Badminton at WJ: More Than Just a Game
March 28, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
The Badminton Club has come a long way since its establishment in 2008 by alum Eva Morgun, now a freshman at University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). During the first few years, the club only held competitions within WJ and with Montgomery Blair High School. But last fall, they held the first Montgomery...
WJ Science Olympiad Makes a Stride Towards States
March 28, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Although WJ has many academic teams and clubs, there is none like Science Olympiad. Led by their president, senior Christina Chen, Science Olympiad is a competitive team and club. Across the nation, there are many Science Olympiad teams that compete for the national title. Before doing so, they must...
Teacher of the Week: Tom Martin
March 28, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Tom Martin is a Foundations of Technology teacher, cross-country coach, assistant coach for indoor track and head coach for spring track. In the upcoming school year, he will also teach advanced technology courses. What are your interests outside of school? TM: Traveling…I am an outdoorsman. I...
WJ Yoga Class Targeting Athletes to Begin Fall 2012
March 27, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
WJ yoga teacher Janice Cornell is introducing a new class this upcoming 2012-2013 school year. In addition to the regular yoga classes offered, which allow a wide variety of students to explore yoga, Cornell will also teach a yoga course specifically catered towards WJ student athletes. Cornell explains...
KONY 2012: An Issue of Humanity
March 19, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Over the past few weeks, a video depicting Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), abducting children from northern Uganda has circulated around the Internet, most prominently on social networking sites such as Facebook. Kony was accused of exerting dangerous influence over the...
(Continued from Print) SGA Presidents Now and Then: Allison Kent Cotner, 1997
March 8, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
*This article has been corrected since published. For Allison Kent Cotner, the experience of being the SGA president during the 1997 school year was a beneficial learning experience that prepared her for future jobs. In some ways, her term mirrors that of today’s SGA. Many of the responsibilities of...
Teacher of the Week: Lori Spak
March 4, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Lori Spak is a Spanish and first level Latin teacher. Before coming to WJ two years ago, Spak spent three years teaching at North Bethesda MS. What kinds of activities do you enjoy outside of school? LS: I love crossword puzzles and reading. I am such a geek. I do the newspaper, I do any form that you...
WJ Poms Wrap Up
February 29, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
As the winter sports season comes to a close, the WJ Pompons squad holds a positive attitude towards the future. This year could be considered a rebuilding year for the Pompons, as this year’s team saw an influx of many new team members, following the last academic year when the team lost six graduating...
S*T*A*G*E Q&A Les Mis
February 29, 2012 • Emily Cosentino, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor
Les Miserables is WJ S*T*A*G*E’s spring production, which opens on April 20 and will show on April 21, 27 and 28. The play follows the life of Jean Valjean, who has recently been released from prison, and is on a quest to find God. Valjean makes a promise to a dying character that he will look...
From Coast to Coast: WJ Grads Weigh-In on College Life
February 28, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
While high school is just a taste of freedom, college provides the first true opportunity for students to live on their own. While away at college, though counselors and other adults are there for guidance, sometimes the advice of fellow students is the most helpful. High school students inquiring about...
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