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Ten WJ art students win Gold Key awards
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Gold Key winners Alan Murray, Mary Schmidt, Emily Kaufman, Judy Jenkins, and Louise Stone show their 'Midas' touch.
Ten WJ students received awards in National Scholastic Magazine's annual art show, The Hecht Company sponsors the show which is conducted by the magazine for junior and senior high school students. Emily Kaufman, Louise Stone (both winners last year), Alan Mu ray and Ma y Schm·at had wiO:in/portfolio:, Lorr~neOlson Judith Jenkins D bbie McFar'land Mar'lyn Po' t·e Nan y ' i n ius' C stup, and Phillip Wolcott were Gold Key winners. Several other students received certificates of merit. Students from more thah 200 schools in the Washington area entered 2,000 pieces from which 400 were selected for the exhibit. Gold Key finalists• works are submitted to the national competition in New York. There winners are granted art scholarship.s of various sizes. WJ has been more successful
Senior class signs Drifters; prom location still tentative "Yes, the Drifters have been signed,'' confirmed Mrs. Joan Schwartz, Senior Class sponsor. "And we•re waiting to receive the contract from the Spades and Rainoows." WJ's twelfth annual Senior Prom will be held on June 14, but arrangements for its loca-
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in the Gold Key awards in past from Montgomery Junior College years than this year, Teachers to do the prejudging. The judg~ sent as many pieces as they felt were in no way affiliated with were "outstanding pieces of the County or the Hecht Company art." A series of directives or the National Scholastic Exfrom the Board of Education's hibition, The Art Department which preSupervisors of A rt led to confusion concerning the number of viously had about 20 had only 10. Mrs. Dottie Johansson, art entries to which a school was teacher, commented, ''The li.mit~. In addi~ion, the Board'.s teachers involved with the studirectives mentioned the possi- dents would perhaps have been a bility of the prejudging of the better jude-e." t i h. 1 . .1 f en r es, w i e a s1mi a~ no ice The action in Rockville of prefrom th: HechtCo_mp~nymcluded judging the works was in direct no mention of preJudgmg. contrast to the rules governing In Rockville, the Supervisors school participation in contests of Art had been asked by the conducted by outside agencies. Hecht Company to limit the num- ''The screening and selection of ber of entries. Rather than have winning entries must be the total the teachers judge which of their responsibility of the sponsor of works to send, two men came the contest."
WJ announces twenty finalists
Twenty students from WJ have National Merit Scholars. The become Finalists in the National list of those receiving a scholarMerit Scholarship Program. ship will be made public on May They will now begin competition 2. for the National Merit $1,000 The National Merit Scholarship Scholarshir, Qualifyin~ Test is desimed to T:-.e 20 1 inalists from ·w J are te::,t a1>11,ty ,, • dfiI,lY xnow1eoge tion are still tentative. lt 1s of May, Students will be notified Donald Alexander James rather than ability to recall hoped that the ballroom at the of the exact date later in the Beeghly, Cynthia Friedman, memorized information. It Statler Hilton Hotel can be se- year. Debbe Jacobs, Mike Krueger, covers the following areas: Engcured, This room would be According to .Stan Rosenberg, Madelyn Ladner Nancy Lewal- lish Usage, Mathematics Usage, larger than that of last year and Senior Class president, ''The Ien, Elizabeth McHahon, David Social Studies Reading, Natural it has just been redone, total cost for the affair shouldn't Merrill, Maureen Moore, Patri- Sciences Reading, and Word UsThe tickets may cost about exceed $4,200," Mrs. Schwartz cia Myskowski, James Olivier, age, $10, the same as last year, and added that hopefully the profits Ray Parks, Eric Peterson, Don Each state selects its Semiwill go on sale in the latter part from the Senior Variety Show Rothberg, Judy Silberstein, Bar- Finalists, Finalists, and Schowill cover some of the expense, bara Slavin, Susan Thomas, Iars. This year there were 70 This will help lower the price George Tomlin, and Tom Tyler, Semi-Finalists in Maryland, The of the prom, There is also Even though there were only lowest qualifying score was 147, hope for another fund-raising 19 Semi-Finalists, two students the second highest in the country, activity to replace the Donkey transferred to WJ after the anNational Merit Scholars are Basketball Game, which was can- nouncement was made: Maureen chosen from the Finalists by the celled because of the teacher Moore and Eric Peterson, Nancy Selection Committee. The Finalfessors on Columbia's staff. strike. . Ickler has left WJ to bring the ists who receivetheScholarships . Nancy Hart ' .prom chairman ' numb er of F.m a1·ists to 20• · Each is given one of four ratings: are Judged on past accomplis hsecured the Drifters through an . . Th Medalist first class, second . N y: k "W t Students who become Finalists ments and future potentia1. ey • . agency m ew or , e wro e f both class or third class. t th ki f ·n1 t· are selected from the group of are eva1uated on scores o o em as ng or i orma ion s h l t· The purpose of the convention d th ' t . Semi- Finalists. usually over the NMSQT and the c o as 1c an ey were very promp m . . 1 nk was explained by Mrs. Hochen, t . t W ked 97% oftheSemi- Finalistsachieve Aptitude Test, c ass ra , re urnmg our reques • eas . t d d t "(It) is to learn new techniques . . Finalist standing This year courses. comp1e e , gra es, au ofor the contract signed it and • . . b th 1 for the newspaper, yearbook,and t ·t b k ,, N, '. ed there are 14,000 Finalists m the iography, and e counse or or sen 1 ac ancy exp1am , . t literary magazine." . .... .... . .. . .. . .. ... ' ..... country, and 2,900 will become principal's stat1:m~A..5.:...~, "· ......... __,_-•.•.· •.•-..-· ..-....... .-.-.:·····-............... _.. •..-·• ·····•. ·.·.........••••••••••••••••••·• ··-•.•.•-·.·.•.•.•'-----.--•·•.,•--.··.--.. ... · · ... ,............._._._•••.•·'··-----;·;·.............. :.............. :·.-.:.....:·.-.--·-.-..............................:..-..-.- ·' .......· :.-·· ............, . _:........, •... ··....•·•.•···········•···•❖•.....•.....·······•·w· .•.. · .•..•. ;_\ {ii ::=::~ ·.·;.,
Students to attend New York convention "Those seminars sound really• . trip . will . round off great This • . . • what I have learned in JQurnal1sm and will be especially helpful . if I make Pitch staff next year," commented an enthused Junior . t .• journalis Forty-two WJ students along with over 5,000 representatives from other high schools throughout the United States will attend the forty-fourth annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention in New York. The convention will be held at Columbia University from March 14 to 16. Members of the Pitch, Spectator, and yearbook staffs, and the Junior journalism class will leave from WJ by chartered bus, Wednesday, March 13. They will be chaperoned by their respective advisors: Mrs. Ellyn Hochen, Pitch; Miss SusanSullivan,Spectater; and Mr. John Bledsoe, Windup. Meetings and discussions will be held on March 14 and 1~. Two of these discussions will be led by Nancy Nelson, Pitch editor, and Patty Burke, associate editor of Windup. Coneluding the convention will be a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. E a ch school submits every issue of its paper to the Press Association to be judged by pro-
Dr. Reddicl{_ views strike
"The old regime has left and new leadership has taken over" said Dr. Donald H. Reddick in his speech during a PTA meeting on Tuesday, February 20. Dr. Reddick spoke for over 30 minutes, without notes. "l have something to say" he began, as he emotionally discussed the recent Montgomery County teachers' strike. Reemphasized the problem of communication and the events leading up to the strike. He said that presently, "there are satisfying moments... as teachers." •1 have fr u strati on s and teachers havefrustrations,"continued Dr. Reddick, but •we are not going to play games" anymore. "We have a fine board of education, a good superintendent, •• community ...and teachers.• Last year Dr. Reddick in-
directly predicted a strike although he claims that he wasn't talking about Montgomery County. However, his statement of only 12 months ago that in 18 months "the parents will say 'why aren't the teachers in school?'" seems very appropriate today. Lack of communication due to the absence of "professional negotiations" was one of the major causes of the strike according to Dr. Reddick. "We did not have them (professional negotiations) and we do not have them (today)." The goals of the strike, according to Dr. Reddick were: I) recognition of a professional association,2) a procedure for teachers to be involved in "levels leading up to meaningful decision - making" , and 3) a provision for •peaceflll settlement." The MCEA is "responsible for
~tting recognized , • s a 1d Dr. Reddick. Presently they are trying to get a professional negotiation bill passed ttt Annapolis. The strike itself was about salaries only *in part." There were many reasons, but most important "those who walked the (picket) line...wanted to accomplish something." Dr. Reddick emphasized the point that the teachers who marched were not "militant " teachers; *all teachers marched. Those teachers that walked the line weren't marching for their own salary.•• they were for the beginning teacher." Dr. Reddick also spoke about the particular problems at WJ Last affecting the teachers. November, emphasized Dr. Reddick, •a magician with a slide rule" predicted that WJ wottld need six less teachers this ye:;
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Two students caught stealing band equipment last week disclosed that Pitch had given them the idea. Apparently the many articles on unpunished vandalism inspired them to robbery. This statement might raise a frightening question in some minds. Have these articles actually contributed to the increase in vandalism? Is Pitch aiding rather than halting willful destruction? We don't think so. This situation occurs daily on a broader level. Do metropolitan newspaper .stories about murder raise the number of murders in the country? Do television shows about delinquents cause more juvenile delinquency? Do books about violence inspire more violence? A few weak- minded students may use vandalism articles to gain ideas. But vandalism is nothing new, and people who vandalize will do so with or without the aid of news stories. Thus, there is no reason to deprive the- entire student body of important news because of the irresponsibility of a few.
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A slight matter has troubled the SCA this year. A fantastic concert featuring the fantastic James Brown and his Fantastic Flames left a fantastic debt amounting to the not so fantastic figure of $2,600 in the red. Constant toil by this year's SCA has er11-sed this debt and only a slight misunderstanding between SCA Welfare committee and the administration (Warmup) Iles between the SCA and financial independence. As a way of lowering this slight deficit, the SCA has proposed the •breathe life back into SCA"' program. For each contribution of five breaths, the SCA will receive $2 from a research foundation, which is carrying out resear ch on mouth washes. Any student may sign up during lunch shifts for Thursday's breathe- in. A special bus will be leaving from the front of the school at 2:45. Breathe in the tube, breath out the debt. Because the administration has not allowed us to have an open Rep Council meeting during school as we requested, Tuesday's after school meeting in Cafeteria A willbeopentoeveryone. The brief business meeting will be followed by a question answer period. The purpose of the open meeting is to provide an oppotunity for students to observe a Rep Council meeting and to bring questions and ideas directly before the council.
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WJ students have experienced a serious lack of assemblies this year. So far, we have had three assemblies, as compared with three times as many last year. According to Mr. Allen Swick, assistant principal, students, as well as faculty and administration, can make suggestions for assemblies. He said that the absence of programs this year is due to a lack of interesting speakers who can relate to the students, and not because of a scheduling problem. we fail to understand how, in a city of Washington's size and importance, there can be a lack of speakers who fill these qualifications. It has also been said by Mr. Swick that too many students go "over the hill" to Wildwood during assemblies. However, this minority of students shouldn't deprive others of assemblies that would be lnteresting and meaningful. The administration should make a stronger effort to include assemblies as a more important part of the school curriculum.
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Teachers are paid nothing for work on extracurricular activities after school hours. Advisers and coaches receive ''overtime'' pay only after they have accumulated 24 hours of work on Saturdays. The Board of Education, attempting to relieve the teachers of added pressure, has limited the number of extra hours a teacher may be paid for. However, the work must still be done, and refusing to pay teachers does not eliminate the work. Thus a teacher may spend hours providing necessary supervision after school, yet receive no compensation. It seems strange that the Board rewards athletic coaches for work on Saturdays, while academic contributions by diligent faculty members are ignored.
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honors, This, indeed, is the highest honor any high school athlete can receive, and very few schools can boast even one All-American. Thus, if these become All- Americans, I should think it a tribute to the school, as well as the boys and any future All- Americans, if the school administration or athletic fund would donate a small sum of money toward the requisition of a plaque to inscribe the names of each and everyWJ All- American. Sincerely, Dave Hansing President, Varsity Club
and halls has everyone forgotten lockers? It seems that way to me, since the day I opened my locker to be physically greeted by a hungry mouse. After two diligent attempts to have the custodial staff improve the locker condition, was anything done? Of course not. The mice might be rabid. I think that rat control is up to the school's janitors not a student, especially a female like myself. The custodians are being paid to take care of our schools, why do they shirk their duties?
A re they simply afraid of mice'?
Ridiculous. My locker is now evacuated, left as a home for rodents, and may it stay that way--I pity the owner of locker Dear Sir, 260 next year. Thank you, Has no one in this school heard Mousy of extermination? In the world Cynthia Lee of clean rest rooms,class rooms,
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Even at Bo Belinsky High School, that great West Coast institution whose fame has spread from one end of Mythical, California, to the other end of Mythical,California,standardized tests are a matter of greatest importance. There, too, juniors whisper in the halls of the nimsquit, which is like a hobbit only its feet aren't so fUrry. Many of the status-minded will be SAT upon this month when they find that they aren't underachieving as much as they've led people to believe. But at Bo Belinsky, action is the watchword; they encourage their team not only by wearing buttons reading "Shoot!• to basketball games, but by actually shooting the opposition--generally with shaving cream, thusfar. • These brash young men and women are demanding that the staid old College Board institute Achievement Tests not only in the staid old subjects like Math and US History, but in those areas of study in which Belinsky students excel as well. Wrestling, for example, although proctors would have a hard time keeping students from trying out holds on those sitting in front of them--that would be cheating! Or driver education, although even the CEEB would have a hard time thinking up
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to a question like, •Which way do you turn the wheel to make a RIGHT turn?" Or, with the advent of hand-graded essays on the English achit-vement, perhaps a short test of RabbleRousing with questions on the order of "In the space below write six (6) original chants deriding one (1) of the following: A. B. C. D.
The War in Viet-Nam A Teacher in Your School Charles de Gaulle The College Entrance Examination Board E. The Smothers Brothers
Use closest possible phonetic spelling for any 1naracu1ate noises, and indicate in parentheses ( O ) the type of noise it is- -shriek, growl,moan, etc.• And of course, Bo Belinsky has a course wedon'thave yetassuch at WJ --Sex Education. The students are particularly eager for an ACH in this because they figure that they can study up the night before. But the CEEB is rather worried about these students checking on their mistakes the night after... And if those Californians get their way, who knows but that along with languages or scien~es, you may take a Surf Board?
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Teacher nabs vandals; rescues chocolate bars
FCC commissioner replies to students In a forty minute taped reply certain advertising techniques to three WJ students Federal for television. Communications Commissioner Carol Dodson, Erica Goldstein Kenneth Cox opposed the use of and Mark Vaccarro, suggested the use of subliminal perception for the purpose of conveying anti - smoking slogans on television. Subliminal perception or SP, is a response to a light, sound, This month SCA WelfareCom- or other stimulus by the mind mittee will c.onduct Share Drive or senses subconsciously. 1968. A survey will be issued Tape available to all WJ students for the purpose of selecting a charity for However, the Commissioner the Drive. felt, that the "real opposition WJ supports Soon Nyo Cho, to this idea is that people don't the ten year old Korean child like to be influenced without sponsored for the Save the knowing that someone is trying Children Federation. Her father to influence them." has tuberculosis and cannot supFor interested students the port his daughter. Without the tape is available in the WJ li$150 given her each year she brary. could not have an education. The students suggested that, A!though this amount is not much with the use of SP, "anti- smoking in the U.S. itisalmosttheaverage slogans could be flashed acros.,;; yearly income in Korea. TV screens for one-three thouAmong the suggested charities sandth of a second, and short for the 1968 Share Charity are: messages about the harmfUI asAmerican Cancer Society, Care, pects of smoking could be transCerebral Palsy Association, mitted over the radio in tones Children's Hospital, Easter Seals inaudible to the conscious mind." Treatment Center of Montgomery County, Goodwill industries, Lambarene Hospital, Metroplitan KENWOOD SHELL Police Boys Clubs, Montgomery County Mental Health Associ 5101 River Road ation, Radio Free Europe, S.S. 651-3112 Hope, UNICEF, and USO. Last year the student body gave a total of $500 for Project Viet Nam. Ed wan, Welfare Committee chairman hopes that the students will be even more generous this year.
SCA issues share survey
Two vandals were caught and apprehended as they attempted to steal chocolate bars from the bandroom Saturday, February 17. Mr. Frank Kowalski, a faculty member at WJ, caught the vandals in the act as he returned that night to complete some work. The only information Mr. Kowalski w a ,; permitted to di-
SCA-sponsored poll shows student apathy Only twenty-nine out of fifty SCA reps thought their English classes had been •adequately informed of SCA business during the first semester,9 according to a poll taken at the SC A meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 20. The poll was an effort to understand why students appear uninformed about the SCA.' •1 felt that the results of this survey were very enlightening as to the extent of the communications gap between Rep Council and the students,• stated President Jeff Matloff, Citizenship Committee Chair-
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had to grab one by the shirt, knock him down a little. Nothing really serious." Mr. Kowalski then called the police, who "came and took them. That's it.• The candy bars which lured the theives were left over from the band's sale of last month. The only statement Mr. Gilbert Muir, band director, had to make about the attempted robbery was, •wen, we got the candy bars back!" This is the second time in two years that the bandroom has been vandalized.
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vulge about the vandals, both boys, was that "one w;as short, and one tall.• "I came in down through the girls' gym,• explained Mr. Kowalski. "I happened to notice the broken glass and the open bandroom door, so I went in and found two boys there carrying boxes of the band's candy bars. I had a little trouble with them-
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Lords push fonvard Once upon a time, in Denver, Colorado, a student body held a huge bonfire where they disposed of that year's annuals, the reason being that the book's editor was pictured on every other page. Windup 1968 will have no such problem. The lords who keep the vassals at the grindstone will not try to publicize the long hours, headaches, and paper work that go into the book. However, in this small, inobvious co1,.1:nn, credH will be given where it is due. Lee Anne Kelser and her "girl Friday," Patty Burke, head "Bledsoe's Harem." The two are aided by Coordinating Champ Ruth Charney. Creative \1/hite Space Expert Judy Silberstein, Chief Pen Push e r Madelyn Ladner, Flashbulb King John Sullivan, Extra-Curricular Cookie Susie Pratt, and Business Boss Nancy Lewallen a re the remaining s ta ff .,
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People on the way to everywhere create the action that is WJ. The 1968 Windup 111ill reflect this atmosphere u•ith lively informal pa1:e layout style and an abundance of casual pictures. The contents of this year's book ha11e been shifted to new places within the 264 pages. This change will insure a hook that moves within its indestructible cover. A 32-page photo essay forms the introduction to the book. Wrapped in all its color, this section presents the mood of WJ 1968. Sports in the Windup will have more kick this year, meriting a section all their own. Classes aud the uuending succession of homell'ork, lectures and tests have received humorous treatment, featuring pickled frogs, femophobiacs and fencing females. Formal activity pictures have been minimized in favor of characteristic group informals. Art work, utilizing two-color process on the Divider Pages, encompasses di/ferent media including block prints, photography and line drawings.
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Junior Pam Coles makes use of a spare moment to catch up on the lates t happeni,1gs at school as reported in the Pitch.
Many hold the philosophy that spirit makes a game. A line of nine buoyant cheerleaders jumped, clapped, yelled, and snapped through each season to make sure that none of that spirit was lacking.
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'Untouchables' falter in county Stewart captures first
Tom Armstrong (154) breaks down his Peary opponent, in the second period of his victorious match. Here, Tom defeated his only seasonal loss by a
score of 4-2 on the second night of the Montgomery County Tournament. He then went on to take second in the finals.
Baseball tryouts begin today Tryouts for this year's baseball team will begin today, Friday March 1, after school for pitchers and catchers, and Saturday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. for
the remaining positions. The season will begin on April 15 with WJ playing at Richard Montgomery. A new rule governing practice
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scholarship offers from colleges. However, WJ had only seven r e pr e s e n ta ti v e s , where St. Joseph's, which placed first, and Westfield (3rd), had twelve and twenty swimmers respectively. Nonetheless , e v e r y Spartan entry qualified for the finals and Rick Stringer set an easternhigh school record by swimming the 100 yd. backstroke in 55.4 (two seconds faster than his closest rival). Unfortunately, in the finals, Stringer took a bad turn and was barely beaten by Bob Atkinson of St. Joseph's. Although, their times were identical, Stringer was awarded second place. WJ jumped out to a quick lead by placing first in the 200 yard medley relay in which the aforementioned swimmers qualified for the AA honors. Next, Doug Hartman and John Foote finished fifth and sixth in the 100 yard butterfly. After Stringer took his second place in the backstroke, Dave Law finished fifth in the breaststroke. The last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, John Foote, Burton Hall, Jeff Gerrish, and Bob Sommer captured fourth. In each of these events, the Spartan participants smashed school records.
days was agreed upon by coaches representing Montgomery County schools at a recent meeting. The rule states that practicing will be allowed on Saturdays and on the days during Easter vacation except Good Friday and Easter Monday. Other old rules agreed on for another season werei all games begin at 3:00 unless otherwise agreed upon by both teams, and the home scorer is the official. WJ is in the Western League and wlll play twelve interleague games and two non-league games. Other teams in the W ester n League are: Richard Montgomery, B-CC, Churchill, Einstein, Walt Whitman and Gaithersburg. The two non- league games will be played against Woodward. The last game of the season is May 31 and on June 4 the playoff between the Western and Eastern Leagues will be played to· decide the Montgomery County Championship. However, in case of a tie in one of the leagues a play-off will be held and the Montgomery County Championship will be June 7. A few of last year's returning players wlll be Mike Charron, catcher and pitcher; Val Falcone, at third base and pitcher; Bob Grossman at short stop, and Kirk Lawder as pitcher.
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After crushing victories over the teams of Northwood and BCC, the WJ "untouchables• suffered two r u g g e d and disappointing nights at the County Wrestling Tournaments, held in the Whitman gym on Feb. 22- 24; yet they survived to send four into the semi-finals. Larry Stewart (103), Tom Armstrong (154), and Mark Fricke (95), placed first, second, and third respectively to restore their teaids dignity and hold fifth place on Whitmans heels. Highlighting the match with N or th wood, last years county champs, was Larry Stewar~ 103 bout with defending champion, Rick Ackerman. Being twisted and bent throughout the match, Ackerman fell a heavy 8-3, and so followed the team as a 32- 11 score showed for the green atthe matches end. JV copied their varsitfs success with a 37-7 victory. BCC fared no better against a now rallied green falling 30-13. Following a close 1-2 -match, Neil McNamara (127) performed a well executed second period pin over his Baron opponent and spurred the team further. Making use of Nei?s example, Andy Braitman put his man away in the third period, adding another five points. Again the JVrepeated such a performance with a 2916 success. As a result of these recent victories plus the number seeded, the Spartans had high hopes for their first night at the Tournaments. Being seeded were Larry stewart, first, fol~owed by Steve Weiler, Andy Braitman and Tom Armstrong in the second spot. And finally ,Chip Dodson gained the fourth place seed. After two straightpinsbyMark Fricke and Larry stewart, undefeated Steve Weiler lost an astounding 9-0to Springbroo~ Dick Curtin whom steve had previously beaten. When asked about this upset Steve remarked that he had been ••too relaxed. I went out there 1i k e it was practice • he said. • This upset seemed to throw the next four •untouchables• off '
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Baltimore Armory will be the scene of this year's Maryland State Indoor Track Championships. The contests will be held tomorrow morning, March 2. In addition to the many high school teams that will be comMAY ing from all over Maryland, 2 - Woodward (a) (nl) the District of Columbia will 7 - Walt Whitman (h) be sending several of their own. 9 - Walt Whitman (a) Together. these areas should 14 - Richard Montgomery (h) send a total of around 40 teams 16 - Einstein (a) for the competition. 21 - B.C.C. (h) Coach Chauncey Ford, when In light of a losing basketball 23 Gaithersburg (a) asked how he believed the team season and a disappointing fifth would place, remarked, without place county finish in wrestling, 28 - Churchill (a) 31 - Woodward (h) (nl) any hesitation, that the Spartans it is immensely refreshing to (a) - away games (h) home should end up somewhere in the watch a team of championship, games (nl) - non-league games top ten. He wouldn't however, or all-american caliber. APRIL 5 - Richard Montgomery (a) 10 - Einstein (h) 23 - B.C.C. (a) 30 - Churchill (h)
and it wasn't until Andy Braitman at 145, that the green scored another victory. Determined to help soften the previous losses, Andy defeated his Wheaton challenger 4-2. Tom Armstrong and Chip Dodson copied Andy as their opponents fell to the greens might. Thom Brockett ran up against a solid wall with Whitmads Mark Peterson, who was seeded second, and was soon out of the running. However heavyweight Dave Levine came right back with a pin over his opponent. The second night of the tournaments showed the green with half their men missing, but still determined as Mark Fricke led off with a surprising overtime win over his second seeded, Gaithersburg challenger. Next followed Larry stewart with a notso- surprising five-pointer over a path~tic Wildcat 10~. Then came another great upset. While badly beating a Northwood 145, 4-1, Andy Braitman was suddenly and surprisingly put on his back. Before second seeded Andy was able to recover, the refs hand slammed the mat and it was over. This seemed to spark something into the next two Spartans, Tom and Chip, and they both brought down two more victories. Dave Levine did not fare as well, however; losing a close 3- 2 to a Blair opponent. Four Spartans then went to the semi-finals, yet only Stewart and Armstrong emer·ged for the finals. Fricke, who lost in the semis won a consclation match for third place and therefore qualified for a trophy. Chip Dodson also wrestled a consolation, but 1 o s t finishing with fourth and a match in the bicounties. In the finals, Walt Coyle of Springbrook challenged Stewart for the title, but, being previously pinned by the green champion, lost 4-1 to the disappointment of the Devil fans. Armstrong,however, wrestled a tougher match with another Blue Devil opponent. During an overtime, Tom was reversed and was unable to gain the points he needed, so he had to settle for second.
comment on any specific ranking for the green. The hopes for pulling off a top placing, rest with the efforts of several of our more consistent runners. John Werner will be participating in the two-mile run, while Dave Hansing will compete in the 60 and 380 yard dashes, ))esides the 6 mile relay. John Root is also expected to do well and will run in the 600 yard dash and 6 mile relay. Coach Ford also expressed a certain hope in regard to the sophomore members of the team, and seemed to feel that they have a lot of potential for further competitions.
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JV sports 7-9 record WJ•s JV Cagers after being victorious over the teams of Einstein and Wheaton, dropped three straight games to Whitman, Springbrook, and Richard Montgomery. During the Einstein game which the green won 84-75, our JV held a comfortable lead throughout the contest. Frank Hughes led the attack with 27 points, and was backed up by ten other team members who also scored. In their other success over Wheaton, Hughes also led the scoring, this time with 23 points, Again a decisive lead was held throughout the game, The competition with Richard
Montgomery produced a closer tally, but still a loss for the green, 72- 65, A five point lead for WJ•s JV five showed on the board after the first quarter, but from then on everything went· downhill, During the rest of the game the team could not put together a cont nous scoring combination, and fell behind the Rockets, 34- 30 at the first halfs end, Although the Spartans could keep pace with the Rockets, and were never more than seven points behind, they could not overtake their rambling opponents.
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GSA alters system Girls Sports Association has many activities this year, including a recently introduced change in its pOtnt system. Under the new system points will be obtained in the following three ways: l) By participation in sports, 2) By services to the club itself, such as selling WJ sweatshirts, and 3) By doing committee work, such as publicity and being hostesses. During a cu r r en t Athletic tournament held at Richard Montgomery, WJ had three girls receive sports honors as outstanding players. They were Carole Ford, Sheryl Morgan, and Sherry Rubin, president. As a whole, the WJ team received an honorable mention. GSA' s Honor Basketball team is currently holding a record of five wins and two losses, while Hockey has finished with a tally of 5-3. Tenn.is also had a successfUl season, winning every meet they participated in. The
Honor Volleyball team was piclced Wednesday, Feb. 28, and competition will begin in March. There will also be an upcoming Montgomery County GSA meeting which will be held at WJ on April 9. All area high schools will gather to listen to a guest speaker and discuss ftlture plans for the Volleyball Tournament. For the more skilled players there are intramurals which are open to all girls. These intramurals include all of the honor team sports in addition to badminton. Participation in such activities is one of the ways to earn points.
Rockets trounce Cagers Following victories over Einstein and Wheaton, and losses to the teams of Springbrook and Whitman, WJ's Spartan Cagers dropped their second straight game to the Richard Montgomery Rockets, 74- 50. Although Pete Honchock and Najat Sarp got their share of the rebounds, they could not do it all themselves. At one point Honchock blocked several RM shots in a row, so the Rockets easily shot it in from the outside. RM rarely missed for the rest of the game.
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County juniors hold meeting Problems and projects were discussed at the first annual meeting of junior class executive councils, held at Springbrook, Saturday, February 18. The eight schools at the meeting found that they had many problems in common -- smoking in bathrooms, messy cafeterias, and difficulty in obtaining their administration's approval, although this last is not a problem at WJ. The other schools were impressed with WJ's junior class treasury of $1100. M o s t of the other schools agreed that their student councils were so powerful that class councils had a difficult time commanding the respect of the ,r..niors. WJ's representatives felt that their class is "more or less apathetic towards the SCA but it holds a great deal of respect for the class councils." Projects that WJ adopted after the meeting include a faculty car wash on March 13, aprofessional day. The junior class will wash the car of any teacher for 509.
"Hairy" Honchock, "Bruno" Braitman, "Lover" Long, "Radiant" Richard, and "Swearin" Baron get their kicks as they form a chorus line in the "Miss Leaping Beauty Pageant."
Childrens' Hospital profits from service club contest
WJ's most beautiful boy was chosen in_ "The Miss Leaping Beauty Pageant" yesterday, Thursday, Febl'1.lary 29. The Pageant, sponsored by WJ's four Keyettes will sponsor a variety Service Clubs,· Keyettes, Dorshow for the wounded service- ians, and Wheel Club, was held men at Walter Reed A r my to raise money for Children's Hospital, featuring talented WJ Hospital. Seventeen boys competed for students. Included in the show will be the coveted crown, in a contest any type of individual or short group act. Although many stuMACCO of BEt'HESDA dents have volunteered already ART MATERIALS for this project, more acts are CUSTOM FRAMING · still needed. 7749 Geo,..._n Rood The show is tentatively schedOU.er 6-7741 uled for a night at the end of We Corry P & E Slide Rules March.
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