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  • Mineta takes detour to speak to Jefferson students

    Friday, May 19, 2006 By: Jabari James ’06

    A member of President Bush’s cabinet took a trip down memory lane, when he took time from his busy schedule to talk to nearly 200 Jefferson High School students during third period in the Little Theat

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  • Vancouver mourns murdered teen

    Monday, May 22, 2006 By: Zachary Dobbels

    The entire community of Vancouver was dealt a saddening blow on April 20, when a young Fort Vancouver student, Anna Svidersky, was stabbed at the McDonald’s on Andreson.

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  • Card companies’ incentives hurt consumers: “Credit card companies may target teens, but a lot of adults and families are also falling into debt traps.”

    Monday, May 22, 2006 By: Randi King

    Major corporations and businesses will resort to just about anything to make a profit. Now that I am reaching an age at which I begin to become aware of certain companies’ incentives, I have also beco

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  • Search for New Patriot Logo Stalls

    Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By: Sandhya Raman

    After an unanticipated two-month hiatus from the Patriot logo contest, Principal Dr. Michael Doran has come forward to explain the stalling in this process. Doran announced the contest in early Januar

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  • Gay-Straight Alliance Forms

    Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By: Erin Futrovsky

    The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is new club ­whose goal is to emphasize peace, love, acceptance, and pride. The creation of the club was spearheaded this spring by sophomore Jake Kresloff.NSL teacher

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  • Hindu Culture Day Calls for School-Wide Celebration

    Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By: Julia Rubin

    Cultural diversity has always been celebrated at Wootton. In that spirit, on April 21 the Hindu Culture Club hosted a school-wide event to celebrate their culture. The club is composed of anyone inter

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  • What to do About High School Threats?: Take High School Threats Serious!

    Wednesday, May 24, 2006 By: Amanda B.

    When we hear another high school threat on the radio or in the news, we don't truly realize how serious it is. Last week, Southern Door High School had a wake up call when someone made a threat to par

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  • "Da Vinci" Doesn't Quite Crack the Code

    Thursday, May 25, 2006 By: Jennifer Perlmutter

    Ron Howard had quite the task when he agreed to direct The Da Vinci Code. This was no easy feat considering he didn’t have to adapt just any old book; he had to adapt the book: The Da Vinci Code. The

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  • PALCS filter blocking MySpace and Xanga: School looking for alternatives to public sites

    Thursday, May 25, 2006 By: Jamie Reynolds

    In 2003 House Bill number 2262 was signed in a Pennsylvania court requiring all school and public library computers to be equipped with a state approved internet filter to protect minors from harmful

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  • Julius Caesar comes alive through recordings

    Thursday, May 25, 2006 By: Addie Cannizzaro

    “Ha, ha! How vilely doth this cynic rhyme.” This not so simple line from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar leaves many readers saying ‘huh?’However, one teacher in our school is out to make Shakespeare

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Issue Date: Monday, May 29, 2006 Issue: Week of May 29, 2006
 
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News
An extended school day and year in public schools and uniforms are part of new Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's blueprint for improving education.
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An article attacking the media for bashing Bush was put in teachers' mailboxes and included the forged signature of the principal.
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PALCS filter blocking MySpace and Xanga: School looking for alternatives to public sites
In 2003 House Bill number 2262 was signed in a Pennsylvania court requiring all school and public library computers to be equipped with a state approved internet filter to protect minors from harmful
full story 
The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is new club ­whose goal is to emphasize peace, love, acceptance, and pride.
full story 
After an unanticipated two-month hiatus from the Patriot logo contest, Principal Dr. Michael Doran has come forward to explain the stalling in this process.
full story 
The entire community of Vancouver was dealt a saddening blow on April 20, when a young Fort Vancouver student, Anna Svidersky, was stabbed at the McDonald’s on Andreson.
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Lifetime Television is currently in negotiations with Principal Christopher Garran over filming a reality series about the SGA election process at WJ during the upcoming 2006-07 school year.
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Features
Although students were expecting the presentation to be more about business than space travel, everyone seemed thoroughly engrossed in the stories Dr. Olsen told of his trip the International Space St
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The Secretary of Transportation shared his memories and his thoughts on current issues.
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Opinion
Going to the Vietnam War Memorial has changed my life. I now have a newfound respect for all soldiers and what they do.
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