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Posted by J. Manela on December 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by David Markowitz
Copy Editor
The Harlem Wizards are coming to town.
On January 7, the Harlem Wizards, a basketball show-team, are stopping by the Westhill main gymnasium to play a handful of students in an exhibition game of basketball. The lucky students are members of the Success Program, which tutors students in all subjects after school to [...]
Posted by J. Manela on December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Zach Eisen
Sports Photographer
On Saturday, December 12, the Westhill ice hockey team stormed the ice to the cheers of hundreds of screaming fans, ready to take on their biggest rivals in the annual Jamboree. Giving their best effort, the Vikings skated stride-for-stride with some of the FCIAC’s top talent. However, despite a strong effort from [...]
Posted by J. Manela on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Maris Indursky
Staff Writer
The Stamford all-school musical, Fiddler on the Roof, hit the stage at Rippowam Middle School on December 5th.
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical based on the short tale Tevye and His Daughters by Sholem Aleichem. It tells a story of an orthodox Jewish family in the religious town of Anatevka in early [...]
Posted by J. Manela on December 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
On December 10, classes of the Unified Arts department put on the annual Holiday Bazaar. A variety of inexpensive gifts were sold in preparation for the holiday season.
Posted by J. Manela on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Kyle Sturrock
Staff Writer
As a member of the Southern New England Drill League, Westhill’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) drill team competes with several other teams all throughout New England in organized drill competitions. The two teams fielded by Westhill are composed of approximately 25 students in total. The two different teams are labeled [...]
Posted by J. Manela on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
If you are sick of always staying in Stamford and hanging out in your best friend’s basement, the “Current Noise” bloggers may have a solution to this boredom.
For the latest in concert reviews, upcoming concerts, and other musical topics of interest, read The Westword Online’s latest blog, “Current Noise”!
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Posted by J. Manela on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Obsessed with video games? Want to learn more about video games? Looking for something new to read?
Meet David Katz, a junior who can’t get enough of them.
In order to get a piece of his knowledge and advice on video games, visit Katz’s blog, “Game break: strategies, reviews, and everything in between,” by clicking here!
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Posted by J. Manela on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It is often assumed that teenagers are not concerned with the political world that constantly consumes the media.
Sophomore Billy Silk wants to break this stereotype.
Silk realizes that, especially for high school students, it is important that young adults area educated in politics, something that is so vital in our society. He aims to present political [...]
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Posted by J. Manela on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Maris Indursky
Staff Writer
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight film series was welcomed by overwhelming crowds of teenage girls on its first opening nights. Its main appeal—a complicated love triangle between a human, a sparkly effeminate vampire, and a muscular werewolf—drew in an attendance made for the record books. Vampire [...]
Posted by J. Manela on December 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Curto brothers are back! The former Westword columnists have found their way to the World Wide Web and their old column “He Said, He Said” has been revived as The Westword Online’s first blog!
In “He Said, He Said,” sports-obsessed brothers Ryan and Brandon Curto take on the most current debates, arguments, and other notable [...]
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