Archive for April, 2010
High-powered offense clinches divison for girls’ lacrosse
The Lady Patriots’ lacrosse team is yet to suffer any serious setback this entire season and looks to continue their remarkable play into the postseason. Although the team has won several of its recent games by close to ten goals, team leaders expect improvement. “I expect the team to finish the season hard and start to [...]
Teacher Profile: Math Teacher William Butke
While math teacher William Butke has earned respect among both students and faculty, he confesses that he never originally planned to become a teacher. “I fought my counselors on this issue all through college,” Butke said. “Teaching was the last thing I wanted to do.” Now as an Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics, Quantitative Literature, and [...]
Foreign-born students adjust to school life in America
Montgomery County is well known for its many cultures and ethnicities. Wootton holds a portion of this population inside of its walls, creating a diverse student body. One student in particular, junior Tiziano D’Affuso, originally attended school in Italy and now resides in America. D’Affuso was born in Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. and moved [...]
Teachers in our classrooms share their global perspectives
The United States of America is a country of diversity – people of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds gather from all over the world; Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Jews, blacks, whites, yellows, reds, oranges, greens, purples and whatnot – and so is Wootton. Along with the diversity of the students, there is also a mixture of [...]
Junior MVPs take the lead on varsity squads in 2010 season
Juniors are often shoved aside on varsity teams to make room for the bigger and more experienced seniors. However, four juniors this year have shown exceptional skill and composure to lead their respective teams despite lacking seniority. Josh Bretner, Hockey Bretner has been touted as one of the greatest skaters to ever don a Wootton [...]
Bravo, Birdie
The theater department’s recent production of 1950s throwback “Bye Bye Birdie” presented an energetic performance that has been nominated for several Cappie awards. The play follows the story of Albert Peterson, the agent and songwriter for teen icon and rock star Conrad Birdie, recently drafted to the army. Senior Alex Garretson, playing Peterson, and senior [...]
Undefeated tennis team dominates county
As the boys tennis team’s regular season comes to a close, their unbeaten streak remains intact and their level of play is increasing with every game. The 8-0 Patriots have yet to lose a game, set or match this season. Their dominant play has vaulted them to the top of the division standings and the [...]
‘Chatroulette’ adds new flare to online communication
As it was best said by our 16th President Abraham Lincoln, “Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.” Even today, these words have stuck with us; people tend take advantage of opportunities to meet new people. Now, Chatroulette is a website that [...]
JJ Express takes part in world’s largest service event
Student-run JJ Express Magazine recently received a $500 “Get Ur Good On” grant award from Youth Service America (YSA) to put into effect a project to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. One of 100 grantees from around the world, JJ Express Magazine joined millions of children in more than 100 countries participating in Global Youth [...]
Budget cuts lead to faculty surpluses
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has once again proposed budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year. MCPS has been forced to surplus teachers from across the county, including five staff members from Wootton. The staff members will not lose their jobs in MCPS, but will be transferred to other schools within the county according to [...]
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