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Smash gets smashed by ratings

Smash gets smashed by ratings

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
April 10, 2013
Magic and mortals clash to thrill critics

Magic and mortals clash to thrill critics

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor and Chief
March 11, 2013
Sophomore Deanna Gowland speaks with her father, Nano Gowland, about the sequestration’s effects on their family. Her mother, a flight attendant, and her father will have reduced hours and less work days as a result of the budget cuts.

[Photo] Sequester impacts AHS

Colleen Adenan, Co-Editor in Chief
March 5, 2013
Heritage Night usually sells about 500 to 700 tickets a year.

Heritage Night officially canceled

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
February 5, 2013
Security specialist K.W. Williams will be involved with the new in-school suspension program that will be held in a trailer.

In-school suspension program to begin

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
January 22, 2013
The senior boys swim team raced through the gymnasium in their speedos and holiday attire during the pep rally, throwing candy at the crowd.

Winter Pep Rally ends year with excitement

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
December 21, 2012
Holocaust survivor Henry Greenbaum spoke for about an hour about his experiences in concentration camps and in the Jewish Death March.

Holocaust survivor speaks at AHS

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
December 17, 2012
The Annandale Singers will wear their traditional Renaissance costumes to perform on Friday.

Annandale Singers perform for senior citizens

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
December 13, 2012

Theater takes on “War of the Worlds”

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
November 9, 2012
Marwa Eltahir gives talk on Nov. 17 in Washington D.C.

Senior to lead TEDx talk

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
November 9, 2012
Swift needs to grow up

Swift needs to grow up

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor and Cheif
October 16, 2012
Mazzarella poses with his students in a picture that will appear as part of a Wheel of Fortune commercial.

Wheel of Fortune hosts teacher

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
September 27, 2012
Students often smoke hookah for cultural or social reasons, but what many dont realize is that the nicotine levels in the substance are actually higher than those found in common cigarettes.

Hookah’s hidden truth

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
September 27, 2012
Q&A with Thomas Chorman

Q&A with Thomas Chorman

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
September 21, 2012

Dear freshmen, here’s the deal. . .

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
September 4, 2012
New technology policy for school year

New technology policy for school year

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
August 31, 2012
Gun law debate heightens

Gun law debate heightens

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
August 31, 2012
A nation mourns the tragedy in Colorado

A nation mourns the tragedy in Colorado

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
July 22, 2012
Seniors to begin IB exams

Seniors to begin IB exams

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
April 28, 2012
Students elect class officers

Students elect class officers

Gwen Levey, Co-Editor in Chief
April 26, 2012
Little Shop of Horrors 2012

Little Shop of Horrors 2012

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
April 24, 2012
Students hungry for good music

Students hungry for good music

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
March 29, 2012
Students take to the stage

Students take to the stage

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
March 19, 2012
Art Talk: Why it Matters

Art Talk: Why it Matters

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
February 28, 2012
Katharine McPhee plays Karen auditioning hopefully for the role of Marilyn Monroe on the show.

NBC’s newest “Smash” hit

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
February 20, 2012
The layers of letting it go

The layers of letting it go

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
February 2, 2012

Selection process unfair

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
October 18, 2011
Salvator Mundi depicts Jesus Christ raising his right hand as he holds a transparent glass sphere in his left.

Cracked: Another Da Vinci Code?

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
September 20, 2011

Taylor Swift goes on tour

Gwen Levey, Arts Editor
May 27, 2011

From Books to Battlefields

Gwen Levey, Videographer
March 28, 2011

Oscars’ greatest deception

Gwen Levey, Video Staff
March 8, 2011

Oversea Admissions

Gwen Levey, Videographer
October 28, 2010

[Video] Atoms go green

September 24, 2010

American Idle?

Gwen Levey, Videographer
August 18, 2010

Concert tickets: A no or go?

Gwen Levey, Videographer
June 7, 2010
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