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Picking Splinters: Capitals Resurrected
I’m calling it. Time of death, 9:15 p.m. The playoff curse of Washington sports is over.

School News & Notes
McLean Highlander Dances at White House ReceptionMcLean High School freshman Erin Howard was honored to perform for President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Prime Minister of Ireland Brian Cowen at a White House reception held this St. Patrick’s Day.
Anything But Straight: Obama’s Parent In The Pulpit Complex
George W. Bush longed to escape his daddy’s shadow, while Barack Obama has turned to shadowy preachers in his long search for a father figure.
Anything But Straight: Love & Hate Compete for an Audience
It is an odd time to be gay in America. Whether you are celebrated or despised depends on where you stand at any given moment.



George Mason H.S. Dominates Strasburg in Final Home Meet
The George Mason High School swim teams swam their final home meet of the season on Friday, Jan. 30, leaving on a good note as both the girls and the boys cruised to one more lopsided win over Strasburg.
George Mason Swimmers Up Win Tally, Still Undefeated
The George Mason swim teams extended their undefeated streaks to nine on Friday night as both the boys and the girls took down Clarke County at the Dunn Loring YWCA, Mason’s home pool.



School News & Notes
Local Students Win Arena Stage Competition Sarah Congress of Hayfield Secondary School and Scott Evan Anderson of George C. Marshall High School have been named winners of the Arena Stage 2009 Student Playwrights Project Ten-Minute Play Competition.



Area High School Roundup: McLean Girls Win Twice; Madison Defeats T.J.
McLean Girls Basketball Racks up 2 Consecutive Wins With two victories last week, McLean High’s girls varsity basketball team brought their record to nine and five, four and two in the Liberty District.



School News & Notes
TJHSST Students Named Semifinalists by Intel Fifteen students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) have been named semifinalists in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search – Varun Bansal, Kevin Casto, Sudha Guttikonda, Jared Hallett, Lily Hsiang, Rishi Iyengar, Alexandar Kim, David Kim, Joy Lee, Jessica Liu, […]