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Photo: Security guard featured in Washington Post

By Diana Frey | March 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Blair security Cedric Boatman and his family were featured in the sports section of The Washinton Post on Tuesday, March 1.

Photo: w team huddle

By Diana Frey | March 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Maher participates in a team huddle during a practice.

NFTY National Convention '05: A long trip for five great days

By Alexander Gold | March 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Shabbat services have just ended at the national convention of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY, pronounced like nifty). Everyone is dressed in their best dress clothes to celebrate the holiday. As the last few notes of the soft, melodic Shabbat melodies die out, I grab my folding chair along with 1,300 other NFTY kids and shove it into a massive pile.

Photo: femalewrestler2

By Diana Frey | March 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Maher works hard at practice.

Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships

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Senior Max Czapanskiy, right, in the 128th round of the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships. Czapanskiy placed 18th overall in the national competition, which was held from Feb. 18 to 21 in Arlington, Texas.

Photo courtesy of Max Czapanskiy

Photo: Hanoi

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Photo: Boats in the Water

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A boat in the water, providing Guyanese with immediate transportation after the floods.

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Photo: Long

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Photo: Vietnam map

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Photo: Vietnam flag

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Photo: Ho Chi Minh

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Photo: Man in Water

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A man trudges through the water in Guyana.

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Photo: 2005 ACC Tournament

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Photo: Cars in Water

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Cars caught in the high waters after the December and January floods.

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Photo: "The Jacket" poster

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Photo: Hue

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Photo: Bang

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Photo: Gambling With Maryland's Future

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Spreading the music past the Boulevard

By Lucy Fromyer | March 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

It was during a particularly long, boring history class last year when juniors Jessi Douglas and Nick Warmington decided to produce a rap album together. The hour and a new block flew by as the two wrote their lyrics, matching them to beats and rapping them aloud.

Photo: "The Pacifier" poster

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Photo: Gambling With America's Future

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam

By Fidan Karimova | March 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

From first to sixth centuries AD, Vietnam was a part of the Indianised Kingdom of Funan. The Chinese covered the area in the second century and ruled for 1000 years. Their rule ended in 938 AD, when Ngo Quyen destroyed the Chinese armies and became the leader of the country. Quyen died in 944 AD. In 1858, the French and Spanish stormed into Vietnam and a year later captured Saigon. From then on, the French ruled Vietnam until 1954, when communist leader Ho Chi Minh helped drive the French out of Vietnam. The same year, the negotiations of the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into two regions – South Vietnam, controlled mostly by the anti-communists, and the communist North Vietnam.

Photo: House under Water

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A house under water after the floods in December and January in Guyana.

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MCPS Superintendent's Leadership Program encourages students to apply

By Feza Kikaya | March 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The MCPS Superintendent's Leadership Program (SLP) invites rising high-school seniors to apply to participate in its humanities-oriented, year-long honors internship. Applications require three short essays, an official transcript and two letters of recommendation, which are all due by March 15.

Blair staff in the news

By Jordan Goldstein | March 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Two Blair staff members were mentioned last week in The Washington Post. The newspaper printed a letter to the editor from journalism and English teacher Anne Cullen on Monday, Feb. 28 as well as a feature on security guard Cedric Boatman's family on Tuesday, March 1.