take several weeks to repair
P.E. classes were disrupted Monday after heavy flooding in both gyms. Administrators are working on replacing the damaged floors. Photo by Simon Engler.
County maintenance workers estimate that repairs will take a minimum of three weeks before the floors in both gyms will be ready for P.E. classes to use. Sports teams will have to wait even longer.
2009 SAGA wins first place for yearbook
The 2009 winning edition of SAGA featured many hand drawn comics. Photo by Stephanie Haven.
The American Scholastic Press Association honored the 2009 edition of SAGA with the first place award for Best Yearbook and the first place award for Best Theme.
Police issue arrest warrant for Bethesda shooter
Mohau Mercy Mathibe was an entry-level economist for the IMF but was not retained. Co-workers described him as socially awkward and possibly angry at Mody for not continuing his employment. Photo courtesy of the Montgomery County police.
Montgomery County police detectives obtained an arrest warrant Dec. 17 to charge Mohau Mercy Mathibe for the Oct. 8 attempted murder of Whitman parent Ashoka Mody. The detectives also obtained a warrant for first-degree assault and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.