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Cupcake Idol Raises $4,000 Print E-mail
Walter Johnson
Written by Rosie Hammack   
Friday, 05 March 2010 11:23

The annual cupcake event took a new turn, as WJ and the Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation teamed up with Community Cupcakes to host the first-ever Cupcake Idol, raising approximately $4000 and attracting more than 250 people.

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Pennies for Patients: Fundraisers Raise $29,000 Print E-mail
Walter Johnson
Written by Ku Jung & Abby Singley   
Monday, 08 March 2010 10:47

Continuing a four-year winning streak, the Leadership class achieved a fifth win in the Maryland Pennies for Patients fundraiser this year, raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. After facing new competition, the Leadership class created new events in an attempt to raise more money than any year before.

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Mock Trial: March 2, Loss Print E-mail
Walter Johnson
Written by Stefany Carty   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 21:07

Score: Loss against Churchill 51-55. Social studies teacher Nathan Schwartz's Mock Trial team argued the defense.

MVP: Junior lawyer Michelle Odgers gave an outstanding cross examination in defeat.

Highlight:  The team closed its season with its best performance yet against a strong Churchill team. Schwartz' team was the only team to lose to a lower seed on Tuesday.

Record: 3-2

 
Mock Trial: March 2, Win Print E-mail
Walter Johnson
Written by Stefany Carty   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:22

Score: Win against Seneca Valley 58-57. Team Miller argued the defense.

MVP: Junior lawyer Greg Siegal gave an excellent closing to solidify the win.

Highlight: WJ won a tough trail against a well prepared Seneca Valley team, winning the tie breaker point.

Record: 4-1

Next Match: Thursday, March 4 against the prosecution team of the two-seed Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School.

 
Mock Trial: Feb. 24, In WJ Matchup, Miller Prevails 58-57 Print E-mail
Walter Johnson
Written by Stefany Carty   
Monday, 01 March 2010 10:40

Score: Social studies teacher Steve Miller's Mock Trial team beat social studies teacher Nathan Schwartz's Mock Trial team in a close trial, 58-57. Miller's team argued the defense.

MVP: Junior lawyer Max Siegal gave an exceptional cross examination for Miller's team.

Highlight: The win earns Miller's team the seventh seed in the County playoffs.

Record: 3-1

Next Match: Miller's defense team will face the tenth seed Seneca Valley on March 2 at the Rockville Court House. Schwartz's Team is seeded eighth in the county playoffs and will argue the denfese against Churchill on March 2 at the Rockville Court House.