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Monday, October 24, 2011

Photos: Wootton High School Homecoming Parade

Wootton students participated in the 2011 homecoming parade during halftime of the Oct. 21, 2011, football game against Watkins Mill.

Wootton students participated in the 2011 homecoming parade during halftime of the Oct. 21, 2011, football game against Watkins Mill. The homecoming 2011 theme was "All Around the World."

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Students Organize Counter-Pep Rally Using Twitter

The school canceled the original rally after students became "overly spirited."

After school officials canceled a pep rally, students at Gaithersburg High School today protested by organizing a riot-like rally of their own. Students used Twitter and other social media tools to organize the protest rally. The original rally, part of Spirit Week, a week-long homecoming celebration, was called off shortly before it was scheduled to start at 12:30 this afternoon after some students became "overly spirited," according to Gaithersburg Principal Dr. Christine Handy-Collins. Today was class color day, and students painted their faces and used glitter to decorate themselves in colors according to their class. During lunch, the spirit of homecoming week had some students getting out of hand, Handy-Collins said. "Kids were …

Jim Burnetti

8:02 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011

The more things change, the more they remain the same. 1971 - a Catholic high school in PA. We lost the baskeball game by one point. Our principal, the priest, fired the coach. Without Twitter, Facebook, or text messaging, all students left class at the same time and made the good father drive 20 miles to talk to us!   more ›

Saturday, October 16, 2010

VIDEO: Thomas Wootton High School Homecoming Game

Football game, half time performances, and homecoming court

The Wootton High School Patriots beat the Churchill Bulldogs in the Homecoming football game on Friday. The final score was 48-42 after four overtimes. At halftime the Homecoming court circled the track along with each class float and the marching band, cheer team, and dancers performed.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

PHOTO GALLERY: Quince Orchard High School Homecoming Dance

The event capped off spirit week

Students and staff at Quince Orchard High School officially wrapped up spirit week on Saturday evening with their 2010 homecoming dance.  The QOHS varsity football team won their homecoming game against Northwood High School on October 1, 2010, with a 36-6 final score. This year's sprit week theme at QOHS was board games and the senior class dominated in almost all of the spirit week activities.   "It's inevitable, of course we won!" said Kiana Boldon, a senior at QOHS who attended the homecoming dance with her friends Valentina Rodriguez and Jordan Johnson. The homecoming dance took place in the school's gymnasium and each class was responsible for decorating a corner of the gymnasium with scenes from a popular board game: Clue for the …

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