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Boys basketball falls to rival BCC, drops division record to 1-2

By Maddie Carrington • January 7, 2012

The boys basketball team lost, 53-49, to the 7-3 BCC Barons Jan. 6, lowering its overall record to 3-7. The Vikes won the tip-off, but the Barons pulled ahead in the first quarter with an eight-point...

Girls basketball defeats struggling BCC, raises record to 6-4

By Justin Lancellotta • January 7, 2012

The girls basketball team defeated the 1-9 BCC Barons, 39-35, Jan.6, improving its record to 6-4 on the season. The Vikes won the first half, 18-13, with good offensive play execution. After the halftime...

Featured Athlete: Boys basketball forward Andrew Castagnetti

By Rachel Lang • January 7, 2012

Boys basketball captain junior Andrew Castagnetti shoots and scores. And shoots and scores. And shoots and scores again. In the Vikes’ 64-55 win over top-ranked Churchill Jan. 3, Castagnetti led the...

Triangle Blog: Season-closing loss will benefit Redskins

By Ryan Craig • January 6, 2012

The Redskins were crushed, 10-34, in their last game of the season by the recently grounded Eagles and the only thing I can say is…thank you. The Skins had no chance of the playoffs and the...

@ladygaga, @BarackObama and…@Whitprincipal: Goodwin joins Twitter

By Marit Björnlund • January 6, 2012

Don't be surprised if #Goodwin becomes a trending topic in the Bethesda area: principal Alan Goodwin now communicates with students and parents through social media -- using no more than 140 characters. Goodwin...

Wrestling loses grip on Damascus, lets lead slip in 43-25 loss

By Rachel Lang • January 5, 2012

The wrestling team lost to the Damascus Hornets, 43-25, Jan. 4, lowering its record to 5-3. The match started off roughly for the Vikes, with the first three wrestlers losing. After taking four...

County planning board approves new hotel and business center

By Lucy Chen • January 4, 2012

Bethesda is one step closer to a new hotel and business center, after the Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved a Dec. 15 bid to redevelop existing land between Wisconsin and Woodmont Avenues. The...

Superintendent visits classes, speaks with staff and students

By Lucy Chen • January 4, 2012

The new MCPS superintendent Joshua Starr visited Whitman for the first time Jan. 4 to observe some classes. Starr toured the school for an hour in the morning with principal Alan Goodwin and community...

Girls basketball suffers overtime loss to Churchill

By Justin Lancellotta • January 4, 2012

The girls basketball team opened up the new year with a 64-58 overtime loss to the 7-2 Churchill Bulldogs Jan. 3, making its record 5-4 on the season. This loss was the Vikes’ second loss to a conference...

Boys basketball upsets Churchill, 64-55

By Maddie Carrington • January 4, 2012

The boys basketball team beat the 6-3 Churchill Bulldogs, 64-55, Jan. 3, in a surprise upset to improve its record to 3-6. The Vikes were down by a slim deficit for much of the game, and only grabbed...

Nutcracker role keeps junior on her toes

By Parisa Davoodi • January 2, 2012

On Thursdays and Fridays throughout December, junior Nikki Ciesinski traded her math spiral for ballet flats as she left school early for a rigorous ballet class. After getting into costume, Ciesinski...

Skiers, snowboarders prepare to hit the slopes

By Emily Berman • January 2, 2012

With temperatures dropping and snow days approaching, students are eagerly awaiting the chance to get out on the slopes. For some students, skiing and snowboarding is more than just a hobby, it’s a passion. Senior...

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