Opinions clash as Fairfax County considers charter school
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As Fairfax County’s first charter school proposal prepares to go before the county’s school board this summer, some parents –and students–question whether the charter school is necessary.
Oxon Hill High School Makes the Grade
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The Oxon Hill Clippers can breathe a little easier now that they have passed their accreditation assessment.
Students Find Purpose in Bible Club
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A Bible Club at McDonough High School has come a long way since its days at the lunch table. Student leaders hope to keep up the momentum.
Sound drafting and economics help Nationals mount playoff push
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The Washington Nationals’ improved play through one-third of baseball’s regular season has spawned realistic expectations of their first postseason berth, and much of that can be credited to their use of the sport’s economics.
Concussions Cause Student Athletes Lasting Trouble
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Researchers at the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI) say young athletes are particularly vulnerable to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease brought on by repetitive head trauma, specifically concussions. Lasting affects of the disease are memory loss, impaired judgment, and progressive dementia.
WABJ News 2012
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Marie Osmond Graces Cherry Blossom Parade
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Behind the chaos of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade were mothers’ tying bows in their dancing daughter’s hair and jittery jump ropers preparing to perform. And then there was Marie Osmond.
Celebrating A Century of Cherry Blossoms
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On April 14, Constitution Avenue was filled with spectators for the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. “Who doesn’t love a parade?” asked Jennifer Adams of Pittsburgh, who attended the parade with a group of friends.
Stilt Walkers Strut at National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
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By Corynn Johnson UJW Staff Writer WAHSINGTON – High kicks, dancing, hopping around and touching the ground may not seem difficult to do, but try doing those moves on 3-foot […]
Japanese Fashion Blooms at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
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By Melanie Aguilar-Rojas UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON – The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade drew a fashionably creative crowd Saturday. Whether a visitor or local, many wore kimonos or dressed […]