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<title>Adolescents Face Dangers On The Internet</title>
<description> Millions of adolescents worldwide connect to the internet from their homes  their schools  and even their cell phones. Nevertheless  what is the true reality of the internet  Is it a useful source  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1720</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ABC s Dancing With The Stars Has Something For Everyone</title>
<description> Lights  Camera  Music…. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars is a unique television show that pairs up celebrity stars and professional ballroom dancers who compete to win America’s heart. Similar to Ameri </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1719</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Marching Band Sees An Increase In Participation</title>
<description> Coupled with the recent success of the sports programs at RHS over the 2007-2008 school year and so far in the 2008-2009 year  the RHS marching band has also seen improvement and increase in member </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1718</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Homecoming Spirit Week Kicks Off</title>
<description> Buy nice clothes  find fancy shoes and get those tickets; homecoming is coming up this week at RHS. RHS students are getting ready for this fun-packed week which includes four days of unique spirit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1717</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leadership Meeting Leads to Trial Solution</title>
<description> Administration and the RHS Leadership Team continued to discuss solutions to the ongoing lunch time dilemma at the weekly leadership meeting Oct. 7 and will not add to classroom instruction for the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1714</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>October Movie Preview</title>
<description> Normal moviegoers and avid film aficionados alike can go out and spend a nice evening watching either Quarantine or The Express (or both if they would like)  both of which have promising storylines </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1713</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students Are Given Ultimatum  Behave During Lunch Or Lunch Shortens</title>
<description> On Oct. 2  SGA President Darryle Nditafon announced on WRAMtv News that the student body has until next Tuesday to “get our act together” in an effort to stop the lunch change.  /p  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1712</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NIDA Coming to RHS for a Second Time</title>
<description> For the second year in a row  RHS will participate in a live  nationwide Drug Facts Chat Day hosted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse Oct.7 to inform students and staff about the use of drugs </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1711</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ABC s New Show Is Going To Be A Wipeout</title>
<description> Do you like swimming  falling in mud  or getting punched in the gut  No  this is not about wrestling pigs. This is about ABC family’s show “Wipeout”. Where people compete to win 50 000 dollars At e </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1710</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Media Center Has Various Resources For Students</title>
<description> Many students know that the media center has books for students to read and Internet connections to research projects. What students do not know about the media center is that it has a ton of other </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1709</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Zafonte Joins RHS Staff</title>
<description> Psychology is a very hard subject to master  let alone teach. There are numerous amounts of theories explaining our behavior and why we do certain things  originating from all over the world. Are o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1708</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students React To The New Lunch Policy</title>
<description> Students were told yesterday about the administrations decisions to make a two-lunch period  instead of one big period. By doing this  half the student body would be going to lunch after fourth per </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1707</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student: Pentagon Memorial a Perfect Tribute</title>
<description> Walking towards the slightly discolored portion of the Pentagon  it was impossible to miss the crowd of people gazing steadily at what appeared to be a large stone slab. As the slab came into focus </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1706</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Breaking News: Administrations Considers Change in Lunch Schedule</title>
<description> On Monday Sept. 22  senior advisory received word of a potential dramatic change in students’ schedule. SGA sponsor  Lindsay Junkins  informed members of the advisory that RHS Principal Dr. Debra M </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1705</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockville Rampage Website Merges With Other Journalism Academy Classes</title>
<description> Many people  students of RHS or otherwise  know about The Rampage  RHS’s nationally acclaimed newspaper; running since January 1969. However  The Rampage has a little known sister-production: rockv </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1704</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>R-Rated Movies  Should Students Do Watch Them </title>
<description> Some high school students complain about how they cannot go see rated “R” movies in theaters. Rated “R” movies have strong language  explicit scenes  extensive drug use  sexual scenes  and violence </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1703</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Horticulture Program Receives New Equipment</title>
<description> Horticulture fans have reason to be excited. Last year  the PTA granted a grow lab to RHS last year  in the hopes that plant lovers will gain interest and enthusiasm in the horticulture program. /p </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1702</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Teacher Wall Gets to Know RHS</title>
<description> Fresh faces are flooding the halls of RHS  many of them belonging to teachers. Mrs. Cheryl Wall  the new Food Trends instructor  is one of the new teachers to add her name to the Rockville High sch </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1699</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MTV s  Busted  catches Teens in Maryland</title>
<description> Busted  a brand new show on MTV  recounts stories of police “busting” juveniles doing illegal acts  such as underage drinking and doing drugs  on Mondays at six p.m.. Can you say  typical   /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1698</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Fall Albums Reinvent Popular Artists</title>
<description>  Do you know what happens when cool new songs collide with hot  known signers  It means plenty of great music  including Metallica and Jessica Simpson  who are releasing their new hits  and are tak </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1697</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Dismayed Over Pep Rally Practices</title>
<description> Pep rallies are a great chance for students to express their school spirit  but this such spirit was not expressed at RHS’s first pep rally of the school year Friday September 5.  /p  
Students at </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1696</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Administration  Students Prepare for Freshmen Hell Week</title>
<description> While most of the school is waiting with giddy anticipation for Homecoming Week  also coined Freshmen Hell Week because of the traditional “freshmen initiation”  the administration has increased th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1694</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cheerleaders Ready to Bring Spirit to RHS</title>
<description> The RHS Rams’  who went into the playoffs last year  are starting another season strong with a 1-0 record defeating Northwood High School Gladiators away  but at home due to the Gladiators’ field n </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1693</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Falls 0-1 to Churchill</title>
<description> Opening their season Monday September 8  the RHS boy’s soccer team played a tough first game against Walt Whitman High School  losing by a score of 1-0 in a double overtime period.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1691</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gas Prices Affecting Student Drivers</title>
<description> One of the hot topics in today’s political race is the high gas prices. This national issue is not only affecting adults  but students who drive to school each day. As gas prices continue to go up  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1690</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Liukin Dazzles  Impresses RHS Student</title>
<description> Olympic dreams for 18 year old Nastia Liukin finally came true when she 
took the gold in the women’s all around gymnastics final on August 15. She 
finished out the Beijing Olympics with five me </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1689</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graffiti on Baltimore Road Deemed Excessive</title>
<description> Once a simple  well accepted  tradition  spray painting Baltimore Road  has gone up in flames as students from the class of 2009 induce smoke around the ritual by going overboard with the decoratio </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1688</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baltimore Road Vandalism Crushes 40 Year Tradition</title>
<description> School Spirit. Senior Traditions.  If there’s one thing seniors anticipate during their final year of high-school  its the creative habits of continuing school traditions or showing school spirit.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1687</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Trying to Go Green</title>
<description> Trying to save the planet one step at a time RHS has made a system of recycling and de-bulbing lights throughout RHS in order to conserve energy  recycle and save money.  /p 
 In the past few ye </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1686</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Emblem Instills School Spirit</title>
<description> Ram spirit has just been kicked up a notch as the school mascot has finally been unveiled for the rest of the season on the 50-yard line at Joseph B. Goode Stadium.  /p 
 The much anticipated ma </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1685</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ABC s New Fall Lineup Is Sure To Impress</title>
<description> Fall television begins as ABC returns full blast with two weeks of an excitingly memorable season and series premieres including  “Dancing with the Stars”  “Opportunity Knocks”  “Ugly Betty”  “Grey </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1681</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two Redskins Get into Pro Football Hall of Fame</title>
<description> After a long anticipated journey  Washington Redskins wide receiver Art Monk and cornerback Darrell Green became two of the hollow few  embarking within the NFL’s Hall of Fame in Canton  Ohio last  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1679</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Familiar Face:  Rohner Becomes New Administrator</title>
<description> This year at RHS there is a familiar face roaming the halls  keeping order throughout the school. Newly named Assistant School Administrator  Bradley Rohner was previously a tenth grade government  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1677</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China Dominant s 2008 Olympics</title>
<description> China has dominated the eight diving competitions  which are men’s and women’s three meter springboard  10 meter platform  three meter springboard synchronized diving  and meter platform synchroniz </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1676</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student Questions Palin Pick</title>
<description> As the political world and a large number of ‘average’ Americans anxiously awaited Barack Obama’s acceptance speech  rival John McCain and his puppeteers planned a masterpiece of political propagan </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1675</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Poor College Security</title>
<description> Attending college means becoming independent. College is the door for young adults  who have promising futures ahead of them. College campus’ need to crack down on their security system measures. S </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1653</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spring Has Returned</title>
<description> The season of spring signifies  the season of bouncing back from the harsh winters and bringing in new life.  /p  
 Trees during spring start to turn from a bleak shade to colors ranging from re </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1652</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2008-2009 SGA Officers</title>
<description> SGA OFFICERS /p 

 President: Darryle Nditafon /p 
 Vice President: Walteara Caudle /p 
 Secretary: Miles Speiser /p 
 Treasurer: Brian Sperling /p 


 Class of 2009 /p 

 Pre </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1651</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students Benefit From Blood Drive</title>
<description> As an act of charity RHS students eligible to donate blood decided to participate in the SGA-sponsored blood drive May 1 to help those in need of certain health attention. /p 
 Students who are  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1649</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>David Barnes New Album Short  Sweet  Simple</title>
<description> Carefree  deep  and simplistic rock-R B singer Dave Barnes from Koseiusko  Mississippi recently released his third album titled  “Me and You and the World”. Unlike most songs released onto popular  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1648</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Better Exercise Might Prevent Srtokes</title>
<description>  Daily routines such as exercise and eating right might just help prevent getting  strokes  which affect up to 75 000 people per year in the United States. /p 
 Strokes can happen to anyone  reg </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1646</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clinton Trumps Obama in Pennsylvania</title>
<description> Defeat and victory have made the road between the two Democratic candidates  Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama  bumpy  especially after Clinton claimed a victory in Pennsylvania  beating o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1645</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nonviolent Protest: Day of Silence</title>
<description> Rockville High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored a Day of Silence April 25  protesting lesbian  gay  bisexual and transgender bullying. This year’s protest was held in memory of Lawrence Kin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1644</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Low Team Attendance Proves Detrimental to Boys  Lacrosse</title>
<description> Overwhelmed by the a brilliant offensive attack and an unrelenting defensive team  the Rams boys’ lacrosse team fell to the Walter Johnson Wildcats Saturday  April 19 with a final score of 18-2.  / </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1642</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hello AP Classes</title>
<description> AP classes are college level courses  they are designed to be tough and challenging  modeling a college level course  where high school students are able to earn college credits. /p  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1641</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams for Hokies: Remembering the Victims One Year Later</title>
<description> Just as no one will forget Columbine  no one will forget April 16  2007  when the campus of Virginia Tech University was faced with a massacre. The massacre consisted of two separate attacks approx </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1640</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kakumanu Joins Boys  Tennis  Leads the Way</title>
<description> Montgomery County  beware  Tarun Kakumanu  a former student of Sweet Home High School in Buffalo  New York and now a junior at RHS  has set his eyes on the gold…that is  the RHS boys’ tennis team.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1639</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pre-IB Biology Students Take A Foul Field Trip</title>
<description> Pre-IB Biology students experienced the odor and witnessed the dissection of a dead deer on a field trip they took February 20 to the Croyden Creek Nature Center.  /p 
 The class walked to the n </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1638</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baseball Looks To Turn Around Losing Streak</title>
<description> The baseball team got off to a slow start losing the first three games  but has managed to turn their losing streak around somewhat  winning two out of the three latest games. Now  with a 2-4 recor </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1637</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Take A Hard Hit From Weather  Hornets Swoop In For Victory</title>
<description> The Damascus Hornets buzzed their way to a victory April 4. The final score was 14 to 1  and the muddy field and the tired Rams just couldn’t stop the Hornets from their continuous streaks.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1636</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Coppin State University Held On The Spot Admissions</title>
<description>  The Honors College held an  on the spot admission for Coppin State University at RHS on February 7  awarding scholarships and expediting admission processes for interested RHS students whose SAT s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1635</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Middle School Reform</title>
<description> Earle B. Wood Middle School is one of five pilot schools chosen to take part in Montgomery County’s middle school reform  which aims to provide a more interactive and technology-based educational e </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1634</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Online Extra 4/4 Issue: Drug Use Interview Transcript</title>
<description> I started smoking weed in seventh grade  I got introduced to it by my sister. I started smoking twice a week  I went out in my backyard like after my mom would go to sleep and the way I smoked was  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1633</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students Have The Right To Read</title>
<description> Novels are an escape from reality where one can learn  experience in leisure time  and incorporate newfound ideas. Unfortunately when students do not get a chance to pick their novels they are forc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1631</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Irresponsible Celebrities Not Fit To Be Role Models</title>
<description> With all the bad influences in the world today  how can children select a role model  Reporters nowadays only seem to want to cover the stories about stars messing up or the athletes using steroids </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1629</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Why Naps Help</title>
<description>  Every high school student  let alone student in general  knows the effects of not enough sleep—dragging through the school day  headaches  loss of energy  difficulty in concentrating  apathy  and  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1628</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AP Students Exempt From Final Exam</title>
<description> Stressed and over-tested  students across the county were finally given a break this year when the MCPS policy changed to exempt students in AP classes who take the AP subject exam from also taking </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1627</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Institutes A Lock Door Policy</title>
<description> Recent shootings and acts of violence that have taken place in schools across the nation have prompted RHS to institute a new policy to help protect the RHS body at large.  /p 	
 Following the F </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1626</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Athletes Stress In And Outside Of School</title>
<description> Athletes have to deal with the pressures of school and the sports they play  but some athletes also have the task of having to stress about jobs  significant others  and family problems. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1625</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AP Classes Harder To Switch Out Of</title>
<description> Everyone always says that 11th grade is the hardest year  this is true  The junior work load is intense  from preparing for college  looking at colleges  and maintaining their grades. On top of the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1624</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lanae Hale Review</title>
<description> As some of you may know  every week  iTunes chooses an “Artist of the Week” and their single can be downloaded for free. A past “Artist of the Week” is Lanae’ Hale. Before I downloaded the song  I  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1623</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2/22/08 Issue Online Extra: Overtraining and Burnout in Athletes</title>
<description> Depersonalization  underachievement and emotional exhaustion all have a common link. They are all symptoms of athletic burnout syndrome  which means they are possible results of extensive involveme </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1618</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2/22/08 Issue Online Extra: Athletes and Stress</title>
<description> Playing sports with no consequences… running around aimlessly… continually being told by parents that as long as you try your best that is all that counts. After learning fundamentals on JV  varsit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1617</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2/22/08 Issue Online Extra: Gangs Quote Compilation</title>
<description>  It s a different world than any of us  and those who don t engage in that life or that style and haven t been around it  you make assumptions based on what Hollywood interprets  and what the news  </description>
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<title>Montgomery County Drops in Challenge Index Ranking System</title>
<description> Montgomery County fell from fifth place to sixth place this year in  i The Washington Post /i ’s Challenge Index  the rankings of the college test participation rates with an average rating of 2.69 </description>
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<title>Montgomery County Call-In Show Scheduled For Feb. 20</title>
<description> Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Council President Michael Knapp will co-host a televised broadcast Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This one hour show will be broadcast live on County Cabl </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1613</link>
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<title>Kate Nash Review</title>
<description> UK sensation Kate Nash released her new CD “Foundations” in the United States on September 4. The CD includes Nash’s first single “Foundations ” which was debuting at number two on the U.K. singles </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1612</link>
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<title>New Coach Appointed to Lead Lady Rams</title>
<description> After an amazing season last year both the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams were left without a coach for the 2008 season. The girls went 10-2 while the boys managed a record of 6-6.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1611</link>
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<title> The Moment of Truth : An End to Primetime Television Woes </title>
<description> Is the writer’s strike keeping you from watching your favorite shows  Don’t worry…it’s not going to get much better. But if you  i are /i  looking for a way to pass the time  FOX’s “The Moment of T </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1610</link>
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<title> Juno  Soundtrack Sure to Make Listeners Smile</title>
<description> Listen to the “Juno” soundtrack and simply smile. As an indie soundtrack for the wonderfully unique indie movie  the “Juno” soundtrack brings together a variety of unknown artists along with retro- </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1608</link>
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<title>One Tree Hill Preview</title>
<description> One Tree Hill’s fifth season has taken a daring new twist and jumped four years into the future.  The characters have graduated college and for some  dreams have come true  but for the unlucky ones </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1607</link>
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<title>Grade 10 English Teachers Begin New Tradition</title>
<description> For the first time  students reading “The Odyssey” in English teacher Mark Hayes’ and English and AP Language and Composition teacher Anne Ehlers’ classes participated in the Odyssey Olympics  a ga </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1606</link>
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<title>RHS Alumna Revisits Shakespeare s Works</title>
<description> Beginning last summer  eight students from Loyola College in Baltimore researched and modernized William Shakespeare’s play  “The Folio”  which will become a focal point of classes through the camp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1605</link>
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<title>Bernetich Fights Off Sibling Comparison</title>
<description> Luke Bernetich is reminded everyday of the current wrestling season that he is the little brother of former RHS wrestling star Chase Bernetich  who has conquered and achieved goals that many high s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1604</link>
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<title>Swim Team Doubles Membership</title>
<description> Almost doubling its size from last year  the RHS Swim and Dive Team  with 64 members  has become RHS’ largest winter sports team for the 2007-2008 season  a remarkable accomplishment for a team tha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1603</link>
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<title>Parents Take a Stand Against Increased Alcohol Use</title>
<description> Joining in the efforts against underage drinking and drug use among RHS students  several concerned parents formed the Rockville Anti-Drug/Drinking Awareness Resource  or RADDAR  in 2006 to raise a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1602</link>
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<title>RHS Sets Record for National Board Applicants</title>
<description> One-third of the teachers at RHS have come together to plan  get feedback and invest in helping each other jump on the right track to receiving a National Board certification.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1601</link>
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<title>Donation of Microwave Brings Warmth to Students  Lunches</title>
<description> The Kraus family recently donated a brand new microwave oven to the RHS PTSA; the microwave has found its home in the cafeteria.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1600</link>
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<title>Literary Magazine Hosts Successful Coffeehouse</title>
<description> The Art House Café sponsored by RHS’ literary magazine  i Echoes /i  was a smashing success. With art  poetry  food and live performances by some of RHS’ very own students and teachers  it was a gr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1599</link>
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<title> Juno : A 2008 Must-See</title>
<description> If you and your friends are looking for a new humorous and enticing movie to watch after a difficult week of final exams  “Juno” is  i definitely /i  the movie worth rushing to.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1597</link>
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<title>Citizens Address Pollution Problem at Lake Needwood</title>
<description> Following years of increased pollution and flood potential  the Montgomery County Planning Board has unanimously decided to commence dredging on Lake Needwood; the cost will be approximately 3.8 mi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1595</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Welcome Back  RampageOnline Goes Live </title>
<description> We’re back  After a complete overhaul and redesign  rockvillerampage.com is back with a brand new look and brand new features  Our previous design included a few interactive features  but this new  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1593</link>
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<title>Swim and Dive Ready to Launch New Season</title>
<description> Back for another season of swim and dive is none other then Coach Aaron Schwartz  who is looking to the upperclassmen’s leadership this year to take the team to the Championship Meet. With promisin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1589</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Make Playoffs After Eleven Years </title>
<description> For the first time in eleven years  the Rams football team has advanced into postseason play  following a decisive playoff clinching 43-14 win against the Blake Bengals Nov. 9.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1588</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Comes Up Short in Playoff Run</title>
<description> After back to back playoff wins against North Hagerstown and Century  the boys’ varsity soccer team was unable to pull off a victory at Liberty High School  losing 2-0.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1581</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Come Out of Losing Streak With Playoff Hopes</title>
<description> After three disappointing losses to Wootton  Clarksburg and Northpoint  the Rams were able to come out with a win at home against the Poolesville Falcons with a score of 39-0.  /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1580</link>
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<title>Dr. Munk Provides Exciting Lunchtime Opportunity</title>
<description> Upon hearing about the theme for the upcoming Lunch Bunch  hosted by the gracious Dr. Debra Munk  I thought ‘What could be better than free pizza and talking about the Harry Potter series with all  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1578</link>
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<title>New AP Pre-registration Policies Implemented</title>
<description> Starting this year  students who plan on taking the AP tests must sign a letter of intent stating that they understand the expectations in taking an AP course and will successfully complete the cou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1577</link>
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<title>Bauer Drive Community Center Hosts  Club Friday </title>
<description> Montgomery County’s Bauer Recreation Center welcomed children in grades three through five from local elementary schools and the surrounding community Oct. 12 for its bimonthly evening activity pro </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1576</link>
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<title>First Annual RHS Health and Wellness Fair</title>
<description> Vendors from around the Rockville area will flock to RHS Saturday  Nov. 3 to take part in the school’s first Health and Wellness Fair  which will take place in the school’s gymnasium  cafeteria and </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1575</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams Put Forth Valiant Effort In First Playoff Game</title>
<description> Oct. 30 marked the Lady Rams’ 3-0 fall to the Walkersville Lady Lions in their first round match. The Lady Rams ended their regular season with a record of 7-2-2 and were ranked as the number three </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Continues Successful Playoff Run</title>
<description> The boys’ soccer team has never lost a first round playoff game and that still remains true after they emerged victorious in the bout against North Hagerstown  winning 2-1 and advancing in the play </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1573</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Review: Reaper</title>
<description> Can you imagine working for the devil  having to gather fugitives who escaped from hell  That is the life of Sam Oliver on the new show “Reaper”  which will premiere on the CW channel September 25. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1572</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Review: Aliens in America</title>
<description> “Aliens in America”  a comedy series that premiered Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. on the CW channel  was surprisingly interesting  but was not good enough to completely capture and hold the audience’s interest. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1571</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Cheerleading Preview</title>
<description> With a newly combined team of JV and Varsity cheerleaders with more years of experience and new plans for the year  the upcoming season looks promising for RHS cheerleaders. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1569</link>
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<description> Over the past couple of years RHS has been known in the past for having a great Pom Pon team and they have just been getting better.  This year’s team features 18 dancers. Out of the 18  all classe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1568</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Girls Volleyball</title>
<description> Always striving to be better  the RHS Varsity girls’ volleyball team hopes to improve last season’s record with good performances from returning varsity players and newcomers alike. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1567</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls Soccer Preview</title>
<description> Despite losing many seniors after graduation last year  the Lady Rams’ varsity soccer team has a strong  experienced returning core to help lead the team to a successful season. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1566</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Field Hockey Preview</title>
<description> With a new coach and more vigorous practices  the RHS varsity field hockey team hopes to improve significantly last year’s 4-8 record in the upcoming fall 2007 season. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1565</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys Soccer</title>
<description> With many returning seniors filling essential leadership positions  the RHS varsity boys’ soccer team looks to have a winning season and re-establish their dominance in their division  despite many </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1564</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maryvale Holds Fifth Annual Art Show</title>
<description> One could hear stomping and clapping throughout the art-decked hallways at Maryvale Elementary School as the Maryvale Cougars’ Step Team opened up the night at the Fifth Annual Maryvale Art Show  M </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1558</link>
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<title>RHS Status Rises in the Challenge Index</title>
<description> Advanced Placement  or AP  enrollment has increased at RHS  which resulted in a rise in the just released Challenge Index Rating  but the AP program’s overall scores are falling as a result of the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1557</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 11:2:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Are AP Classes for Everyone </title>
<description> As schools around the world become increasingly competitive  more students are being pressured to take aggressive AP courses  but the question is...do most students really belong in them   /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1556</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 10:49:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mandy Moore Takes a Chance with  I Wild Hope /I </title>
<description> Mandy Moore’s  I Wild Hope /I  may be just that. Eight years after her first album  So Real  little Mandy  the youngest of the four pop princesses  is all grown up and proves it through her latest  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1555</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 11:4:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Teacher Profiles: Jessica Morton</title>
<description> A teacher who doubles as an actress  Believe it or not  it is true. Jessica Morton  a theatre  creative writing  and internship teacher new to RHS this school year  has been dabbling in showbusines </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1554</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 11:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Goes Into a Code Blue Due to Mercury Scare</title>
<description> Rockville HS went into a Code Blue during third period for about 30 minutes after a female student brought a broken thermometer in a small plastic bag  containing Mercury into room 1017 where ESOL  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1553</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2007 11:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Code Blue Letter</title>
<description> May 4  2007 /P 


 Dear Students  Parents  and Staff:  /P 

 I am writing to inform you of a situation that occurred this morning and report the swift  appropriate action of our Rockville  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1552</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2007 11:0:3 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Virginia Tech Interview</title>
<description> RHS ’05 Alumni and Virginia Tech sophomores Allison Kramer  Kevin Sourk and Britnye Kurty /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1551</link>
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<title>Channel One News Visits RHS</title>
<description> Channel One’s news team investigated the rigor and demands that Advanced Placement  or AP classes present  by conducting interviews and gathering the personal opinions of AP students and teachers a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1550</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Powderpuffs  Face a Sad Defeat Against Juniors</title>
<description> School spirit soared high at Joseph B. Good Stadium Friday  March 30  where the first annual RHS Powderpuff Football game took place  pitting the senior girls against the junior girls in a race for </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1549</link>
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<title>Yearbook Club Produces the First All-Color Yearbook</title>
<description> Yearbook Club has made many upgrades in producing this year’s  first-ever all-color yearbook for RHS  which will be distributed to students mid-May. /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1548</link>
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<title>The Rams  Slam the Gladiators  and Cavaliers’</title>
<description> After a strong performance and a victory against the Kennedy Cavaliers’ earlier in the week  the Rams’ were once again victorious against their opponent  the Northwood Gladiators .  /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1547</link>
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<title>Empty Desks: 26 Students Cited for Possession of Alcohol During School Hours</title>
<description> Twenty-six RHS students participated in illegal activity at a party held on Apr. 18 and have been suspended indefinitely until further investigation.  /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1546</link>
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<title>Lady Rams Take a Loss Against the Rockets in Stride</title>
<description> “Disappointing ” said senior catcher Tori Stoute of the Lady Rams’ performance against the Richard Montgomery Rockets on Wednesday.  “We just could not make anything work and just fell apart.”  /P  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1543</link>
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<title>Disappointing Loss for Boys  Baseball</title>
<description> Losing to the Richard Montgomery Rockets 3-13 was not what the Rams were looking for as they entered the game with a winning record and left without one.  The Rams now at 3-3 are struggling to keep </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1542</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:8:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Super Bowl Champion Visits RHS</title>
<description> Super Bowl Champion Dwight Freeney  a defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts  had nothing but a feel good story on how he reached his ultimate sporting dream…being able to hoist the Lombardi Trop </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1541</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:20:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Was Iraq Worth Fighting </title>
<description> September 11  2001…terrorism…a call for war…a country outraged…weapons of mass destruction… a “remedial” policy.  This policy had everyone in America ready to bring back their dead loved ones and t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1540</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:19:1 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is Universal Healthcare Right for America </title>
<description> According to a recent ABC News/ i Washington Post /i  poll  most Americans prefer a universal health insurance program over the current employer-based system by a two to one margin. This isn’t too  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1539</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:12:3 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Positive Disney Pop Encourages Pre-Teens</title>
<description> After touring with The Cheetah Girls  the teeny-bopper Disney rendition of The Pussycat Dolls  Everlife’s newly released self-titled album  i Everlife /i  with Buena Vista Records brings to life th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1538</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:1:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Snowdance Worked </title>
<description> Finally  After waiting through the seemingly endless months of December and January  with a week long “break” (if you consider it that because of all the assignments)  MCPS finally granted us a sno </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1537</link>
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<title>Rams Face a Sad Defeat Against Trojans</title>
<description> Kelly Park was the site of the first Varsity baseball game of the season for the Rams as they traveled up to Gaithersburg to play the Gaithersburg Trojans. /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1536</link>
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<title>Israeli Teens Visit the US</title>
<description> Jewish teens visiting from Bet Shemesh  Israel gave RHS students and teachers the opportunity to learn about Israeli culture and ask questions regarding the teenage perspective of Israeli life on M </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1535</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:7:2 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Symphonic Band Recieves  Superior  Ratings</title>
<description> Months of hard work paid off for RHS’s Symphonic Band at the Montgomery County Public Schools  or MCPS  band festival on March 20  where they received an overall rating of “Superior” for their perf </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1534</link>
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<title>Students Defeat Teachers in March Madness Challenge</title>
<description> March Madness at RHS  The annual student vs. staff basketball game was held on March 9. The students’ team consisted of both Varsity basketball teams  while the staff team was made up of select sta </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1533</link>
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<title>Lady Rams Begin the Softball Season With a Slim Loss</title>
<description> Yesterday  March 21  the Lady Rams varsity softball team opened up away at Gaithersburg High School (GHS) against the Lady Trojans. While the Rams were nervous  they pulled things together in the f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1532</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Young Forensics Team Succeeds</title>
<description> First time members of the Forensics Club had a great season with sophomores Alex Smith  Gaga Gondwe  Sami Rushing and Theresa Wambach all earning merit standings on the young team. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1531</link>
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<title>Boys  Lacrosse Dominate the Cavaliers</title>
<description> MCPS lacrosse season kicked off yesterday with the Rams facing off against the Kennedy Cavaliers at Joseph B. Good Stadium.  The stage was set for this game late last year after the Rams ended the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1530</link>
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<title>Sweet Sixteen South Region</title>
<description> Predicted here first  Ohio State  Tennessee  Texas A M  and Memphis all advanced into the Sweet 16 of the South bracket of this season’s NCAA Tournament.
 The number 1  2  3  and 5 seeds  the po </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1529</link>
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<title>Sweet Sixteen West Region</title>
<description> Barely squeezing out an OT win in the second round of the 2007 Men’s NCAA tournament to the surprising VCU team who recently upset the Duke Blue Devils in the opening round of the tournament  the P </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1528</link>
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<title>Sweet Sixteen East Region</title>
<description> Only the Vanderbilt Commodores have somewhat struggled through the first two rounds of this year’s NCAA Tournament out of the four teams left in the East Region  with the North Carolina Tar Heels   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1527</link>
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<title>Sweet Sixteen Midwest Region</title>
<description> In a bland NCAA tournament the Midwest region is ripe with upsets  with the seventh seeded UNLV Runnin’ Rebel upsetting second seeded Wisconsin Badgers  and the eleventh Winthrop Eagles advancing t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1526</link>
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<title>‘Dominant’ Males Obtaining Power Through Use of  Remote Controls</title>
<description> The power of the remote control has changed the lives of males across the entire planet. I don’t mean to sound sexist  but it is true. How many females do you see flipping channels with their remot </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1525</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:23:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seniors Travel Internationally  Locally for New Experiences</title>
<description> May 1997 issue of Rampage /P 
 High school is coming to a close for seniors and many are taking time out for relaxation. They are planning adventures to every kind of destination ranging from th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1524</link>
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<title>Homework: Impressive or Oppressive </title>
<description> Most of us have found that “My dog ate it” and “It was abducted by aliens” no longer an excuse from doing homework.   /P 
 Homework: it is the pain of every teenager’s existence.  They will do a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1523</link>
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<title>How to Save the World: Preventing Global Warming</title>
<description> Throughout the world there are numerous examples of the global warming effect and according to scientific research  humans must take action within the next ten years in order to prevent the dangero </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1522</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:24:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Judges Vote Echoes Among Top Literary Magazines in Nation</title>
<description>  I Echoes /I   literary magazine has been given the highest award possible by the National Scholastic Press Association for the 1998- 1999 school year  which is the highest honor it has ever receiv </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1521</link>
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<title>MCPS Push for College Classes Adds AP English for Juniors</title>
<description> Following a growing trend throughout Montgomery County  RHS will implement one eleventh grade Advanced Placement English Language and Composition class into the curriculum for the first time for th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1520</link>
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<title>Alumnus Flying High  Looking to Become ‘Top Gun’</title>
<description> Most teachers will tell you that to be successful in life  you need to keep your feet on the ground  but RHS alumnus Michael McNiesh has done just the opposite by becoming a pilot and flight instru </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1519</link>
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<title>Females Earn Top Eight Weighted-Rank Positions for 1991</title>
<description> Females occupied the top eight positions ranked in weighted academic grades in the senior class as of September  in an evenly divided class of males and females. The probability of this occurring i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1518</link>
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<title>Mixed-Race Students at Home With Recent Diversity Trend</title>
<description> Nothing is either black or white anymore. When it comes to today’s racial identity  all colors are mixed  and more biracial students are becoming a part of the RHS rainbow of diversity.  /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1517</link>
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<title>Hair Color  Clothes Not Basis For Rumors</title>
<description> “Seriously  I hate those snobs ” is a familiar phrase that can be heard in the halls of RHS. I don’t know why this is said and I wonder why people start rumors about other people.  /P 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1516</link>
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<title>First Round East Region</title>
<description> Considered by most to be the easiest part of the NCAA Tournament bracket  the East Rutherford Region  or the East Bracket  poses some intriguing match-ups  especially some possible match-ups in lat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1515</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cast of Footloose Almost Ready to Dance</title>
<description> The production of Footloose is in full swing as the cast enters the month before their final performance. The cast dealt with a minor setback after the release of report cards  but quickly pulled t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1514</link>
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<title>First Round South Region</title>
<description> With three dominant teams  solid teams earning automatic bids  and potent mid-majors the South region of this year’s NCAA Tournament looks to be one full of intrigue.
 The undoubted favorites in </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1513</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 8:5:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First Round West Region</title>
<description> Coming off of an important win in the Big 12 championship game to the Texas Longhorns  the Kansas Jay Hawks have obtained the top seed in the San Jose region of the Division 1 Men’s basketball brac </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1512</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 8:4:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First Round Midwest Region</title>
<description> In what is considered one of the easiest regions of the tournament  the Midwest region  the reigning NCAA national champion University of Florida Gators is the favorite.
 Florida is the favorite </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1510</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 7:58:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Powder Puff Girls: Not Just Sugar  Spice and Everything Nice</title>
<description> March 30 introduces a “new sport” to RHS and tradition for the future: Powder Puff football where girls play flag football against each other in a competitive battle of the classes. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1508</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guys Scheduled to Strut Their Stuff at Mr. Rockville</title>
<description> Upper classman participating in RHS’s annual Mr. Rockville pageant  March 16  have begun to prepare their wardrobes and skits in anticipation for the competition’s  “Welcome to the Jungle” theme.   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1507</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:57:5 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Girl Scout Creates Mural for RHS Music</title>
<description> As a part of senior Heather Weiss’s Girl Scout project  she created three mural designs to be voted on by the student body  for the RHS music hallway. /p 
 Being a senior Girl Scout  Weiss was d </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1506</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:28:6 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WRAM Radio  Stampedes  into RHS</title>
<description> Students in RHS’s radio class were at school bright and early on March 5 at 6am for the debut of Rockville’s very own WRAM Radio with Greg Byrd  Thomas Russo  and Farron Riggs on the “Morning Stamp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1504</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:6:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Grueling Race Results in Pain and Gain for Swimmers</title>
<description> Practice makes perfect.  /p 
 When chosen to swim the 500 yard freestyle  this idiom rings true after the groans of having to swim such a long length.  /p 
 The 500 yard freestyle is the long </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1503</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:58:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Depression Leaves Teens Lost  Needing Help</title>
<description> “It’s indescribable  the worst feeling in the world…so trapped…. you’re all alone in a dark room.”  Senior Susan Eister’s description of her former sickness seems uncommonly bleak—yet studies show  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1502</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2007 10:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plans Being Made as Pupils Anticipate Relocation to Northwood Facility</title>
<description> Hi ho  hi ho  it’s back to school we go   /P 
 A new neighborhood  It’s off to Northwood   /P 
 Hi ho  hi ho  hi ho.  /P 
 With RHS’s renovation schedule to commerce September 2001  prepar </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1501</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:22:4 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls Encouraged to Take Football Class at RHS</title>
<description> Whether you are one of those people that play fantasy football like a religion and cannot wait until football season  or you are someone who knows nothing about football  the new football class at  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1500</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:6:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The iPhone Unveiled</title>
<description> Steve Jobs  the CEO of Apple Inc. unveiled the iPhone during the keynote address at the Macworld Conference   Expo in New York City on January 9  2007.  /P 
 Apple  known for its OSX operating s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1499</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sophomore Diver Splashes Into the Season</title>
<description> The air is sticky. There are few people sitting in the bleachers cheering on their team.  A loud buzzer signals the beginning of the dive portion of the meet.  Sophomore Eric Sachs dives a two and  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1498</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peace Corps Day Highlights Violence Prevention Week</title>
<description> As part of Violence Prevention week  RHS’s Student Government Association  or SGA  arranged for RHS math teacher Mark Bradley and parent Susan Bloomers to share their experiences in the Peace Corps </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1497</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2007 7:41:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Every 15 Minutes Scheduled This Year</title>
<description> Lynda Hitchcock  the sponsor of Students Against Destructive Decisions  or SADD  at RHS  is working hard in preparation for “Every 15 Minutes ” a program that allows students to experience the real </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1495</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:19:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All About Senior Advisory</title>
<description> /p Events such as Mr. Rockville  the senior Hall  Senior Banquet and the Fruit Sale that occur at RHS yearly are organized by a select group of seniors in Senior Advisory. /p 
	 /p The Senior Adviso </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1494</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:9:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Wrestler Pins the Competition Down</title>
<description> The ref slaps the mat; senior Zack Kline gets up to have his hand raised in yet another spectacular performance for the RHS wrestling team. Kline’s road to this point has been filled with these typ </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1492</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Advisory Plans for Entire Class</title>
<description> Events such as Mr. Rockville  the senior Hall  Senior Banquet and the Fruit Sale that occur at RHS yearly are organized by a select group of seniors in Senior Advisory. 
 The Senior Advisory cla </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1491</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2007 8:7:3 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Network Operations Academy To Launch</title>
<description> Starting next year  RHS will offer the Network Operations to sophomores  juniors and seniors. The Academy will be for students who prefer to do more hands-on work. /p 
 The idea for a Network Op </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1489</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:7:6 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rachel Wagner s Take on RHS Sports</title>
<description> If asked to think of the major sports at RHS  the popular responses would be football  basketball  soccer  or lacrosse.  However  swimming and all other lesser-known sports at RHS are just as excit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1487</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Covington Provides Depth for Rams Upon Return</title>
<description> It was not trying out for the boys’ Varsity basketball team that worried senior forward Bryant Covington  instead  it was his grades that worried him. Bryant was ineligible all of first semester an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1486</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 7:50:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Funeral for Yesterday</title>
<description> Funeral for Yesterday really is a funeral for yesterday  a funeral for the yesteryears of Kittie’s naïve and unpolished sound and a taste of the new  and improved  Kittie. /p 
 The fourth album  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1484</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 9:6:7 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Segregation Over Fifty Years After Brown vs. Board Decision</title>
<description> SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS: It was such an intense topic in the 1950’s when the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of Education occurred requiring that segregation was unconstitutional in U.S. schools. W </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1483</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 9:3:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Varsity Poms Dazzle Audience at Competition</title>
<description> Damascus High School’s  or DHS  packed gymnasium watched the RHS Varsity Poms dazzle their audience with their “sweets and treats” filled routine  and new uniforms on Jan. 20.  /P 
 DHS held it’ </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1478</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:1:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Definition of Losing</title>
<description> Lose /lüz/ vb: to suffer defeat; to fail to advance or improve. It is irrelevant to the 

tale of your conquering that yourself and your teammates mustered every last ounce of 

energy and spir </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1477</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>‘You don’t snooze  you lose ’ Say Experts to Tired Teenagers</title>
<description> Students across the country  including those at RHS  often suffer from sleep deprivation due to late-night studying  working and even hanging out with friends.  /P  
 Lack of sleep primarily aff </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1476</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Civil Rights Movement</title>
<description> On February 22  2007 the Civil Rights Movement  a segment of RHS’s Violence 
 Prevention Week  was discussed among RHS students and three teachers: English 
 teacher John O’Keefe  U.S. History Ad </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1475</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:42:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Perspectives: Maddie Ramey</title>
<description> How joyfully oblivious I was to the world of fashion in middle school. I had never been particularly interested in having the latest fashions (or for that matter  fashions from a few years ago). I  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1474</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Beatty Brings Experience to RHS</title>
<description> How did a highly recommended teacher with 30 years of teaching experience  a coach with three 30 game winning streaks  leader of a teen club  and a highly acknowledged bay conservist  end up teachi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1473</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 9:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High School Plus Program Deemed a Success</title>
<description> Success of the High School Plus Program in the English department of RHS has 
faculty and administration hoping to expand the pilot program to other subjects in an attempt to help students redeem  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1472</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram s Varsity Boy s Basketball Season Proves Inconsistent</title>
<description> Inconsistent is the best word to describe the Rams Varsity Boys basketball season so far. With a constant rotation between streaks of winning and losing  it is hard to say how well the Rams are pla </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1471</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:2 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boy s Basketball Ready For First Playoff Game Tonight At RHS</title>
<description> The regular season of the basketball year has come to an end and the Rams teams have been seeded to start the Maryland State 2A Playoffs  our very own RHS boys varsity basketball team has been sele </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1470</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:25:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Poms Captain Dances the Day Away</title>
<description> Intensity fills up the gymnasium. Spectators in the crowd are rampantly cheering. You can almost hear the racing heartbeats of the RHS fans. All of the RHS Varsity Poms Squad’s hard work boils down </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1468</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Science of Sleep Keeps Audiences Wide Awake</title>
<description> What if your dreams became a reality and you couldn’t distinguish between being asleep and being awake  Such a predicament is the focus of Michael Gondry’s  I The Science of Sleep /I   originally t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1467</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 7:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Wrestling faces Kennedy</title>
<description> While the RHS senior wrestlers each contributed solid wins  they weren’t the only ones who shined in the match against Kennedy High School on Senior Night  January 31.  /p 
	 Dedicated to the ve </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1463</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:17:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Schwartz Coaches RHS Swim Team</title>
<description> Aaron Schwartz  a former member of the Springbrook High School swim and dive team  was trained to dive into the pool at the sound of the starting gun.  Years later  Schwartz is still at the pool  b </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1462</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:54:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Varsity Wrestlers lose against Whitman Vikings</title>
<description> After a successful win against the Northwood Gladiators just one week before  the RHS Varsity Wrestling team fell short of a win to the Whitman Vikings  62-16.  However  even through the loss  the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1461</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>VanWagner Brings Unrivaled Spirit to Competition</title>
<description> Joseph B. Good Stadium:  RHS Homecoming Game 2006.  Everyone is screaming their lungs out  cheering on their boys  but the fan who stands out apart from the rest is “The Wicked Witch of the West ”  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1460</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 8:0:5 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Falter in Tri-Match Meet</title>
<description> Having a total of eight individual wins  the Rams put up a great fight but fell to the Damascus Hornets and the Clarksburg Coyotes in the wrestling tri-match at Damascus high school on February 3.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1459</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 7:57:6 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dr. King Memorial Overdue</title>
<description> Civil rights activists  celebrities  supporters  and friends and family of Martin Luther King  Jr. gathered at the site of the future Dr. King Memorial for a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 13. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1458</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 7:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams v. Northwood</title>
<description> Senior leadership was one of the advantages that the RHS Varsity boys’ basketball team had over the Northwood Gladiators when the Gladiators came to RHS to face the Rams on Jan. 12.
 The Rams we </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1457</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 7:49:8 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basketball Camp Prepares for Future Players</title>
<description> Building up the sports programs at RHS has become the number one goal of new RHS coaches  and the varsity basketball team is no exception.  The team will be running a camp consisting of two separat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1456</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 7:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Opportunities Overwhelming for Incoming Freshmen</title>
<description> “Go to Blake  The arts program is exceptional ” “How about the IB Program  You’ll get into any Ivy League School  almost guaranteed.” “The engineering program  The United States need engineers  and </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1455</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 7:37:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams v. Clarksburg</title>
<description> Junior Mary Gorman is a beast. Well  not like Godzilla  but more like Lisa Leslie. Gorman is a beast on the basketball court  as she demonstrated against the Clarksburg Lady Coyotes in a tough matc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1454</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:52:9 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wheaton Wrestling Blurb</title>
<description> The Rams lost a heartbreaker to the Wheaton Knights by a score of 34-35.  The Rams went up early but the Knights were able to come back and win in the last match.  However  the JV team was able to  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1453</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Wrestlers Do Well in Hub Cup Tournament</title>
<description>  The Hub Cup Tournament makes front page news in the Hagerstown newspapers  but none of our Ram wrestlers did so this weekend.  Senior Chase Bernetich lost a close semifinal match by the score of 4 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1452</link>
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<title>Former Walter Johnson HS Student Teaches at RHS</title>
<description> New RHS Math Teacher Lynn Kaplan is fairly new to teaching high school math  but has countless experiences teaching children  teens and adults of various ages at her church  various schools  and di </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1451</link>
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<title>Club Photo Day Re-Scheduled</title>
<description> After the snow day last Wednesday  the club picture day has been re-scheduled for Feb. 15  this Thursday. It is imperative that each group arrives in the auditorium on time  as it is a very tight s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1450</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 8:9:9 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Parking Spaces Running Out</title>
<description> With parking permits from first semester expiring students need to find quick cash to buy a new one for second semester or they are subject to ticketing or towing if they do not have a new permit b </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1449</link>
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<title>Ski and Snowboard Hangs Ten</title>
<description> The RHS Ski and Snowboard Club is at its prime part of the year—winter. This is when the club members are able to hit the slopes and show off their gnarly tricks. The students who are in this club  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1448</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 7:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rock Creek Valley ES Wins Prestigious Maryland Award</title>
<description> Former students of Rock Creek Valley Elementary School  or RCV  may not be aware  but their old school has recently won the 2006 School Performance award  for their steadily increased improvement o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1447</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Turley Joins RHS English Staff</title>
<description> English  History  Which way to go   Mr. Elliot Turley had majored in both subjects during college and had the chance to pursue either one as a career. /p 

 Turley  a new teacher at RHS teaches </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1446</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:17:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students Use Their Skills From Edison’s Masonry Program</title>
<description> Through fundraising efforts  RHS’s Parent Teacher Student Association  or PTSA  in partnership with Thomas Edison High School  has designed a fundraiser in which RHS students can purchase and perso </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1445</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:11:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sander’s Play Earns Coach’s Respect</title>
<description> Stunned. /p 

       This is how RHS varsity boy’s basketball coach  Jack Freeman  felt about forward junior Greg Sanders’ play in the game on Jan. 23 at RHS against the Clarksburg Coyotes. /p  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1444</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:7:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Winter Sports Enjoying Successful Run</title>
<description> Sports at RHS this year have changed for the better  and with it  the improved attitude of the fans. With new Varsity football head coach  Coach Mark Maradei  players and fans have become more inte </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1443</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  Basketball Thrives With Underclassmen</title>
<description> Seneca Valley had an exceptional girls’ basketball team with ten seniors and only one under classmen.  This year they lost all those seniors and were forced to bring up most of their junior varsity </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1442</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former RHS Parent Killed in Fatal Bomb Blast in Oklahoma</title>
<description> Secret Service agent Alan Whicher  father of former RHS students Meredith and Melinda Whicher  was killed in the April 19 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City  less tha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1441</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:37:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>11 RHS Students Selected for State and County Music Ensembles</title>
<description> After auditioning among the county and state’s finest vocalists and instrumentalists  11 RHS students were chosen to be part of Montgomery County and Maryland State Honors ensembles for the 2006-20 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1440</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:51:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sanders Interview</title>
<description> When did you first start playing basketball in the RHS program 

 I first started playing last year  sophomore year  for Coach Graves.

 Where did you play before RHS 

 Watkins Mill  I </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1439</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Feb 2007 8:8:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  victory over the Walter Johnson Wildcats</title>
<description> Success has been more common than failure for the RHS varsity boys’ basketball team during the 2006-2007 season  changing the losing ways that have been characteristic of past years. /p 
 After  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1436</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:42:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>It s Academic Finals</title>
<description> Magruder  Einstein  RHS and Richard Montgomery’s  It’s Academic teams all competed in the fourth round of the Around the Beltway League  or ABL  Finals Jan. 4. RHS came away from the competition 2- </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1435</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Success at The HubCup</title>
<description> Hub Cup makes front page news in the Hagerstown newspapers  but none of our Ram wrestlers did so this weekend.  Senior Chase Bernetich lost a close semifinal match by the score of 4-6.  He later wo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1434</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Reading and Writing Ablities are Tested</title>
<description> Measures of Academic Progress testing  or MAP-R testing  will be coming to RHS for the first time during the weeks of Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 for freshmen to measure their ability to read across a numbe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1433</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:58:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SMOB Rights Still Needed</title>
<description> Anyone who attends  or has attended  any MCPS school between sixth and twelfth grade has voted for a Student Member of the Board  or SMOB. Students  who  for the most part  are not old enough to vo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1432</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Perspectives: Senioritis  What s That </title>
<description> As an underclassman  I used to think that seniors had some sort of superpower that made them better than everyone else. Maybe it was their confidence  or that they actually thought that they were b </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1431</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Holds Auditions for Second Annual Variety Show</title>
<description> RHS will hold the Second Annual Variety Show on Feb. 16 and 17 in the RHS auditorium where students can show off their performing arts talents. /p 
	 The variety show was developed so students a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1430</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:3:5 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Matthew Yin Pins One Down for the Team</title>
<description> In seventh grade  the now sophomore 160-pound wrestler Matthew Yin picked up the difficult sport of wrestling.  Now  in his fourth year with the sport  he has secured a spot on the varsity team. /p </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1429</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:51:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Optimism Prevails During Match</title>
<description> Dec. 20  against the Whitman Vikings  the Rams came up short in a 62-16 loss in front of their home crowd. Despite the loss  there was still a positive atmosphere in the gymnasium as many alumni an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1426</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockville Goes  I Footloose  /I </title>
<description> Actors are needed for this year s musical  I Footloose  /I  Although auditions began on Tuesday  Jan. 24  it s not too late to try out for a role in the musical. Tuesday s auditions ran smoothly  w </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1425</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Strong Core Leads Varsity Girls Basketball</title>
<description> Even though the RHS Varsity Girls  Basketball Team has only three seniors this season  they have a lot of experience as eight out of 12 current players returned to the squad from previous years. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1424</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Crazy Bowl Game Worth Every Second</title>
<description> Despite the lack of sleep caused by its poor programming time  this year s featured BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was worth every second of lost sleep.  
 The Boise State Broncos stole the national sp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1423</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Basketball Nominated for Game of the Week</title>
<description> Local Fox TV Sports Channel 5 has named the Jan. 26 boys  varsity basketball game against the Kennedy Cavaliers at RHS as a candidate to be the High School Game of the Week.
 RHS stands against f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1422</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Students Accepted Into State and County Bands</title>
<description>After auditioning among the county and state s finest vocalists and instrumentalists  11 RHS students were chosen to be part of Montgomery County and Maryland State Honors ensembles for the 2006-2007  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1421</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Laguna Beach s /I  Endless Summer</title>
<description> For anyone who can t get enough of the reality teenage soap opera known as Laguna Beach or anyone in need of an enjoyable mix to listen to in the car or while chilling with friends MTV Presents Lag </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1420</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Club Photo Schedule</title>
<description> 2007 Clubs Group Photo Schedule
 February 7  2007 Auditorium
 It is imperative that each group arrives in the auditorium on time. It is a very tight
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 7:40 Academic Bowl
 7:55 Bes </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1419</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Football Player Has Acedemic Dilemma</title>
<description> Going into his senior season Tommy Shirley hoped to be a big part of the RHS varsity football team  but instead he found his season cut very short because he was ineligible.
 After being ineligib </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1418</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Long Lunch Lines Could Be Improved</title>
<description> The lunch lines in our school cafeteria are too long   Even with the extended lunch period  many students do not have the time to buy lunch and eat it  especially when they have gone in to work on  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1417</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Admitting a Smoking Problem Not a Good Solution</title>
<description> There was a recent morning announcement that said if you are a smoker  and you want to quit  you should report to security.  Speaking to security would be an admission of guilt and you would be giv </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1416</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Teachers Doing a Good Job</title>
<description> I would like to compliment the skills of the teachers at the school.  I feel that the teachers [at RHS] are great and facilitate our needs.  They stay after school and give students extra help if t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1415</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>...Oh What Fun It Is to Cough On a Rockville HS Day  Hey </title>
<description>  Tis the season to get sickly.
 Americans suffer from about 62 million colds per year and up to 20% of Americans get down with influenza each year during flu season no matter how many layers of s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1412</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Get Ready For Club Pictures </title>
<description> Blanton Studios is scheduled to be at RHS February 5 to take pictures of the school s various clubs and organizations.  Clubs such as Theatre  Model UN  Inspiration for People of Color  Students Ag </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1411</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Winning the Tour De France Isn t Enough  Lance Doesn t Think So </title>
<description> It appears that winning the last seven Tour De France marathons are just not enough for professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. Earlier this November  Armstrong ran in the New York City Marathon eage </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1410</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Perspectives:  I Stress  /I </title>
<description> Headache pounding  mind racing  and stomach churning-- time for stress again   Day after day  class after class I feel like I have a giant weight on my shoulders. Pressure  pressure  pressure is  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1409</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pizza  Pizza  Read all About It </title>
<description> There are many large pizza chains in the United States -Domino s Pizza  Pizza Hut  Papa John s Pizza and many more; but unlike all the rest  CiCi s Pizza offers a unique all-you-can-eat buffet of p </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1408</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Are You Into it or  I Over It /I  </title>
<description> The name says it all:  I Over It /I   as in get over it. 
 Like a hyperactive eighth grader blazing on a sugar high   I Over It s /I  album  Release Yourself  is a never-ending source of energy.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1407</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pre-IB Freshmen Take a Trip to the Movies</title>
<description> Approximately 80 freshmen  all members of RHS s new IB program  attended a field trip to the American Film Institute  or AFI  for a different perspective on an English project.
 In Deborah Wilche </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1406</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MCPS Budget Meeting Held at RHS</title>
<description> Members of the Montgomery County  or MCPS  community gathered in the RHS Auditorium Dec. 13 to hear Superintendent Jerry Weast present the proposed 2008 operating budget and commend the many achiev </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1405</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2007 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wrestling Team Looks Forward to Improving Upon Last Year s Record</title>
<description> Coming from a school best 16-6 record last season  the Rockville Rams varsity wrestling team will be led by a tight knit group of senior wrestlers focused on rebuilding the program  and seeking to  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1404</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Basketball Preview</title>
<description> After a somewhat disappointing season with solely two victories last year  the RHS Boys  Basketball team is now relying on its core group of senior leaders to enhance not only their record  but the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1403</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Dec 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>There s Hope Yet for the Skins</title>
<description> After ending the 2005-2006 season with a record of 10-6  Redskins fans had high hopes of a repeat for the next season  but as the first half of this season comes to a close  Redskins fans are left  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1402</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Dec 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is  I Flushed Away /I  Going Down the Toilet </title>
<description> From the creators of  Shrek   and  Madagascar   comes the highly anticipated computer animation release  Flushed Away.  	
 It is the story of a pampered pet-mouse being thrust into an unknown  u </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1401</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Students Recieve Mark Curtis Award for Achivements in the Humanities</title>
<description> Four RHS students  juniors Whitney Chou  Nelly Desmarrattes  Elizabeth Rojas and senior Melissa Cohen  proudly received the Mark Curtis Humanities Award on Nov. 9 during the 11th annual Mark Curtis </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1400</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lost in Cultural Translation: Borat </title>
<description>  My wife  she is dead. High five   
 So the story goes in  Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.   Basically the name explains it all. The movie fol </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1399</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PS3: Reality or Fiction </title>
<description> Camping out in the rain and cold for the privilege of paying $600 for a glorified toy is probably a bit too much for the average gamer. 
    
 It is possible that this is the problem with the Pla </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1398</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Middle States Validation Team Approves RHS</title>
<description> From Nov. 13 to Nov. 16  RHS was visited by five representatives from the Middle States Validation Team who assessed and approved the school for re-accreditation.
 Every ten years  high schools i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1397</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Perspectives: Do as the Romans Do</title>
<description> Do as the Romans do. When in high school  the same thing applies. Walking into the halls of RHS on the first day of school  despite my freshman status  I wasn t expecting much. Horror stories about </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1396</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Do You Want Chocolate  RHS Students Seem to Want Some</title>
<description> Rockville High School Theater  or RHST  put on their first play of the 2006-2007 school year this past weekend  where  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  took our auditorium by storm. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1395</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slippin  Slidin  Turkeys</title>
<description> As part of the Radio Production Class  to promote the WRAM Radio Station  students in the Radio Production Class had their First Annual Turkey Bowl. Students and teachers donated materials such as  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1394</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slippin  Slidin  Turkeys</title>
<description> As part of the Radio Production Class  to promote the WRAM Radio Station  students in the Radio Production Class had their First Annual Turkey Bowl. Students and teachers donated materials such as  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1393</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nats Send Soriano to Chicago</title>
<description> Yesterday in sports was a doozy.  First baseman  Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP by beating out the St. Louis Cardinals  star first baseman Albert Pujols.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1392</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  Redskins  and DC United All Suffer Defeats But Promise For Future Success</title>
<description>  Sunday will go down this year as the Redskins  fans  claim to fame. They beat the Dallas Cowboys on FedEx field in a battle royale.
 The final score was 22-19.  The Skins  Nick Novak kicked a 47 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1391</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Echoes Magazine Uses Its Creativity to Raise Money</title>
<description> This year RHS  Echoes Magazine is hosting a fundraiser to help raise money for their 2006-2007 publication.  The estimated cost is about $2 100  fundraising is necessary because last year there was </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1390</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seniors Sell Fruit to Raise Money For Senior Events</title>
<description> Flash back to the days of elementary school  where you would excitedly call up each and every single one of your relatives and ask if they would like to buy some wrapping paper as a type of fundrai </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1389</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Winners From November 20</title>
<description>	 Yesterday in sports was a doozy.  First baseman  Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP by beating out the St. Louis Cardinals  star first baseman Albert Pujols.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1388</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Redskin Woes</title>
<description> So I officially gave up on the Skins  this Sunday.  Campbell was not the chicken soup that could win against one of the league s worst  the Buccaneers.  
 With the 17-20 loss yesterday  the Redsk </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1387</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Redskins Give Jason Campbell a Chance to Shine</title>
<description> Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs finally thought it was the right time to pass the quarterback torch to much anticipated second year player Jason Campbell.
 After just a little more than half  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1386</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Celebrating The Perfect Thanksgiving with Martha Stewart</title>
<description> Superimposed over an image of a rust-colored pumpkin pie and various other fall foods  a flowery script reads   The Perfect Thanksgiving   conjuring up fond memories and swelling anticipation of th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1385</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Montgomery County Celebrates Ninth Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade</title>
<description> Local residents attended the Ninth Annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade held Nov. 18 in Silver Spring  marching from Sligo and Georgia avenues at 9:30 a.m. 
 The parade followed the same  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1384</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Results are In: Democrats Take Control of Congress</title>
<description> Even the most politically apathetic citizen could not avoid the seemingly endless campaign signs and commercials that bombarded our yards and T.V. screens the past few months  but the Nov. 7 electi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1383</link>
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<title>Do  I You /I  Want to know about  I My Secret /I  </title>
<description> Adolescence can often be a very turbulent time. Everyone has within them fears  hopes and secrets that define their character in subsequent adult years. Secrets of youth are documented in Frank War </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1382</link>
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<title>Do  I You /I  Want to know about  I My Secret /I  </title>
<description> Adolescence can often be a very turbulent time. Everyone has within them fears  hopes and secrets that define their character in subsequent adult years. Secrets of youth are documented in Frank War </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1381</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bowl Championship Series Rankings come into Play for College Football</title>
<description> Bowl Championship Series  or BCS  standings have finally come in to play for the National College Athletic Association  or NCAA  football season and with four top teams losing last week  the BCS ra </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1380</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Perspectives: What it Means to Be a Freshman</title>
<description> The delights of being a freshman  An F on my forehead and an upperclassman s laughter behind my back denote my newness at Rockville. I am one student among the many of the class of 0 10  the mass o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1379</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Sponsors Empty Bowls Benefit to Raise Money for Area s Hungry</title>
<description> The second annual Empty Bowls Benefit was held at RHS Wednesday  where bowls were sold as a fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank  as attendees enjoyed a night of music and soup  representing t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1378</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Even the most politically apathetic citizen could not avoid the seemingly endless campaign signs and commercials that bombarded our yards and T.V. screens the past few months  but the Nov. 7 electi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1377</link>
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<title>Detectives-in-Training: The Forensics Experience</title>
<description> Two crime scenes were set up in the upstairs Forensics classroom from November 6 to November 16  in order to teach students about the law enforcement process of crime scene investigation. 
 As a  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1376</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Washington Redskins Switch Quarterback After Team Loses Games</title>
<description> Washington Redskins Head Coach Joe Gibbs finally felt it was the right time to pass the quarterback torch to much anticipated second year player Jason Campbell.

 After just a little more than ha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1375</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Confidentiality Issue Over Smoking</title>
<description>       There was a recent morning announcement that said if you are a smoker  and you want to quit  you should report to security.  Speaking to security would be an admission of guilt and you would  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1374</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Confidentiality Issue over Smoking</title>
<description>     There was a recent morning announcement that said if you are a smoker  and you want to quit  you should report to security.  Speaking to security would be an admission of guilt and you would be </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1373</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Confidentiality Issue over Smoking</title>
<description> There was a recent morning announcement that said if you are a smoker  and you want to quit  you should report to security.  Speaking to security would be an admission of guilt and would give the s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1372</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Reason  I Not /I  To Study: Thursday Night Football</title>
<description> Don t get me wrong  I love football coverage on Saturday and Sunday. I love nothing more than doing absolutely nothing at all but sitting on my couch and watching football all day. So who doesn t l </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1371</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lieutenant Gold Interview</title>
<description> What activities were you involved in during high school  What did you enjoy about them 
 -I was on JV Soccer for my first two years then Varsity for my last two. I also was on the lacrosse team   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1370</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Another First Impression: Freshman Year</title>
<description> At 5:30 a.m. on Monday September 25  2006  I was startled out of my sleep by a cacophony in my bedroom.  A co-captain of the soccer team was standing over me  blowing her whistle like a drill serge </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1369</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Empty Bowls Art Auction at RHS Helps Feed the Hungry</title>
<description> Help stop hunger by attending Rockville s Empty Bowls Benefit  a benefit art auction and meal to support the capital area foodbank  Nov. 8 from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. 
 Tickets  which can be purcha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1368</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Freshmen Years: First Impressions</title>
<description> The delights of being a freshman  An  F  on my forehead and an upperclassman s snigger behind my back denote my immaturity at Rockville. I am one student among the many of the class of 2010  the ma </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1367</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First Impressions: Freshman Year</title>
<description> The delights of being a freshman  An  F  on my forehead and an upperclassman s snigger behind my back denote my immaturity at Rockville. I am one student among the many of the class of 2010  the ma </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1366</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Meeting: The Beginning of the End of High School</title>
<description> While juniors  sophomores and freshmen were hard at work on the PSAT  last Wednesday  seniors were fast asleep.  The first senior meeting of the year began at 9 am sharp  well not exactly.
 Upon  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1365</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Italians Win the World Cup</title>
<description> Head butt.
 This may be the only thing that the casual soccer fan remembers from the 2006 World Cup in Germany  but those who paid close attention realized there was so much more. 
 From a yell </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1364</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Continues to Improve Record</title>
<description> Following their strong performance against the Paint Brach Panthers the RHS Boys  Varsity Soccer team went on to beat both the B-CC Barons and the Wheaton Knights 1-0  and to tie the Kennedy Cavali </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1363</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  Soccer End Season With a Roar</title>
<description> In the last regular season home game of the season for the lady Rams soccer team  the Rams fought hard but were defeated 6-1 by the Whitman Lady Vikings. The Lady Vikings are one of the states best </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1362</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>And Our Yearbook Theme is....(Find out Here)</title>
<description> Pride  Passion  and Purpose are the themes for the yearbook this year which is taking their planning and publishing process to the next level this year.
 With co-editors-in-chief seniors Jonathan </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1361</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cross-Country Team Shines But is Disqualified by Injured Runners</title>
<description> Once again the Cross Country team ran their hearts out at home against the Kennedy Cavaliers and the Seneca Valley Screamin  Eagles.
 The Rams were at home against Kennedy and Seneca Valley on We </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1360</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  Football Record Continues to Improve</title>
<description> The Rams defeated the Wootton Patriots Oct. 20 49-22 bringing their record to 6-1  the best record the team has had in many years. Said school proclaimed  Forefather  and  Ramette  cheer-leader Duc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1359</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Football Celebrates Best Record Since 1993</title>
<description> Football here at RHS has not always been a force to reckon with.  Yet this year  to the surprise and delight of many  has proved to be different.
 The RHS Rams football team has had a stellar sea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1358</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Red-Carpet Affair: The RHS Homecoming Experience</title>
<description> As the weekend of Homecoming drew nearer  RHS students and staff were able to show there spirit and enthusiasm through halls  spirit week  pep rally  the Homecoming game  and of course the Homecomi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1357</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Homework-Finding Website Available for MCPS Students</title>
<description> For the many students of elementary  middle and high school who often forget their homework assignments  there is now a saving grace in the form of the Montgomery County Public Schools   or MCPS  H </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1356</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Pep Rally: High Spirits  Cold Bodies</title>
<description> What could be better than attempting to listen to the band over the roaring cheers and watching the cheerleaders that are at least 500 feet away  all the while huddling with your friends trying to  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1355</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Summer Adventures: Project Discovery</title>
<description> Project Discovery. 
 I am not sure whether that camp name is just supposed to be flashy or if there is a significant meaning behind it  but I know that I did discover more about myself by volunte </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1354</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Texas Students Suspended for Not Completing Summer Reading</title>
<description> Summer Reading is a necessary evil that all high schools students have but one school in Lancaster  TX has enacted a new  get tough  policy in order to get their students to do their work.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1353</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Twinbrook Recreation Center Offers Exciting Activities for All Ages</title>
<description> Directly associated with the city of Rockville  the Twinbrook Recreation Center offers a wide variety of activities suitable for children  teenagers and adults of all ages interested in satisfying  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1352</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams Seek Vengeance Against Seneca Valley Field Hockey</title>
<description> A rematch of opponents from a very physical contest last season  one of the members of the Lady Rams field hockey was left with knocked out teeth and a 2-0 loss.  The Lady Rams looked to avenge las </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1351</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Red Cross Comes to RHS for Blood Drive</title>
<description> RHS held its American Red Cross sponsored blood drive Friday  encouraging students 16 years of age and older to donate blood and provide aid for those in need. 
 The American Red Cross was offici </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1350</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  Volleyball Puts up a Tough Fight Against Blair</title>
<description> Showing great determination  the Lady Rams volleyball team came back after losing their first two games to the Blair Blazers  Oct. 12  and took the next two games  only to fall in the fifth game by </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1349</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students Coping Well in New Pre-IB Programme</title>
<description> As the new school year begins  many of the incoming freshmen have opted to take the newly introduced Pre-International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme at RHS  which may strain their transition from mi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1348</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global Warming  Is the World Getting Hotter or Not </title>
<description> In the past few years  there have been increasing discussions about global warming. What exactly is global warming  Can it affect us now  ...Is it even real 
 Well in fact  the effects of global  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1347</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global Warming: Is the World Getting Hotter or not </title>
<description> In the past few years  there have been increasing discussions about global warming. What exactly is global warming  Can it affect us now  ...Is it even real 
 Well in fact  the effects of global  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1346</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hall Sweeps Enforced to Crack Down on Tardiness</title>
<description> Tardiness has been a major problem at RHS over the course of the school year thus far  and October 11  the teachers at RHS resolved to do something about it.
 A hall sweep was conducted to try an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1343</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hall Sweeps Enforced to Crack Down on Tardiness</title>
<description> Tardiness has been a major problem at RHS over the course of the school year thus far  and October 11  the teachers at RHS resolved to do something about it.
 A hall sweep was conducted to try an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1342</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AP Classes Stressful on Students</title>
<description> Due to the increasing pressure on students to take Advanced Placement classes in tenth grade  grades are suffering  and many students are dropping their AP classes.  Every year  incoming tenth grad </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1341</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Additional Activity Buses: a Helpful Solution</title>
<description> I m waiting for the activity bus to stop by and pick up the load of kids who had to stay after school  whether it s for help or extracurricular activities.  It s supposed to come around 4:15 in the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1340</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  Soccer Beat Last Year s Record</title>
<description> The Lady Rams soccer team beat last season s record of wins with last night s victory over the Wheaton Lady Knights. Being down at half time has never stopped our Lady Rams from fighting this seaso </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1338</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vandalism in the Rockville Area Raises Concerns</title>
<description> Vandalism became an issue at RHS during the first month of school  as three incidents of significant damage to Baltimore Road  the outdoor electronic message board  and a community home were commit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1337</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Intoxicated Students at Football Game Raises Concerns</title>
<description> Among the many spectators gathered at RHS to observe the Rams victory over the Poolsville Falcons on September 21 were five students who arrive at the game intoxicated. 
 The five students arrivi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1336</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Facebook.com</title>
<description> Since almost everyone and their mothers have a Facebook  it is time to finally find out what makes Facebook tick  what makes everyone spend hours on a website looking at profiles of the people they </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1331</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Golf Team Crushes Rockets  Knights  and Wolverines</title>
<description> In Tuesday s match against the Richard Montgomery Rockets  the Northwood Knights  and their division rivals the Watkins Mill Wolverines  the RHS golf team took first  recapturing first place in the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1329</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  Squash Paint Branch Panthers</title>
<description> The girls  varsity soccer team persevered through their game Wednesday against the Paint Branch Panthers. 
 The first half ran out with both teams tied at zero and fighting hard. With luck  the L </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1328</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Team Triumphs Over Hardships</title>
<description> Starting their seasons over because of an ineligible player did not seem to dampen the RHS Rams varsity boys  soccer team s spirit September 27 in their game against the Paint Branch Panthers.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1327</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  Unfortunate Defeat against Poolesville</title>
<description> The Poolesville Lady Falcons came into the game Monday night looking for an easy win  but the girls  varsity soccer team surprised them with their controlled passing and high energy. 
 The first  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1325</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Update</title>
<description> Game 4:   Following their victory over the Einstein Titans the week before the RHS Rams varsity soccer team punished the Norwood Gladiators 6-0 and walked away with an overall record of 4-0. 
 Th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1324</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshman Election Results Revealed</title>
<description> Prospective freshmen SGA candidates walked across the stage and tensely delivered speeches  as the entire freshman class listened quietly and cheered for their friends on stage. 
 Vivian Chisholm </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1323</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockville Civic Center Park Offers Excitement</title>
<description> Graceful ballerinas gliding across the stage. A huge and graceful ballroom. A nature camp dedicated to guppies. While the average teenager slumbered and snoozed all summer  Rockville s historical C </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1322</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Big Buddies Program Revamped</title>
<description> Entering high school can be a nerve-wracking time  so to ease this awkward transition  RHS has introduced a new program called Big Buddies that pairs freshmen with upperclassmen who serve as guides </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1321</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How to Eat Like a King on a Poor Man s Salary</title>
<description> $2.90 for a Big Mac  No way   $1.25 for a soda  Nope. 60 cents for a Granny-Smith apple   In your dreams  Now  how would you react if I shared a little well-kept secret with you the scoop on how to </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1320</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Smash the Falcons 48-0</title>
<description>  Blowout  is not normally a word that is used to describe a Rams football victory  but that is exactly what happened on Sep. 22 as the Rams crushed the Poolesville Falcons 48-0 with dominating defe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1317</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams Spike Out Lady Knights to a Victory</title>
<description> Total domination is the best way to describe the Lady Rams victory over the visiting Lady Knights of Wheaton High School.  This match was the first meeting between the two schools  this year and cl </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1316</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Field Hockey Victorious</title>
<description> Following this week s games  the RHS Lady Rams varsity field hockey team managed to maintain their record of just one game under .500  but look still look forward to improvement throughout the seas </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1315</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Update</title>
<description> Game 1: 1-0 win against Richard Montgomery Rockets.  Luis Rivera scored.
 Game 2: 5-0 win against Blake Bengals  Eduardo scores 2  Alex Goycochea 2  Fabian scores 1  defense played really well. T </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1314</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Golf Team Improves Record</title>
<description> Seniors make up four of the six starters in the undefeated golf team this year as they improved record to 9-0 last Wednesday at Falls Road Golf Course against the Einstein Titans  the Kennedy Caval </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1313</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Summer Reading Blues</title>
<description> It s crunch time   Everyone rush to the book store  or better yet  Sparknotes.com to make your last effort on summer reading.  Now  if the majority of the student body waits until the last week of  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1311</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Teens and Drug Abuse:</title>
<description>  Will I brush my teeth before school   This is a common decision made daily that is entirely overlooked  but as teens grow through their years of adolescence  these decisions become increasingly di </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1310</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Football Season Preview</title>
<description> Starting off their season with a new coaching staff and numerous veteran players  the Rams varsity football team looks to build upon its already strong foundation of teamwork to become a solid comp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1309</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Administrator Visits China</title>
<description> Education administrators from across the United States were invited to China this summer by the Chinese Ministry of Education to learn more about the Chinese culture and educational system; among t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1307</link>
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<description>         Now that school s out  teenagers are finding themselves with much more time now that they don t have to deal with class  homework  school sports  etc. With all this extra time to kill  why  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1306</link>
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<description> Lambpage Survey:

 Over the course of this last semester  Rampage has been developing a new design for the newspaper.  Our goal was to make the paper more user-friendly with bigger photos and gra </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1305</link>
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<title>Updated  06- 07 Rampage Staff List</title>
<description> Editor-in-Chief:  Erika Bernetich
 Editor-in-Chief: Melissa Cohen
 Editor-in-Chief: Stephanie Owen
 Editor-in-Chief: Grace Wahlbrink
 Integrity Chief: Hadley Cooney
 Associate Editor Emi  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1303</link>
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<title>Spring Arts Festival Features Talented Students  Work</title>
<description> Little time is given to students during the school week to express themselves through fine arts. The RHS Spring Arts Festival gave students the chance to do just that...express themselves.    
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1298</link>
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<title>Rampage carnation and balloon fundraiser</title>
<description> Support the Rockville High School Rampage  
Pre-order your carnation bouquet for graduation  

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1297</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> The following is the text of the letter Dr. Munk sent to the parents of 
every senior:

 Dear Parents and Members of the Class of 2006:



 The faculty and administrative staff of Rockville Hig </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1292</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 May 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SMOB election results</title>
<description> Junior Sarah Horvitz from Springbrook High School was certified as the 29th Student Member Of the Board (SMOB) yesterday at 6:31pm. Of the 76 372 students in Montgomery County eligible to vote 81.6 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1290</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>  B AP Exams /B 
 Week 1 Morning Report by 7:30 a.m.  Afternoon Report by 11:30 a.m. 
 Monday 5/1: English Language   Composition  French Language 
 Tuesday 5/2: Computer Science A   AB  Spa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1288</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> This is probably not going to go down as one of my  famous  speeches. It certainly will not top my infamous  dings in the armor  speech. (Rachel  I know that is your favorite ) Congratulations to a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1287</link>
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<title>Boys  Varsity volleyball decimates Whitman Vikings</title>
<description> Screams and cheers where exchanged all around the gym where the RHS boys  varsity volleyball team decimated the Walt Whitman Vikings on Monday s game after only three volleys. 
 The Rams started  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1286</link>
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<title>Boys  volleyball on fire after defeating Magruder Colonels</title>
<description> High spirits were all around as the RHS boys  varsity volleyball team left Magruder High School after beating the Colonels in a grueling match Wednesday and ending the last of three games at 25-19. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1285</link>
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<description> Soon after having their undefeated season come to an end Friday  the boys  lacrosse team suffered another loss to the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons Monday  losing 2-9  dropping their record to three  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1284</link>
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<title>Lady Rams beat Lady Screamin  Eagles</title>
<description> Advancing their overall season record  the RHS girl s lacrosse team is now 4-1  thanks to Wednesday night s away game victory against the Seneca Valley Screamin  Eagles  with this season s game hig </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1283</link>
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<description> Selling manure never seemed so fun  The Booster Club is held its annual mulch sale this past Saturday in the parking lot of RHS. Every year  thousands of dollars are raised that benefit the RHS boo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1282</link>
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<title>Junior leads the way towards an impressive season</title>
<description> Co-captain junior Anna Schmidt of the RHS girls lacrosse team is ready to lead her fellow Lady Rams to their best season ever with a brand new coaching staff coming along for the ride.  
 Schmidt </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1281</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Apr 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baseball takes home its first divisional win</title>
<description> Winning their first division game  the RHS varsity baseball team claimed a 13-5 victory over the Einstein Titans on Saturday  giving the team a 1-0 division record and a 3-2 record overall.   
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1280</link>
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<title>Boys  lacrosse falls to Poolesville Falcons</title>
<description>  Traveling to Poolesville Friday to battle the Falcons  the RHS boys  lacrosse team suffered their first loss of the season losing 4-13  putting a stop to their three game winning streak and undefe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1279</link>
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<description> George Mason  a small division I school from the Colonial Athletic Association  made an improbable run through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament losing in the National  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1278</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Apr 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Tuesday a panel of RHS students  freshmen through seniors  talked about what stresses them out and answered questions concerning related topics from the parents that were in attendance.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1277</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams vanquish Kennedy in season opener</title>
<description> After a slow start to the game  the girls  varsity lacrosse team came back and dominated the Lady Cavaliers of Kennedy by a score of 11-3 to start off the season. 
 In the season opener  the Lady </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1276</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GMU breaks into Final Four and earns their place</title>
<description> Less than a month ago  if someone said the George Mason University Patriots would be in the NCAA Final Four  they would  B definitely /B  have received a shocked look in return. Now they would be w </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1275</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  lacrosse dominates Wheaton Knights</title>
<description>  In their home opener Thursday  the boys  varsity lacrosse team put up an impressive 13-0 victory over the Wheaton Knights with a quick offensive start and suffocating defense. 
  The Rams contro </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1274</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Orchestra receives superior ratings at County Festival</title>
<description> Wednesday March 15  the RHS symphonic orchestra competed in the MCPS Orchestra Festival held at Bethesda-Chevy Chase (B-CC) High School  and earned scores ranking them among the top public school o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1273</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams triumph over Lady Cavaliers in season opener</title>
<description> After a slow start to the game  the girls  varsity lacrosse team came back and dominated the Lady Cavaliers of Kennedy by a score of 11-3 to start off the season. 
 In the season opener  the Lady </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1272</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Fall Out Boy /I  spurs trend of unintelligible songs</title>
<description>	 I prefer listening to my own iTunes playlists rather than the Top 40 on the radio. Why 
	 Take  I Fall Out Boy s /I  hit song   Sugar We re Goin  Down.  It sounds strangely like  We re going dow </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1271</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I First Impressions of Earth /I  positive first impression</title>
<description> The Strokes. 
 I am personally a fan of this band that includes four simple guys  but I m not a die-hard fan that believes everything written and heard is good. That being a fact  I was truly imp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1269</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Softball winds up for a new season</title>
<description> 2-13 for the season might be viewed as a bad omen for a team  maybe even make them lose faith in themselves  but that is not the case with the 2006 RHS varsity softball team. 
 Hopes are high amo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1268</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview with Governor Ehrlich transcript</title>
<description>  B How was the water  /B 
 It was cold  It s hard when it s a day like that because the air temperature was like forty degrees and it tends to make your brain think the water is not really that c </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1267</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity baseball gears up for spring season</title>
<description> Winter is coming to an end which means spring sports seasons are coming to a start; RHS  varsity baseball team has returned to the diamond to begin another season of dirt  blood and sweat. 
 This </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1265</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conquering fear one assembly at a time</title>
<description> As we all know  there was a Black History Assembly several weeks ago. I knew I would be involved in the assembly because I am a member of Inspiration for People of Color (IPC) and we were preparing </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1264</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Beach Day  really all that sunny </title>
<description> Last week RHS had yet another spirit week. Days included pajama  sports  Ram (school colors)  western and to conclude the week  beach day. They were hard to spot  but students dressed in bathing su </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1263</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students forced to take AP examinations</title>
<description> As RHS students mature into upperclassmen  many choose to enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) classes. These students are expected to take their AP tests for college credit in May  but they are not f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1262</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chemistry should not be bumped from student schedules</title>
<description> It is that time of the year again: time to fill out next year s schedule cards. Students are asked to enter two alternative classes  usually for electives  but this year is different. After filling </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1261</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  volleyball ready to bring home the championship</title>
<description> Optimism is running high among the RHS  boys  varsity volleyball team this season  as they dream of taking home the championship. With a wide variety of new and returning players  the Rams just mig </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1260</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maryland Terrapins miss NCAA tournament  disappoint fans</title>
<description> Ah  Selection Sunday  one of the most exciting days of the college basketball season; the day that teams discover whether they are in or out of the NCAA tournament. For those that are in  it is a v </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1259</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> In-school suspension (ISS) and the After the Bell program are changing rooms due to students being confused as to which room After the Bell and ISS will be held in.
 After the Bell provides numer </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1258</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wresting team has triumphant last match at State Tournament</title>
<description> Ending the season triumphantly  five varsity wrestlers claimed victories while competing in the Maryland State Wrestling Tournament last Friday and Saturday at Cole Field House in College Park  pla </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1257</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prophet Muhammad caricature controversy spawned by journalists</title>
<description> Often depictions of Jesus and God are illustrated in every form of media and do not receive the kind of negative attention that the illustrations of the Prophet Muhammad has. Do we not have  I anyt </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1256</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leadership opportunities available for students through county</title>
<description>  B MCR LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING DAY:  /B 
(MCR= Montgomery County Region of the Maryland Association of Student Councils)
Friday  March 24  2006
RSVP: 3 pm March 17  2006.
 I MCR Lobbying Day is approv </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1255</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dismal participation in pajama day</title>
<description> Falling asleep in class Monday may not have been quite as heinous a crime as it usually is because  what with all the flannel  slippers and bathrobes  it was just so easy  
 This week is Spirit W </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1254</link>
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<title> I Dragonforce s /I  latest album rocks you back to Camelot</title>
<description> Fires  heroes  adventures  epic battles  and mystical stories  If you are looking for these things in your life  than look no further than  I DragonForce s /I  new album   I Inhuman Rampage. /I 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1252</link>
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<description> In preparation for Wednesday s Pep Rally and Thursday s Mr.Rockville competition  the SGA is sponsoring a second semester Spirit Week. Here is the schedule of Spirit Days:

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1251</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Junior selected for NIH internship</title>
<description> Junior Laura Li was selected out of three applicants from RHS to participate in a year long internship with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1250</link>
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<description> After his seventh season of coaching the RHS Swim and Dive team  Coach Kevin Beabout will be passing down his title to RHS English and Math teacher Aaron Schwartz next year.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1249</link>
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<title> I The Jonas Brothers: /I  a good  if unoriginal sound</title>
<description> May 2 marks a huge day for New Jersey s pop-punk outfit   I The Jonas Brothers /I   as their first nationally released CD  I It s About Time /I  hits stores  spreading their simple riffs  harmonize </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1244</link>
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<title>RHS wrestlers compete in Regional Tournament  qualify for State</title>
<description> Several RHS wrestlers  including senior Danny Dubbaneh and senior captains Brett Baulsir and Daniel Heiney-Gonzales  qualified to wrestle in the 1A/2A South Regional Wrestling Tournament chamapions </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1243</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams defeat Liberty in first playoff game</title>
<description> After ending their regular season victoriously  the Lady Rams dominated in their first playoff game of the year against Liberty High School s Lady Lions; the Lady Rams  intense defense skills were  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1241</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Black History month assembly: tribute to black leaders</title>
<description> SGA coordinated the fifth annual Black History Month Assembly on Wednesday  February 22  2005 to commemorate the importance of African-American culture  tradition and civil rights with a general fo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1240</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wrestlers should be given own space</title>
<description> Wrestlers at RHS this year have a 16-6 team record  the HIGHEST wrestling record ever in RHS history  yet they still do not have their own padded wrestling room.
 Schools like Kennedy  who have a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1239</link>
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<title>Switching classes; unnecessarily awkward</title>
<description> If students want to change out of a class they are signed up for for the next semester  then they need to get a note of permission from their teacher to drop the class. This step is unnecessary bec </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1238</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mamma Lucia s cooks up great food and a great atmosphere</title>
<description> Chitter chatter fills your ears. No  it is merely the sound of happiness and joy. Looking around  the area is well-lit and inviting. The aroma of a tempting meal fills your nostrils. Lips are licke </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1237</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams place sixth in County wrestling tournament</title>
<description> Sixth place may not seem like much of an accomplishment  but out of 23 other schools in the Counties wrestling tournament last weekend  the Rams varsity wrestling team did remarkably well. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1236</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Variety Show raises money for music department</title>
<description> Talented students showed off their skills at RHS  first ever Variety Show last Friday and Saturday evenings in the school auditorium  as a fundraiser that raised $2 000 for the music department.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1235</link>
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<title>Lady Rams triumphant over Duval at senior game</title>
<description> With 17 seconds to go on Tuesday night s final game of the season  the pressure was on for the Lady Rams and their city rival the Richard Montgomery (RM) Lady Rockets.
 Fortunately  the Lady Rams </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1233</link>
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<title>Variety of talents showcased at Variety Show</title>
<description> Most people think of a high school talent show somewhat like they think of the first auditions for  I American Idol: /I  a disaster. RHS s Variety Show changed that stereotype this past Friday and  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1232</link>
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<description> Welcome..........Sonny Shah  SGA President
 Jazz Band plays.......Phil Barnes  Band Director
 Anti-violence Tribute to Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King......Adjua Adama  US History Teacher
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1231</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Ending all chances of another home court Ram victory in the regular season  the Duval Tigers took the 59-35 win at the senior game last Wednesday.
 Sporting the same colors as the Rams  the Tiger </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1230</link>
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<description> The high school SAT test is supposedly designed to measure a student s knowledge of the material they have learned throughout high school. If this is true  the SAT preparation course offered by RHS </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1229</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Lambpage /I  staff list</title>
<description> Congratulations to the Journalism One students on their  I Lambpage /I  staff positions (listed below)   I Lambpage /I   a mini-newspaper  serves as the final project for the Journalism One course. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1228</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Answers for  I Rampage /I  Sudoku puzzle</title>
<description>Here it is; the answers to the Sudoku puzzle from the February issue of the  I Rampage /I  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1226</link>
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<description> After setting an RHS wrestling record of most wins in a season by going 16-6 after decisively beating the Watkins Mill Wolverines 47-30 February 7  the Rams look on with hope of succeeding in the C </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1223</link>
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<title>Edwin Jarquin: poet  pilot  spanish teacher</title>
<description> Is it possible for a man to be interested in so many things  18 years ago  RHS Spanish teacher Edwin Jarquin became interested in writing poetry. 14 years ago  he entered the U.S. Navy. Eight years </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1222</link>
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<title>416 hours of curling courtesy of Torino and NBC</title>
<description> Four hundred sixteen hours 
 That is the amount of Olympic coverage NBC expects to broadcast on its family of networks. Who would want to watch that much skeleton; a sport where all you do is sim </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1221</link>
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<title>Rams boys  basketball defeated by B-CC Barons</title>
<description> Struggling throughout the game to make baskets  the Rams boys  varsity basketball could not beat the Bethesda Chevy Chase Barons last Friday  ending the game with a 38-58 loss. 
 The Barons were  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1220</link>
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<title>Lady Rams demonstrate solid defense in loss against Lady Falcons</title>
<description> Defense wins games  right   
 Great defense was played by the Lady Rams varsity basketball last Wednesday against the Poolesville Lady Falcons; unfortunately their offense was not up to par. All  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1219</link>
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<title>Sanderoff earns Master s in Biogeochemistry</title>
<description> Former RHS science teacher Rachel Sanderoff left her staff position immediately following the fall semester to defend her Master s thesis and to take a job as a chemist with the Department of Treas </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1218</link>
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<title>Disney s  I Roving Mars /I  is out of this world</title>
<description> Disney s  I Roving Mars /I   which just hit IMAX theaters  is not one of those educational movies that the substitute teacher throws on.  I Roving Mars /I  not only intrigues because of the facts   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1217</link>
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<title>Should students with disabilites receive regular punishments for serious school violations </title>
<description> Undue questions and criticisms have recently evolved within the RHS community over the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  a law that protects students with disabilities from the fu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1216</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Should students with disabilites receive regular punishments for serious school violations </title>
<description> Undue questions and criticisms have recently evolved within the RHS community over the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  a law that protects students with disabilities from the fu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1215</link>
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<title>Outlook and Pinnacle replace First Class and Making the Grade</title>
<description> Starting this semester  RHS will be changing two of its major computer programs  switching from First Class email to Outlook and upgrading Making the Grade to Pinnacle. 
 The switch from First Cl </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1214</link>
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<title>Rams  wrestlers win tri-meet</title>
<description> Victory presided over the RHS Varsity Wrestling team at the tri-match held by RHS Saturday at 1pm. Competing against the Wheaton Knights and Seneca Valley Screamin  Eagles  the Rams beat both oppon </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1213</link>
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<title> Phun  for physics students</title>
<description> Snap. Crackle. Pop 
 Those were the sounds heard by Physics students Thursday  as they observed their teacher Cynthia Hollies conduct an in class experiment involving liquid nitrogen and everyday </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1212</link>
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<title>Panera Bread makes something tasty for everyone</title>
<description> Panera Bread makes a lot of dough  and for good reason. This high quality fast food restaurant offers a wide selection of fresh sandwiches  soups  salads  and bread  as well as a healthy alternativ </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1209</link>
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<title>Mid-year report from the freshmen frontlines</title>
<description> Finals are over. After busting our brains for one week straight- we re done  Just two weeks ago I realized that exams are one of the many differences between high school and middle school. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1208</link>
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<title>Rams take another hard loss to Einstein</title>
<description> February 3 proved to be a difficult night for the Rams when the varsity boys  basketball team fell short to the Albert Einstein Titans  with a final score of 63-90. 
 The game was on the Titan s  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1207</link>
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<title>Government teacher inspires student</title>
<description>I would like to commend National State and Local Government Teacher Mrs. Fry for her positive attitude towards teaching. Everyday  I walk into her fifth period class and look forward to the next 45 mi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1206</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Lord of War /I  explodes onto DVD</title>
<description> Nicolas Cage thousands of guns lots of action and enough plot to make your head spin. There are plenty of reasons to buy  I Lord of War /I  by director Andrew Niccol  now that it is out on DVD.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1205</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>News from senior parent meeting</title>
<description> Senior parents gathered in RHS  Zane Rush auditorium January 25 at 7pm to receive valuable information regarding upcoming senior events such as senior banquet  prom  after-prom  and graduation. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1203</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tae Kwon Do champ resides at RHS</title>
<description> It s not often that you can say that you are a Tae Kwon Do champion with a 95% victory rate  but sophomore Tommy Lee can add that to his resume along with the role of being a high school student. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1201</link>
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<title>Coretta Scott King dies at the age of 78</title>
<description> Thirty-eight years after the assassination of her activist husband  Dr. Martin Luther King  Coretta Scott King died yesterday morning in Mexico at the age of 78 in an alternative medicine clinic.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1199</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>XM Satellite Radio brings funk to your car</title>
<description> XM Satellite Radio had a nice set up of soon-to-be-released car compatible radios at The Washington Auto Show last weekend  and every high school driver knows that no car is complete without an awe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1198</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Washington Auto Show lets you pick the car that s best for you</title>
<description> Whether you were looking to buy a stylish sports car or a new car for the family  the 2006 Washington Auto Show was a great place to start your search.  
 This year car companies have released ne </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1197</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Knights defeat Rams at home</title>
<description> Fans attending the January 24 home basketball game featuring the Rockville Rams against the Wheaton Knights saw a spectacular game full of thought-out plays; however  the fans left with another Ram </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1196</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>X30 hosts  all night Game-A-Thon</title>
<description> Video games all night long caffeinated drinks being chugged down wearily punching buttons the next morning eyes growing heavy...X-Box 360 s. This is what could be found last weekend at X3O Gaming C </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1195</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hocking a loogie doesn t solve problems</title>
<description> During the first playoff game in over five years for the Redskins strong safety Shawn Springs decided to hock one on Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman during the third quarter  prolonging a Bu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1194</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  varsity wrestlers place top ten at Hub Cup Tournament</title>
<description> Adrenaline mixed with perseverance with a little bit of determination added helped the Ram s varsity wrestling team get ninth place out of 18 schools last weekend at the overnight Hub Cup Tournamen </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1193</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pre-IB programme approved for RHS</title>
<description>   
 Incoming freshmen have a chance to participate in RHS  new Pre-International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme after it was approved earlier last week for the 2006-2007 school year  which may eventu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1192</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FYI: freshman year inspiration</title>
<description> As I walked up to my first period class  late  on the first day of school  the only thing that crossed my mind was   It s 7:45am   The school day had started 20 minutes earlier. It was my first day </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1191</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manassas law violates constitution</title>
<description> City officials in Manassas  VA suspended a contemptible ordinance which banned extended family members from living in the same household  January 4 after heavy community criticism.
 The law restr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1190</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hall sweeps not the best approach</title>
<description> The hall sweeps between classes are unnecessary and only add more stress to a student s day. As soon as the bell rings  teachers lock their doors so that anyone left in the hall must report to the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1189</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Linkin Park /I  side project gets the green light</title>
<description> Mike Shinoda  a keyboardist/co-producer/rap emcee  has really made a name for himself as a member of the band  I Linkin Park. /I  Shinoda has even released a new album called  I The Rising Tied. /I </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1188</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams lose tough match against Poolesville</title>
<description> Although the Rockville Rams made great offensive and defensive plays  they could not overcome the Poolesville Falcons who succeeded in shooting  making more points and winning the January 12 match  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1186</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS alumna fulfills her journalistic dreams</title>
<description> Not every child dreams of being  I Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle s /I  April O Neil  or  I Superman s /I  Clark Kent  or even  I Spiderman s /I  Peter Parker  but RHS alumna Amy Orndorff s goal was t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1185</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior looks forward to freedom</title>
<description> Those who know me know that I am notorious for counting down. I started counting down to the last day of school from the very second I entered it August 29. 
 I constantly ask when the class peri </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1184</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Another dance means another chance for fun</title>
<description> The idea to have a second school wide and school-sponsored dance for this 2005/2006 school year is a great one. After the Homecoming dance ends  many people complained that is was too short and tha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1183</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Winter break: not a break at all</title>
<description> Holiday breaks are too short for students to enjoy. In order to really use the time off beneficently  breaks should be extended so students actually get time to relax during a year full of stress.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1182</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams varsity basketball overpowered by Seneca Valley</title>
<description> When the Washington Post s 19th ranked team Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles boys  basketball team came to RHS Monday night  the Rams appeared to once again be overmatched  losing by a score of 53-77 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1181</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams squeak out victory over Seneca Valley</title>
<description> Intense is the only way to describe last night s girls varsity basketball game; the Lady Rams defeated the Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles by just one basket  scored by sophomore Mary Gorman  leavin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1179</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams varsity basketball edge out Lady Titans</title>
<description> Using the help of a full court press throughout the duration of the game Friday night  the Varsity Basketball Lady Rams were able to squeeze out a victory against the Einstein Lady Titans 37-29.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1178</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Rams  wrestlers place 2nd in competition</title>
<description>  Ram Tough  echoed in the gym at Walter Johnson s Big Train Duals Tournament Friday night and Saturday morning as RHS wrestling team finished second place out of nine schools with a 7-1 tournament  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1177</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  varsity swimming take 4th at relay carnival</title>
<description> Coming in 4th place at this year s Division Four Relay Carnival  the Boys  and Girls  Varsity Swim Team competed against Kennedy  Seneca Valley  Northwest  Northwood  and Wheaton High Schools on Sa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1176</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Rams wrestlers victorious over Einstein Titans</title>
<description> Wednesday night s victory for the RHS Varsity Wrestling team against the Einstein Titans is only the beginning of an improved season. Although this is only their second win this season  the team is </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1175</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Third annual journalism conference successful</title>
<description> Prospective journalists and high school students from several schools were hosted by RHS for the Journalism Academy s third annual Journalism Conference held December 19.
 The conference offered  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1174</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  basketball falls short to Lady Cavaliers</title>
<description> After a tough game against Kennedy High School s Lady Cavaliers   RHS  Lady Rams  did not go home with a winning score  but there were individuals who stood out during the girls  varsity basketball </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1173</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Marcus Hernandez sings something for everyone</title>
<description> Marcus Hernandez will soon be winning the hearts of young women all around the country with his serene  velvet voice. This 23 year old rising star is well on his way to creating a successful career </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1172</link>
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<title>Is it appropriate to teach Intelligent Design in public schools </title>
<description> Intelligent design  a movement that hypothesizes nature s inability to alone explain the complexity of life  was adopted by the Kansas Board of Education in a ferociously split six-to-four vote Nov </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1171</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is it appropriate to teach Intelligent Design in public schools </title>
<description> Intelligent design  a movement that hypothesizes nature s inability to alone explain the complexity of life  was adopted by the Kansas Board of Education in a ferociously split six-to-four vote Nov </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1170</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  defeated by Cavaliers</title>
<description> Proving to be tough competitors  the John F. Kennedy Cavaliers Boys  Varsity basketball team left the Rockville Rams with a difficult loss and final score of 43-70 on RHS  home court December 22. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1169</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Club photos schedule tomorrow</title>
<description>  Yearbook photos of the various clubs at RHS will be taken tomorrow in the auditorium. Please make sure that you are there on time. If your club has decided that members need to wear the same shirt </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1168</link>
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<title>Columnist John Kelly dispenses advice to aspiring journalists</title>
<description> From submitting stories for a photocopied  eight-paged school newspaper in middle school  reporter John Kelly  an alumnus of RHS  has moved up to writing as a daily columnist for the Style  and som </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1167</link>
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<title>Who Dunnit  finalists</title>
<description>  B By Camille E. Dulie /B 

 Moments later  Detective Freely was awakened by the dreadful smell of ammonia under his nose. As he began to regain consciousness  Freely saw a womanly figure. She wa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1166</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2006 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity boys  basketball team falls to Kennedy</title>
<description> Proving to be tough competitors  the John F. Kennedy Cavaliers boys  varsity basketball team left the Rams with a difficult loss and final score of 43-70 on RHS  court last Thursday. 
 The Rams s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1165</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams varsity wrestling claims victory against Poolesville</title>
<description> Determined to turn their season around  the Rams varsity wrestling team were pumped up for their first home match Wednesday night against the Poolesville Falcons and achieved their first win of the </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1164</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior wins  I Rampage /I  car raffle</title>
<description>  Cali McCord  a senior at RHS  won the annual  I Rampage /I  car raffle  receiving a $6075 certificate good towards a car at any Fitzgerald Auto Mall. 
 The winning raffle ticket was selected at  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1163</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Gun /I  takes aim  but misses the mark</title>
<description> Gather around the fire  boys and girls. I m about to tell you another story of the Wild West  that mystical place in the mid-to-late 1800 s where people would drink  curse  and shoot you just for l </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1162</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Swim and Dive coach splashes into new season</title>
<description> It s the summer of 1981. Six year old Kevin Beabout steps up to the edge of the pool for his first race for the Connecticut Belair Gators.  Take you marks   BEEP  Beabout dives into the cool water  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1160</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gorman exudes leadership on basketball court</title>
<description>
 Underclassmen are not normally expected to be a big part of a varsity team  but sophomore Mary Gorman is expected to help lead the young Varsity Lady Rams  basketball team to victory.
 Last seas </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1159</link>
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<title>World AIDS day</title>
<description> Today is World AIDS Day  a global event established in January 1988 to promote education and action in the fight against HIV/AIDS  a disease touted as the  greatest humanitarian crisis of our gener </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1158</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Science and ethics clash over animal rights</title>
<description> Once again the pursuit of knowledge and the ethics of teaching have clashed in the classroom  and although this quarrel is not as heated as the Intelligent Design issue  it does hit close to home.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1157</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Class action lawsuit: the ultimate holiday gift</title>
<description> In a world where you can sue McDonald s for making you fat and for not telling you that coffee is hot  a man from Jordan has taken the idea of frivolous lawsuits to a new level of absurdity: he is  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1156</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen year: part two</title>
<description> Lately  I ve fallen into the rhythm of high school; the crazy teachers  the crazier students and my out-of-this-world friends. The one thing that has managed to slip me up is math. 
 I started a  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1155</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  varsity soccer defeated by  Liberty</title>
<description> Playing away and through difficult weather conditions  the RHS boys  varsity soccer team met and fell to perennial soccer powerhouse the Liberty High School Lions  0-3 in the regional finals match. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1154</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Program pioneers amity among peers</title>
<description>
 Complimenting the multitude of clubs at RHS  a new Best Buddies chapter has been added to help build and nourish friendships between the Autism program and the rest of the student body. 
 Best B </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1152</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Neal s death launches peace education course</title>
<description> Following the death of freshman Kanisha Neal September 23  Principal Dr. Debra Munk has plans to initiate a peace studies class at RHS. 
 Dr. Munk would like to offer the class next semester to b </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1151</link>
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<title>Magnet schools: Good for kids or bad for diversity </title>
<description> With a more challenging curriculum in their educational careers  students not only learn more  but acquire the ability to live up to rigorous demands. Magnet programs are a perfect way for students </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1150</link>
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<title>Rams  varsity football falls to Wheaton</title>
<description> With another heartbreaking loss  the Rams varsity football team finished their last home game at the senior game last Friday against the Wheaton Knights  which ended in a 12-13 loss. 
 Quarterbac </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1149</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  varsity soccer wins playoff match against Century</title>
<description> Facing a third-seeded Century High School  the RHS Boys Varsity Soccer team opened strong with a goal in the fourth minute to take the lead  1-0  which they would not relinquish.
 Senior midfield </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1148</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior skip day tradition will prevail</title>
<description> With a new principal and other administrators at RHS  a lot of changes have been made to the norms of our high school.  Most of the changes have been welcomed and accepted over the past months  but </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1147</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  Soccer Triumphs in Playoffs</title>
<description> Snapping a late season two game losing streak  the Rockville Boys  Varsity soccer team won their first appearance in the 2A West Regional Tournament with a golden goal in the first overtime period. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1146</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  soccer triumphs in playoffs</title>
<description> Snapping a late season two game losing streak  the Rockville Boys  Varsity soccer team won their first appearance in the 2A West Regional Tournament with a golden goal in the first overtime period. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1145</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samuel Alito named latest Supreme Court nominee</title>
<description> U.S Circuit Court of Appeals judge Samuel Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Bush last Monday  replacing the previous nominee Harriet Miers who withdrew her nomination las </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1144</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  varsity football dominates in homecoming game</title>
<description> Domination is the only way to describe RHS  homecoming football game against the Kennedy Cavaliers Friday night under the lights of Joseph B. Good Stadium  which concluded in a 29-7 win. 
 For th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1143</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Harriet Miers withdraws nomination</title>
<description> Harriet Miers  President Bush s Supreme Court nominee  formally withdrew her nomination this morning with the reluctant support of the President.
 Miers disclosed her intention to withdraw her no </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1142</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Introducing: new staff members of 2005-2006</title>
<description> Deborah Wilchek
 Deborah Wilchek has taught every grade from kindergarten to college  has her first book coming out within the next month  previously co-authored a book published by the National  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1141</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High school: the freshman year</title>
<description> Eight weeks into high school and I m still having a hard time understanding it. There is more to RHS than I ever could have imagined there to be. 
 Have you ever watched  I Ten Things I Hate Abou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1140</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  varsity football lose to Wootton</title>
<description> Against the Wooton Patriots last Friday night  the varsity Rams football team fell in their fifth straight game  losing 19-20 in a homecoming thriller for the Patriots. 
 Despite the one point  h </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1139</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2005 Homecoming court announced</title>
<description> The RHS Homecoming Court consists of students who have contributed to making Rockville High School a better place through academic achievement  community service and extra-curricular activities. Th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1138</link>
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<title>Towson best practices</title>
<description> Best Practices:

 -Our paper is run on the student level so students talk to students about issues with their section. 
 -Everyone on the paper takes the paper really seriously. We know how muc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1136</link>
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<title>School spirit set to sweep RHS</title>
<description> Get ready to show school spirit as Spirit Week comes zooming in to RHS during the week of October 24 to October 28  a week where students get involved in their school by showing their school pride  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1135</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams  varsity football trampled by Fork Union</title>
<description> Varsity Rams  football took a hit last Friday when they lost their game to the Fork Union Blue Devils with a final score of 42-14. 
 The Rams came out strong in the first quarter but could not ov </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1133</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams  tennis team defeated by Magruder</title>
<description> Hard work and determination were not enough to lead the Lady Rams  tennis team to victory Tuesday against the Magruder Lady Colonels  where they fell short of several won matches.
 Leading the La </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1132</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity girls  soccer suffers loss to Poolesville</title>
<description> Despite playing a fairly competitive game  the RHS girl s varsity soccer team lost 2-0 at home to the Poolesville Lady Falcons October 12.
 Coming off a big 6-0 win over Wheaton  the Lady Rams we </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1131</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Athletic study hall a waste of time</title>
<description> High school student athletes  time is very precious. They must balance their commitment to their sport by attending practices and games for two hours each day while also devoting time toward their  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1130</link>
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<title>Police Explorers program holds open house</title>
<description> Police Explorers Post 1986 is holding an open house tomorrow to show young adults what a career in law enforcement has to offer them.
 The open house will show those prospective members to their  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1129</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams varsity football fall to Surratsville Hornets</title>
<description> Following a postponement of Friday s game against the Surrattsville Hornets  the Rams  varsity football team lost 25-38 last night  despite another strong performance by junior running back Muhamma </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1128</link>
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<title>Lady Rams  tennis team suffers defeat to Northwest</title>
<description> Despite hard fought matches and inspiring comebacks yesterday  the RHS Lady Rams  tennis team was unable to defeat the Northwest Lady Jaguars  losing at a score of 2-5.  
 Hard work came from wit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1127</link>
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<title>More pep rallies needed to raise school spirit</title>
<description> Many high schools have a lot of school spirit  but RHS is not one of them. School spirit is part of the reputation of a high school and right now  ours appears negative. We need more pep-rallies to </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1126</link>
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<title>Renaissance Festival takes you back in time</title>
<description>  All hail King Henry VIII  Long live the king   Do you ever wonder how people lived in the 16th century  With the help of the Maryland Renaissance Festival  now there s a way to actually be there.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1125</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Should blog posts be subject to regulation </title>
<description> Most students at RHS think of Xanga  Livejournal and Myspace when they think of blogging. However  many blogs serve purposes outside the realm of high school s gossip and daily complaints.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1124</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peer Mediation: helping to keep the peace</title>
<description> Hundreds of students have been trained as peer mediators in the RHS Peer Mediator program  which is designed to reduce and solve conflicts among students.
 Peer Mediation was introduced to RHS si </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1123</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity boys  soccer shuts out Wheaton</title>
<description> Following an upset victory over a previously undefeated B-CC team  the RHS boys  varsity soccer team posted another win against the Wheaton Knights  their eigth straight victory  and come one game  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1122</link>
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<title>Edline system letter to parents</title>
<description> Letters like these will be sent home to parents today informing parents of the Edline system  which allows parents to check their child s grades online: 
  Dear Parents and Guardians:
 RHS will </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1121</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football team reflects on past  looks to future</title>
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 Dropping their last two games against the Poolesville Falcons and the Einstein Titans the Rams  varsity football team looks forward to their game against the Surrattsville Hornets.   
 Against t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1120</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Political pundit s anti-war rally experience</title>
<description> [Note: In the interest of full disclosure  what follows in this article is not an objective news report  but a first-person account from one who took part in the anti-war march in Washington  DC on </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1119</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Safety issues addressed at forum</title>
<description> Increasing the amount of parent involvement in school events was the main focus at the Community Forum held at RHS yesterday  to give the community a chance to comment on the recent death of Kanish </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1118</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>School lunches need to be healthier</title>
<description> The school cafeteria menu does not offer enough healthy food choices. Every day  as students enter the cafeteria to fill their empty stomachs  they are greeted by the sight of very few options. The </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1117</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams varsity soccer triumphs over Wheaton</title>
<description> Hoping for a strong start to the second half of the season  the RHS girl s varsity soccer team fought hard and earned a 6-0 victory over the visiting Wheaton Lady Knights. 
 The Lady Rams came ou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1116</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Soccer defeats B-CC Barons</title>
<description> Rallying to an impressive second half showing  the RHS boys  varsity soccer team beat the Bethesda Chevy-Chase Barons 4-1 and moved their division record to 4-0  putting them atop the 3A/2A/1A divi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1115</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Click Five /I  has a sound that just clicks</title>
<description>  I Click Five s /I  debut album  I Greetings from Imrie House /I  takes age-old topics of love and lost and makes them new again with pop-like high-energy music well fit for the teenage audience. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1097</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Funeral services for Kanisha Neal</title>
<description> Mt. Calvary Baptist Church will host the wake of freshman Kanisha Neal this Thursday from 7pm to 9pm. 
 Funeral services will be held the following day at Mt. Calvary at 11am. The church is locat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1086</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Letter to parents</title>
<description>Dear Parents/Guardians: 

 I am writing to inform you about the tragic death of one of our students.  Our community is shocked and saddened by the violent attack that took the life of Kanisha Neal   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1083</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kanisha Neal memorial fund</title>
<description> Contributions are now being accepted by the  I Rampage /I  for the Kanisha Neal Memorial Fund  which will help cover the funeral expenses for freshman Kanisha Neal. 
 Donations will be accepted t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1082</link>
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<title>Dr. Munk offers comforting words in wake of tragedy</title>
<description> Dr. Munk offered words of comfort and strength to the Rockville High School community this morning  in an announcement during first period addressing the tragedy that is the death of Kanisha Neal.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1081</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Marching band makes their radio debut</title>
<description> Tom Kelly s Show on the radio station BIG 100.3 will feature the RHS Marching Band as this week s  Louie Louie Band  tomorrow between 5-6pm.
 The band just recorded their set this past Tuesday  a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1080</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Athletic study hall ineffective</title>
<description> In order to make up for lost class time due to games and meets  all athletes are required to attend a 45 minute after-school study hall. Until 3pm  sports participants sit in the cafeteria unless t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1079</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>45-minute lunch can only get better</title>
<description> Forty-five minutes of lunch became a part of every RHS student s schedule when the two traditional 30-minute lunch periods were combined into one  longer lunch period that  I screams /I  student op </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1078</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New comedy  I Twins /I  is double the pain</title>
<description>  There is so much more to life than underwear   but not in the new television show  I Twins /I   starring former Roseanne sitcom star Sara Gilbert  and soap opera Passions star  Molly Stanton  whic </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1077</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Unfabulous /I  CD lives up to it s name</title>
<description>  I wanna see  I wanna dream  I wanna live a life of fantasy   blah blah blah blah  let s get real. With a song like this  new pop singer Emma Roberts  from the Nickelodeon show  I Unfabulous  /I  i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1076</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams golf team have mixed results in third match</title>
<description> Kicking off their most competitive week of the season  the RHS golf team won  lost and tied in their match at the Rams home course  Redgate September 13. The Rams defeated Blair and tied their riva </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1075</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams boys soccer remain undefeated in regular season</title>
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 Earning a hard fought win against the Springbroook Blue Devils Monday September 12  the RHS Boys  Varsity soccer team built on their winning record with the season s third win. /P    </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1073</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcing class of 2009 officers</title>
<description>  Congratulations to the following members of the class of 2009 who were elected to the Student Government Association as class officers:

 President: Tori Dang
 Vice-President:Nell Thomas
 Se </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1070</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS needs more school dances to promote school pride</title>
<description> It is absurd that we have very few school dances throughout the year.  Homecoming was an obvious success  however  afterwards there were no dances for the school to enjoy.  Seniors are the only one </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1069</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pep rally before opening game</title>
<description> As a member of RHS  varsity football team  I was a little disappointed to hear that there wasn t going to be a pep rally before the opening game of the season. We should have pep rallies before any </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1068</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pep rally before opening game</title>
<description>As a member of RHS  varsity football team  I was a little disappointed to hear that there wasn t going to be a pep rally before the opening game of the season. We should have pep rallies before any bi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1066</link>
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<title>Class of 2009  welcome to office</title>
<description> Welcome  class of 2009  to Rockville High School  There are plenty of things to do around here  but few are more rewarding than becoming a member of this school s Student Government Association (SG </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1061</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams varsity soccer scores big</title>
<description> RHS Lady Ram s varsity soccer team put on a good show  Monday  as they gained their first win  making them .500 so far  with a record of 1-1.
 The Lady Rams went up against the Springbrook Lady B </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1060</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Ram s varsity soccer loses first game</title>
<description>RHS Lady Ram s varsity soccer team s first game proved to be a test against the powerhouse Richard Montgomery Lady Rockets  Wednesday. The Lady Rockets are a regionally ranked team and have many talen </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1059</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams varsity football wins first game</title>
<description> RHS Varsity football team came out strong September 9 and didn t look back  winning their first game against the Duval Tigers 20-12.
 Junior running back Muhammad Ferguson took the opening kickof </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1058</link>
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<title> I Aphasia /I  deemed a hit</title>
<description>  I Aphasia /I   a new band from DRT Entertainment  provides a solid mix of alternative rock and emo on their debut album  Fact and Fiction   out today. Channeling sounds similar to that of the band </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1057</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams field hockey pulls out a win</title>
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 With several valuable seniors gone  the lady rams field hockey team managed to pull off a win in their first regular season game against the Wheaton Lady Knights Tuesday night  givin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1056</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams golf drops second match of season</title>
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 Coming off a two and one start  the Rockville golf team took third out of four teams at their match September 8. The Rams fell to Seneca Valley and Blair  but defeated Einstein  in t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1055</link>
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<title>Upperclassmen lead soccer to win in strong first performance</title>
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 Buoyed by an experienced squad of upperclassmen  the RHS Boys  Varsity Soccer team shut out their cross-town rivals  the Richard Montgomery Rockets  in the 3-0 home season opene </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1052</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen take part in scavenger hunt</title>
<description> Pitter-patter of little feet in the halls announced that the freshmen were participating in their ninth grade scavenger hunt as a way to become familiar with the RHS building s layout.
 September </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1051</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MCPS institutes new academic policies</title>
<description> Along with the introduction of new administrators  MCPS enforced new academic and disciplinary policies at the start of the 2005-2006 school year  hoping to improve student work ethic and assist te </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1050</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams take two out of three in season opener</title>
<description> Kicking off their season the right way  the Rockville golf team had some key 
performances by role players to take second place out of four schools in their opening match Tuesday  finishing with a  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1049</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blake benefit concert</title>
<description> James Hubert Blake High School s Dixieland band and Eubie Blake Jazz ensemble are performing in  A Sunset Jazz Concert  to benefit the victims of hurricane Katrina  Sunday  September 11  on the tra </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1048</link>
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<title>Plastic makes perfect </title>
<description> Breast implants  nose jobs  tummy tucks and other cosmetic procedures are gaining popularity among teenagers; it is every citizen s right to undergo the cosmetic surgeries that he or she desires.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1047</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football gears up for the new season</title>
<description> After a strong finish to the 2004 season  the RHS Rams varsity football team looks to bring success and a winning record to RHS this year.
 Despite losing several key contributors from last year  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1044</link>
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<title>A look at this golf season</title>
<description> Finishing fourth in their division last year  the varsity Rams Golf team moved up into the Kyle division  which includes Blake  Sherwood  Seneca Valley  Einstein  Blair  Gaithersburg  and Poolesvil </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1041</link>
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<title>Girl s soccer team gets ready to play</title>
<description> Things are looking up this season for the RHS varsity Lady Ram s soccer team with fresh young talent and a new coach to start the season off on an optimistic note. 
 RHS English teacher  and prev </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1039</link>
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<description> Part of the new policies established for the upcoming 2005-2006 school year will be a new 45 minute lunch break for the entire student body between fourth and fifth period.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1038</link>
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<title>Introduction to Connections course</title>
<description> Ninth graders at RHS are required to complete Connections  a course designed to help students make the transition from middle to high school.
 Connections teachers work with students to develop a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1037</link>
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<title>Students  guide to RHS</title>
<description> Remember those nightmares about not being able to make English class  or that the class seems to have disappeared entirely  and now you have to take a class called   Cyrillic and Other Eurasian Wri </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1036</link>
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<title>Freshmen myths: fact or fiction </title>
<description> Freshmen hell week. Getting stuffed into lockers. Being harassed everyday for the entire school year by all the upper classmen. These are what every incoming freshman fears when they enter high sch </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1035</link>
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<title>Democrats voice opinions at  Take Back America  conference</title>
<description>  The right is in control of this city [Washington]. They have the White House  they have the Senate  they have the House of Representatives and they are now making their run at the courts. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1034</link>
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<description> After much discussion and careful consideration  the Montgomery County Board of Education elected Debra S. Munk as the new principal for RHS during a meeting held June 27 at the Carver Educational  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1033</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I The Longest Yard /I  scores big laughs</title>
<description> Adam Sandler  Chris Rock  Burt Reynolds and that guy who played Jaws in James Bond movies (Richard Kiel). What do all these people have in common   They have all starred in at least one incarnation </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1032</link>
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<title>2005 SGA holds final meeting</title>
<description> Next year events and organization were the main topic for the final 2004-2005 SGA meeting last Friday.  Attending the meeting were new members and elected officials and this years members to discus </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1029</link>
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<title>Student Government oversees some of closest elections to date</title>
<description>  b 2005-2006 Student Government Association /b 
  b Adviser /b : Kate Rossini 
  B  I Executive Committee (Schoolwide) /b  BR  /i 
 b President: /b  Sonny Shah br 
 b Vice President: /b  Stacy  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1028</link>
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<title>Artists shine at Spring Arts Festival</title>
<description> For RHS  annual Spring Arts Festival  the artwork of many art students was displayed during school hours for students  and was open to the rest of the community Thursday night from 5:30 to 8pm.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1027</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Broadway sensation  i The Wiz /i  premieres Friday</title>
<description> Broadway sensation  I The Wiz /i  will premiere this Friday in the RHS auditorium where the student cast has been rehearsing for over three months under the direction of actor Andrew Baughman and s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1025</link>
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<title>Annual AP picnic moved indoors</title>
<description> Due to inclement weather the annual AP (advanced placement) picnic  involving both the AP students and teachers  at RHS had to be moved into the cafeteria last Thursday afternoon.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1024</link>
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<title>New voice alerts notify parents of absences</title>
<description> Despite the good intentions of the automated voice alerts intended to notify parents if their child has missed one or more classes  the system needs to be eliminated or at the very least  improved. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1023</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eichner and O Rourk team up to perform at DC club</title>
<description> Speakers blaring. Guitars playing. Drums booming. Crowd cheering. Awesome music was played all night at near by club and bar  the Grog and Tankard  by local bands  Fauntel and Drain Damage.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1022</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Online Pacemaker finalist:  the first in  I Rampage /I  history</title>
<description> Stepping off the bus  we look around. The Emerald City is teeming with high school students aspiring to become journalists. With notebooks in hand  we head off to the convention center to start our </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1021</link>
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<title>Actor Will Smith delivers in new album   i Switch /i </title>
<description> There are actors. There are musicians. There are actors that think they are musicians and then there is Will Smith.  Will Smith does not place in such categories as he is just as pleasing on scre </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1020</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>for the gazette 15 min</title>
<description>  Bye Mom  I love you  Hey  can you pop the trunk  please   A quick kiss on the cheek and a second later I was scurrying into Rockville High School under a load of overnight gear and school material </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1019</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shani s article on 15 minutes</title>
<description> Every 15 minutes someone becomes a victim in an alcohol related collision. I became a part of this statistic April 13 and 14 as I participated in the Every 15 Minutes program held every two years a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1018</link>
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<title>Mulch sale helps raise over $15 000 for sports</title>
<description> Piles of mulch decorated the front parking lot of RHS last Saturday  where many parents  students and coaches volunteered all day to help raise funds for the Booster Club in the annual mulch sale.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1017</link>
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<title>Lady Rams are off to a rocky start</title>
<description> Although the girls  varsity softball team is off to a rocky start this spring  they remain positive and expectant of a prosperous future. 
 Composed of prevalent underclassmen occupancy  due to t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1016</link>
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<title>Photo special: Celebrating life after death</title>
<description>  I  No man is an Island  entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent  a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea  Europe is the less  as well as if a promontory were  as we </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1015</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Photo special:  i Every 15 Minutes /i  and the accident</title>
<description> Paramedics  police and volunteer firefighters were called yesterday morning to RHS to deal with a drunk-driving collision involving six RHS upperclassmen  two of which were dead on the scene. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1014</link>
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<title>SMOB Coverage: field of candidates narrows down to final two</title>
<description> After the Student Member Of the Board (SMOB) nomination convention March 15  the field of SMOB candidates has been narrowed from seven to two high school students  Sebastian Johnson and Nadia Sicar </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1013</link>
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<title>Rams place first in Frederick track meet</title>
<description> Runners from RHS learned that having a disability does not hold students back from running when the Ram Track team competed at the Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) located in Frederick  Maryland  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1012</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blood drive saves three lives per student donor</title>
<description> Collaborating with the American Red Cross in Chesapeake Region  the RHS Student Government Association (SGA) organized a school wide blood drive two days ago that lasted throughout the school day.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1011</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A loss and a win results in 2-2 records for coed and boys  teams</title>
<description> With a 2-2 record  the Rams lost to the Kennedy Cavaliers yesterday night as junior captain Nima Zabihi will be out for the remainder of the season due to an arm injury. 
 Zabihi only had two kil </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1010</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  lacrosse prevail against Lady Titans</title>
<description> Having lost the opening two games of their season to the Magruder Lady Colonels and the Richard Montgomery Lady Rockets  the varsity girls  lacrosse team prevailed against the Einstein Lady Titans  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1009</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baseball returns to Washington  DC</title>
<description> For the first time in 34 years  DC baseball fans were able to cheer on a local baseball team  the Nationals  at last Tuesday s opening day game  despite an 8-4 
loss to the Phillies.
 The former  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1007</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A taste of R B  bluegrass  country and synth-pop</title>
<description> Returning to the music scene with his eighth album is Beck Hanson  or simply Beck  with his newest album   i Guero /i   which means  white boy  in Spanish.
 In his latest album  Beck keeps his mu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1006</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bright Eyes releases two ambitious albums</title>
<description> Bright Eyes  the brainchild of singer/songwriter Conor Oberst  made a risky decision with the simultaneous release of two albums this January:  i I m Wide Awake  It s Morning /I   a nod to his coun </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1005</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student passes away as a result of strokes</title>
<description> Sophomore Hirelie Enongene died February 26 when she was taken off life support at Children s Hospital after experiencing a series of strokes in late December  which left her in a comatose state un </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1004</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Torture: the latest job to be sent overseas</title>
<description> Somewhere in the world  there is a country well-known to be a free  democratic society. Unlike other places  this nation is built on giving those accused of a crime a trial by jury  legal represent </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1003</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Rampage /i  lambs--Here we go again </title>
<description>  i Lambpage /i  is an annual Journalism 1 final project headed by three Editors-in-chief  which will this year be available to the public the first week of June. 
 The  i Lambpage /i  has been a  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1002</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 3 Apr 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Young team hopes to repeat last year s 10-2 record</title>
<description> While the season is only beginning  the RHS boys  volleyball team has had the opportunity to scrimmage the Richard Montgomery Rockets March 10  the Division I team that shut out the Rams last year  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1001</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A joy to listen to:  i Shake the Hand that Shook the World /i </title>
<description> Their newest CD   i Shake the Hand that Shook the World /i   takes a clear step in the direction of radio rock; however  Pepper s Ghost still manage to keep it real with their creative instrument v </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=1000</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>March Madness tournament features faculty-student game</title>
<description> Last Friday evening  the RHS after Prom committee sponsored their own  March
Madness  tournament  with a students against adults basketball game. 
 Created as a fundraiser for the RHS after prom  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=999</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pull off insane and unrealistic moves with new NBA Street V3 game</title>
<description> During the mid-90 s  a game called NBA Jam rocked this nation in arcades and game consoles everywhere. I swear I played that game to death when it hit the Sega Genesis.
 A decade later  NBA Stree </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=998</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams lose last game of their regular season</title>
<description> In two unfortunate  but well fought games  the RHS girls  varsity basketball team lost both games of their regular season against the Wootton Lady Patriots and in their first round of state playoff </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=997</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Juniors contribute greatly to Maryland State Wrestling Tournament</title>
<description> With the regular season at an end  the RHS Rams varsity wrestling team continued to make its way through the post-season and into the Regional Tournament.
 The Rams made a strong showing at the R </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=996</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author /i  holds book signing</title>
<description>  I Hundreds of teenage girls wait anxiously in the Borders bookstore. Everyone has books in their hands  ready to be signed. Finally  the person they have all been waiting for arrives. /I 
 This  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=995</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Honor Society raises funds for student stroke victim</title>
<description> From March 2 to this coming Friday  March 11  the National Honor Society (NHS) will be raising money for sophomore Hierile Enongene who passed away over a week ago after falling into a coma in the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=994</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  basketball season curtailed after loss in second round</title>
<description> After pulling together to win in overtime against the Fort Hill Sentinels during the first round of playoffs  the boys  varsity basketball team endured a tough loss 52-59 to the Middletown Knights  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=993</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams swim their way to success</title>
<description> Following a triumphant undefeated season  seven varsity swimmers went to the Metropolitan Swim Championships February 25 and 26 attaining personal achievement and providing success for the Rams.    </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=992</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Television production students broadcast morning announcements over TV system</title>
<description> Television Production students at RHS began their morning announcement broadcasts this morning  March 7  and will be making the morning announcements for the remainder of the year. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=991</link>
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<title>Parents can access children s grades with new online system</title>
<description> Parents can now quickly access their children s grades in each class by simply getting online and entering the students student ID and a pin number that was sent home in the mail February 15.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=990</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rising star performs in  i Oliver /I  at Montgomery College</title>
<description> Ready  Camera lights  i ACTION  /I  Freshman Cara Janes is another rising star is here at RHS. She performed in  i Oliver /i  at Montgomery College s Performing Arts Center  (PAC) with several othe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=989</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deadly D s: discussion held in Media Center</title>
<description> Driving  drinking and drugs were the topic of discussion last Wednesday in the RHS Media Center where at a meeting on the  Deadly D s   speakers shared experiences  statistics and advice for stayin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=988</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Building bridges between senior citizens and at-risk children</title>
<description> A tiny  one of a kind  bespectacled child is held by elderly  wrinkled arms. The elder reads to the child  while a lively debate between teenagers and the elderly takes place nearby. One is sure to </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=987</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Mar 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple MP3 player gains more and more popularity</title>
<description> They re sold out almost everywhere. With the new iPod shuffle gaining popularity  Apple MP3 players have become hugely popular since its release and is taking over the music player market  but it s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=986</link>
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<title>Use of cell phone by school bus driver sends bus skidding off road</title>
<description> A Prince George s County Public School bus driver sent her bus with 30 student passengers skidding off the road and into a nearby ditch on her way to Thurgood G. Marshall Middle School while talkin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=985</link>
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<title>Stormy weather closes schools</title>
<description> Last Thursday  Friday  and this Monday Montgomery County schools (MCPS) were closed due to inclement weather  specifically snow  but there are limits to how many day school can be closed. 
 Accor </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=984</link>
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<title>Dance teacher uplifts the word and scripture through song</title>
<description> Debra Williams  a physical education and health teacher at RHS  belongs to and performs in a traveling choir at her local church  Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church.  
 Williams has been a d </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=983</link>
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<title>Dance teacher uplifts the word and scripture through song</title>
<description> Debra Williams  a physical education and health teacher at RHS  belongs to and performs in a traveling choir at her local church  Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church.  
 Williams has been a d </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=982</link>
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<title>Sophomore performs at White House</title>
<description> Singing in the shower  singing every hour; Singing to the flowers blooming like a tower  singing to the  i President /I   
 Sophomore Brittany Ford did just that and sang at the White House Febru </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=980</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New technology for morning announcements unhelpful</title>
<description> No one is ever going to pay attention to the morning announcements. Audio or video  it doesn t matter how you package the
messages; morning announcements will never be anything more than a monkey o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=979</link>
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<title>Local nightclub loses liquor license</title>
<description> Club U  a nightclub located in the Emergency Services Building on U Street of Washington  DC  has lost its liquor license temporarily because of a deadly stabbing February 13 and other violence his </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=978</link>
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<title>RHS students  questions recorded for annual SMOB debate</title>
<description>  i Do you support the new grading policy  Is it fair to restrict students from talking on a cell phone during school  /i 
 Questions asked by RHS students for the Student Member of the Board (SMO </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=977</link>
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<title>County peace programs reach out to students</title>
<description> Peace programs  initiated at RHS cluster schools by the students and staff five years ago in 2000  has expanded from its original agenda and goals in the past years.
 The idea was first explored  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=976</link>
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<title>Author predicts future attack on Iran</title>
<description> A Middle-Eastern country possibly containing weapons of mass destruction poses an imminent threat to the US with its religious fanaticism. Sound familiar  Author Seymour Hersh says so. 
 Hersh br </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=975</link>
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<title>Human euthanasia: Morally wrong or right </title>
<description> According to Webster s Dictionary  euthanasia is the  act of causing death painlessly so to end suffering.  Translated into Greek meaning  good death   euthanasia it is also known as mercy killing. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=973</link>
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<title>Raising the driving age limit</title>
<description> Recent reports have recommended raising the driving age limit to 17  a one year difference from the current 16-year old rule 
 This increase in age could mean not getting your license until the e </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=972</link>
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<title>Poms place first at Liberty Belle</title>
<description> Duplicating last year s record  the RHS pom squad took first place at 
Seneca Valley s Green and Gold competition and second place at Magruder s
Liberty Belle competition  putting them in a solid p </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=971</link>
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<title>New student teachers assist physics and English department</title>
<description> Recently  students in certain English abd physics classes have had the experience of learning from two different teachers because of the two new student teachers at RHS.
 The student teachers  Pa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=970</link>
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<title>Contraceptive controversy</title>
<description> Once again  the issue of morality versus reality rears its ugly head. Abstinence only education may be morally correct  but this is the real world and contraceptive methods must be taught to keep t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=969</link>
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<title>Media center puts historic information on display for Black History Month</title>
<description> Black History Month is a great time to learn about the Rockville s past segregation and integration. 
 With that said  Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation  Ltd.  a local-based company  lent  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=968</link>
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<title>Student member of the board nominations scheduled to proceed</title>
<description> Student member of the board nominations will be held February 28 at Northwest High School (NHS) in order to cut down the nominees to the two that the entire MCPS student population will vote for la </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=967</link>
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<title>Student member of the board nominations scheduled to proceed</title>
<description> Student member of the board nominations will be held February 28 at Northwest High School (NHS) in order to cut down the nominees to the two that the entire MCPS student population will vote for la </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=966</link>
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<title>Swim and dive retain dignity although unsuccessful during the season</title>
<description> Finishing the season with a loss to the superlative Swarmin  Hornets January 5  the varsity swim and dive team were able to retain their dignity considering that the loss was not a true reflection  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=965</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Official press release: Introduction to  i Live Rostrum /i </title>
<description> It is my privilege to inform you that Pakistan s first online news agency   i http://www.liverostrum.com /i   has come into existence as a consequence of a declaration issued by the Government of P </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=964</link>
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<title>Middle school ESOL students showcase autobiographies</title>
<description> Over the past few years  English speakers of other languages (ESOL) students at Earle B. Wood Middle School (EBWMS) have been reading their autobiographies to the respective students at Lucy V. Bar </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=963</link>
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<title>New and old grading policies seesaw all year</title>
<description> The new grading policy is really messing with the minds of the students and the staff. Wouldn t it be so much easier much easier to stick with one policy and actually enforce it  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=962</link>
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<title>Weight loss or gain-- i On your report card  /i </title>
<description>  i Bobby smiles as he steps off the school bus. He runs home and gives his report card to his mother.  Very good  Bobby   his mother says.  You got straight A s again   That s wonderful honey  I am </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=960</link>
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<title>Bid on bachelors for a good cause</title>
<description> As Valentine s Day approaches  the Student Government Assocation (SGA) is holding a  Sweethearts  fundraiser American Heart Assocation by auctioning off lunch dates with the following bachelors: 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=959</link>
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<description> Kindergarten orientations for the 2006 school year is approaching  and for local elementary schools this means preparations must begin now so that teachers  parents and students can expect changes  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=958</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams move forward after enduring tough losses</title>
<description> Resilience and motivation elicited well-earned victories for the varsity girls  basketball team against the Einstein Lady Titans and the Wheaton Lady Knights; however  a victory against the Kennedy </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=957</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Luther King assembly showcases student talent</title>
<description> Finalizing their plans for the Martin Luther King (MLK) assembly in last Wednesday s SGA (Student government Association) meeting  the assembly was a success today during second period.
 In addit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=956</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Democrats gather for Maryland Progressive Summit</title>
<description> Democrats from all over Maryland met in Annapolis for the second MD Progressive Summit January 8.
 Many Democrats and left-leaning special interest groups congregated in the Loews Annapolis Hotel </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=955</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Motion Mania /i  instructor teaches students how to jazz it up</title>
<description>  i Excited  students gather in a dance room. They see a very energetic teacher  ready to begin. As the music begins  they are off into their own world of dance. /i 
 This was the scene of Decembe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=954</link>
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<title>Young musicians perform for MCPS documentary   i Making Music at Strathmore /i </title>
<description> Some elementary school level musicians throughout Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) were filmed in a documentary entitled  i Making Music at Strathmore /i  that aired on the MCPS Channel last </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=953</link>
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<title>Local school s used book sale benefits tsunami relief funds</title>
<description> Six hundred and fifty two dollars were earned as a result of the Earle B. Wood Middle School (EBWMS) used book sale  January 13  where half of the profits went to the school s tsunami relief fund.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=952</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Improving team heads to Pennsylvania for track meet</title>
<description> Although arriving to school Saturday at 5:30am is not the most desirable aspiration for high-schoolers  this is the extent of the dedication the varsity track team portrays  like January 15 when th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=950</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Beach Boys mastermind releases  i Smile /i   a mirror into a gentle person s insanity</title>
<description> Good vibrations  anyone  
 Ditching his former band mates and holding a surfing-round-the-clock attitude  Brian Wilson s ingenious new album  i Smile /i  was recently released this year.
 For t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=949</link>
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<title>Eight students become mathletes for the RHS math team</title>
<description> Nerves fluttering and pencils dancing amongst numbers  the students eagerly glance at their coach. Their math coach  that is.   Athletes can be found scattered around the school  but how about ma </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=948</link>
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<title>Swim team provides boys  win over Cavaliers</title>
<description> Opposing the Kennedy Cavaliers January 15 at the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center  the varsity swim team surmounted anticipations of defeat and ascended to obtain hard-fought success proving their stren </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=947</link>
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<title>No school Tuesday  no SAT s and no more snow  Top questions answered </title>
<description> For a moment  it seemed like Old Man Winter forgot to dump Rockville with snow  but currently  the DC metro area is blanketed with a beautiful layer of fluffy snow. 
 This has been the first majo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=946</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockville s young musicians shine at winter concert</title>
<description> Absolute silence fills a brand new auditorium. Suddenly  a mixture of wind instruments and strings linger in the air. A loud applause ends the night. 
 It s the magnificent sound of young musicia </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=945</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EBWMS  student government initiates schoolwide tsunami relief</title>
<description> Plans for fundraising to contribute to tsunami relief funds the Earle B. Wood Middle School (EBWMS) SGA (Student Government Association) had a goal of $1 000 at the start of their fundraiser.
 Fo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=944</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>33rd annual Martin Luther King  Jr. triumphs</title>
<description> Celebrations were held by the City of Rockville and the Rockville Human Rights Commission Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King  Jr. s legacy  by the incorporation of videos  performances and sp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=943</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student musicians to perform for Martin Luther King  Jr. Tribute</title>
<description> Musical talent is abundant at RHS and five students have recently received the recognition they have fought so persistently to deserve. 
 Sophomore violinists Hafez Taghavi  Evie Ingraham  Sara M </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=942</link>
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<title>Plans for tsunami relief  the MLK breakfast and blood drive deliberated</title>
<description> As an immediate reaction to the deadly tsunami that sweeped Southern Asia  the RHS Student Government Association (SGA) proposed funding for the victims through  a href= www.unicef.org  UNICEF /a . </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=941</link>
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<title>Ineligibility forum highlights student apathy</title>
<description>  i Students that contributed to this article have requested that they remain anonymous  and the names used in this article have been changed to meet that request. /i 
 With the increase of minori </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=940</link>
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<title>2 500 donated items sold at EBWMS book sale</title>
<description> Earle B. Wood Middle School will be holding a used book sale in the school s library today during the Science Expo Fair in order to raise funds for the PTA.  So far  over 2 500 items have been dona </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=939</link>
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<title>SGA raises $1 450.67 in less than a week for tsunami relief funds</title>
<description> With the tsunami situation that is going on in South Asia  RHS is one of the several Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) whose Student Government Assocation (SGA) is doing all they can to raise </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=937</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rule an entire world in  i Goldeneye: Rogue agent /i </title>
<description> Instead of saving the world  why not rule it  This is the premise behind Electronic Arts  new first-person shooter   i Goldeneye: Rogue Agent /i .
 You play the role of an ex-MI6 agent who was fi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=935</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Class of 2004 reunites for Alumni Day</title>
<description> Members of the class of 2004 reunited December 22 for the Alumni Day presentation  sharing experiences of their first semester of college and life outside the walls of RHS. 
 Alumni Day has been  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=933</link>
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<title>Varsity wrestling places fourth in Duals Tournament</title>
<description> Following a fourth place triumph at the Churchill Bulldogs Duals Tournament and a valiant win in a regular season dual match against the Bulldogs  the varsity wrestling team fell to the Northwest J </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=932</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2005 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nine new members appointed to President Bush s Cabinet</title>
<description> Six weeks into his second term  President George W. President Bush has already nominated nine new members to be a part of his Cabinet.  He hopes to replace 60 percent and is waiting for Senate appr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=931</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Over 1 500 items from RHS clothing drive benefits local charity</title>
<description> Over 1 500 items were donated by RHS families in benefit of a local charity during the holiday clothing drive that was sponsored by the school s National Honors Society (NHS). 
 More than 50 coat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=930</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Baseball returns to Washington</title>
<description> After 33 years  the District secured a major league baseball team  the Washington Nationals  when a divided DC Council approved a bill that allows baseball to return DC.
 With a final vote of sev </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=929</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior selected for DHOH presentation   I Sounds of Success /I </title>
<description> Showcased for her success as a student in the RHS deaf and hard of hearing  (DHOH) program  senior Zainab Alkebsi watched the video about herself with pride during the Board of Education Budget Pre </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=928</link>
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<title>Chemistry teacher takes two month leave before exams</title>
<description> Unrest is in the minds of RHS chemistry students after they have been without their teacher for almost two months  leaving little preparation for exams with only two weeks of instruction left. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=927</link>
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<title>Senior Advisory holds annual fruit box fundraiser</title>
<description> Supervisor Farren Riggs and his Senior Advisory Committee had their hands full distributing boxes of fruit last week for their annual sale and fundraiser. 
 Already held on a tight schedule  the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=926</link>
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<title>DHOH incorporates everyday skills to new program</title>
<description> Reading.  Writing.  Getting a job.  These are a few of the life skills that many people take for granted.  However  not everyone is able to naturally obtain these skills that most people do not thi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=925</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Reading.  Writing.  Getting a job.  These are a few of the life skills that many people take for granted.  However  not everyone is able to naturally obtain these skills that most people do not thi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=924</link>
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<title>Stay healthy without starving or overeating</title>
<description> When it comes to our eating needs  we have had it easy. As children we would come home and our mommy would make us a nice after-school snack before she started on dinner for that night. Aw  how swe </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=923</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>I wear it because of the cause --Armstrong s bracelets live on</title>
<description> Sweat pouring off of his face and onto his bicycle gears  Lance Armstrong concentrates every fiber and nerve in his body in solely keeping his speed over 33 miles per hour as he churns out the fina </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=920</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resiliece  strength and determination</title>
<description> Enduring two difficult losses to the reputable Paint Branch Lions and Damascus Hornets  the boys  varsity basketball team rebounded
to overcome the Poolesville Falcons yesterday proving to be quite </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=919</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Local Indie/Post-hardcore band soon to release demo</title>
<description> Sweaty but energetic  junior Antonio Cuna carefully picks out the notes to a well-crafted melody for a small  but appreciative audience alongside the band he plays with  wecouldgetkilled. 
 This  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=918</link>
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<title>Oscar-winning cast draws viewers  i Closer /i </title>
<description>  If you believe in love at first sight...take a closer look.  This is the tagline to director Mike Nichols  romantic drama   i Closer /i   a highly perceptive film that evaluates the concepts of lo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=917</link>
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<title>Want to become a scientist-turned-hero </title>
<description>  Wake up  Mr. Freeman.   This is the greeting from the mysterious G-Man as you start down the street.  You are on a train headed for  City 17.  
 As you step off the train  you see a video screen </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=916</link>
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<title>Indoor track begins with a successful first meet</title>
<description> Pow  The gun goes off and the Rams race against their fellow athletes from local schools in what was the first indoor track meet of the year last Saturday at the PG Sportsplex Center.
 The Rams b </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=915</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Teachers: You know we love you  but give us a break </title>
<description> Picture this: You are a senior getting ready to venture into a world of independence and uncertainty  yet presently  you are trying to juggle school  a job  after school activities  sports and now  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=914</link>
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<title>Ident-A-Kid promotes child safety in Rockville</title>
<description> Ident-A-Kid  a program which took place last Tuesday at Rock Creek Valley Elementary (RCVES)  promoted an increased sense of safety and a chance to win a new bike for participants.
 The organizat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=912</link>
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<title>RHS hosts budget meeting for BOE and superintendent</title>
<description> Members of the Board of Education (BOE) and the Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools will be attending a budget meeting that will be hosted by RHS Friday.
 At this meeting  Superint </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=911</link>
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<title>Instrumental music students on high alert</title>
<description> Recent thefts of instruments in the band room have put RHS instrumental
music students on high alert and have also led to tighter security for
the instrument storage room. 
 Two flutes were stole </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=910</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Parents of senior win 2005  i Rampage /i  car raffle</title>
<description> Receiving the choice between 14 000 dollars and a 2005 Scion TC sports coupe  Deborah and Tim Fauber were chosen as the winners of the RHS Rampage car raffle last Friday.
 Senior Rachel Fauber an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=909</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lack of appreciation for SGA s hard work</title>
<description> The RHS Student Government Association doesn t appreciate people complaining all the time  we  as your representatives  work diligently. Numerous schools have pep rallies located in their fields/ou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=908</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cheerleading squad places third</title>
<description> Cheerleading squads performed at Montgomery Blair High School s gym December 3 for the MCPS Division III Cheerleading Competition and RHS came home happy  bringing with them a third place trophy.   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=906</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Meadow Hall Elementary holds annual holiday gift shop</title>
<description> When the holiday season once again rolls around  many members of the community  like students of Meadow Hall Elementary School (MHES) look forward to their annual holiday shop that takes place Dece </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=905</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Successful scrimmage proves promising season for swim and dive team</title>
<description> Facing off against the Springbrook Blue Devils in a scrimmage meet December 4 at the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center  the RHS swim and dive team s effort and success assure a 
promising season this yea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=904</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vanessa Carlton s  i Harmonium /I  is nothing but sappy poetry</title>
<description> At least she tried. There is obviously a goal behind each song on Vanessa Carlton s latest album   i Harmonium /i   but Carlton falls just short every time. Whether the intent is to be deep and dar </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=903</link>
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<title>National Portfolio Day held last weekend for hundreds of prospective students</title>
<description> Hundreds of excited students got the chance to display their best artwork last
Saturday for National Portfolio Day at Corcoran College from 10am to 2pm. 
 National Portfolio day was open to anyon </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=902</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Dec 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bullying forum gives students opportunity to share feelings  ideas</title>
<description> Eleven RHS students participated in a forum this Wednesday during sixth period for a round-table discussion of their experiences being bullied or bullying others  and
brainstormed ways to prevent i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=901</link>
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<title>SGA plans numerous schoolwide events</title>
<description> From homecoming to the canned food drive  the Student Government Association (SGA) has planned most of the school events with cooporation and dedication at after school meetings.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=900</link>
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<title>Winter sports update: Promising new leadership</title>
<description>  b Indoor Track /b - Attracting over 40 people  a turnout which has doubled since last 0season  the Rams look forward to a promising winter season. Junior Eugene Vassilas and senior Christine Holmb </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=899</link>
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<title> i The Real World /I  reality TV craze evolves into today s  i Million Dollar Hoax /i </title>
<description> Dr. John Carter (played by Noah Wyle) from television s hit-show  i ER /i  once said that  TV is a vast wasteland I watch TV  not that dehumanizing crap.  That was said three years ago. Now  what h </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=898</link>
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<title>Thanksgiving ages  but turkey and stuffing is still in place</title>
<description> Food  football  friends and family is what Thanksgiving should be about; But is it still this way today  Here s a look at what has and what hasn t changed over the past several years. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=897</link>
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<title>Playwright Sandra G. Shannon speaks to RHS students</title>
<description> As students filled the auditorium and were quieted down by teachers  playwright Sandra G. Shannon began to elaborate on her accomplishments including the one she wrote in 1995   i August Wilson s F </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=896</link>
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<title>Academic Pep Rally commends 453 Honor Roll students</title>
<description> Over a third of RHS students attended the Academic Pep Rally last Tuesday during second period that was 
held for those who made the first marking period Honor Roll. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=895</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Canned food drive held with donut party incentive</title>
<description> Approaching tomorrow s Thanksgiving holiday  RHS students recently participated in a canned food drive that began early November and ended last Wednesday in order to help the homeless.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=894</link>
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<title>Christmas shopping ideas for extreme video gaming fans</title>
<description> Holiday gaming season is kicking into full gear as long-awaited releases are slowly hitting the shelves for every gaming Playstation 2  X-Box  Gamecube and computer out there. 
 The Microsoft X-B </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=893</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Can-smashing experiment reignites students  interest for science</title>
<description> You know that commercial where a teacher drops a car off of a roof to show the impact it has when it hits the ground  Although RHS  science department cannot afford to perform such a hefty experime </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=892</link>
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<title>Hispanic college fair held at Gaithersburg fairgrounds</title>
<description> Hispanic juniors and seniors at RHS attended the Hispanic college fair at the fairgrounds in Gaithersburg October 26. Pleased with the results of the fair  teachers and chaperones found that Hispan </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=891</link>
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<title>Ski club update</title>
<description> Cold weather outside tells everyone that winter is coming and with winter comes ski season; with ski season comes the ski club. 
 This year the ski club  has a compete club with 55 members and a  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=890</link>
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<title>Water plug pulled on third floor  causing ceiling damage and flooding</title>
<description> Since the opening of the new RHS  water connections through the greenhouse have failed once again  causing damage and flooding in the second floor social studies wing for a second time.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=889</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Club corner: Stack up on extracurriculars</title>
<description>  img src= http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/jy_yc/Rampage%20Online/physicsclub.gif   B Physics Club /b : The club meets every morning. It consists of mini study groups in which students can ge </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=887</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Glorious 12-4 season ends with a disheartening first round loss</title>
<description> Beaten but not broken  the boys  varsity soccer team ended their season November 6 with a 2-3 loss to the Liberty High School Lions of Carrol County with a 12-4 overall record. 
  Things weren t  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=886</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> I Summerland /i  s Jesse McCartney debuts with  Beautiful Soul </title>
<description> What happens when you take the people behind such musical disgraces as Hilary Duff  Jessica Simpson and Clay Aiken and add a former member of the pre-pubescent boy band Dream Street  
 Why  you g </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=885</link>
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<title>Students lend a helping hand during the reelection</title>
<description> Students from Montgomery County became some of the only students in the nation to get the opportunity to volunteer at the polls and earn student service learning hours in addition to getting an ins </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=884</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i The Diary of Anne Frank /i  premieres at Former Roundhouse Theatre</title>
<description> Enthusiasm  hard work and dedication prevailed on the stage of the opening night of RHS Theatre s (RHST) first production of this school year   i The Diary of Anne Frank /i   performed at the Forme </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=883</link>
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<title>Lady Rams triumph in first round of playoffs</title>
<description> Varsity girls volleyball is the last team of fall sports that is still in the playoffs; They won their first round in Carroll County last Saturday  against Winters Mill.
 The eleven players on th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=882</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Have a golden glow all year</title>
<description> Falling leaves and fading tans are uninvited guests at everyone s Labor Day party. However  that golden glow doesn t have to disappear; with sunless self-tanners the sun-kissed look can thrive for  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=881</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Look forward to jobs at Wal-Mart from the rich s tax cuts</title>
<description> Ladies and gentlemen  we all should ve seen this coming.  When Al Gore and Joe Lieberman were mugged in 2000 after winning the popular vote  yet controversially losing the electoral vote  everybody </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=880</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Singer Ashlee Simpson caught lip-synching on SNL</title>
<description> Ashlee Simpson s October 23  performance  on Saturday Night Live (SNL)  has brought to the surface a disturbing trend in the music world of artists using prerecorded vocal tracks to enhance or repl </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=879</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Recent cross country meet proves faster race times for runners</title>
<description> Competing with runners from schools all over the county  the RHS cross country team gave their all in a race this weekend that  despite their best efforts  ultimately didn t result in victory for t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=878</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Last girls soccer game ends in defeat</title>
<description> In a non-victorious but memorable night  the Lady Rams took on the Magruder Lady Colonels last Tuesday  the last game of the regular season for the girls varsity soccer squad.
 Seniors were escor </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=877</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Road to Election 2004: Bush wins reelection</title>
<description>  img src= http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/jy_yc/Rampage%20Online/icon.jpg   After a long election night to bring in the votes for the 2004 presidential election  the race has ended after Sen </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=876</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fall concert cancelled for tonight</title>
<description> Scheduled to be finished by this past Monday  the Zane Rush Auditorium has not been completed  causing Music Department head Phil Barnes to postpone the fall concert.
 The concert  which was supp </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=875</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Road to Election 2004: Voting for dummies</title>
<description>  img src= http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/jy_yc/Rampage%20Online/icon.jpg   Currently  President George W. Bush leads Senator John F. Kerry by 254-252 projected electoral votes  requiring 27 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=874</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Remake of Japan s cult-classic  i Ju-on: The Grudge /i  scares  but doesn t horrify</title>
<description> In the spirit of Halloween  Hollywood has conjured up  I The Grudge /i   the remake of Japan s cult-classic horror film   I Ju-on: The Grudge /i . While it may not win any Academy Awards  it is def </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=873</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2004 SkillsUsa Fall Leadership Conference held in Ocean City</title>
<description> Many technology schools  including nearby Edison High School (EHS)  participated in
sending students to a leadership conference that took place in Ocean City last Thursday and Friday. 
 The trip  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=872</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  soccer ends season with 10-1 record</title>
<description> With two tough games against the Northwest Jaguars and the Wootton Patriots to finish the boys  varsity soccer team season  the Rams came out on top in both contests  finishing with a 10-1 record.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=871</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Welcome to latest show of  Guns Gone Wlid  </title>
<description> Welcome to our latest episode of  Guns Gone Wild    We have guns with no more reason to hide and guns that are coming out of the closet now that the assault weapons ban has expired. 
 You can see </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=870</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Help requested by SGA for canned food drive</title>
<description> For over 30 years  the City of Rockville has held an annual holiday food drive to distribute Thanksgiving baskets to needy Rockville families. Cans are collected by students bringing in cans of foo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=869</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tennis team ends strong with possible title of Division II champs</title>
<description> As the Girls  Tennis season comes to an end  the lady rams find themselves coming close to accomplishing their goal of Division II champs with a 4-2 record. 
 Starting the season with a loss agai </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=868</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>$hopping: Tips   suggestions</title>
<description>  b Inquire /b 
 Simple questions like if there is a pattern of when new items come in or if there are special perks to being a frequent shopper can earn you deals and score you the hippest fashio </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=867</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sayonara to broken piggy banks and empty pockets</title>
<description> One Saturday night  you re waiting for your ride  and in your wallet you discover there s nothing but old receipts and an  I owe you  note. If this is an ongoing problem in your life  don t worry:  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=865</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three-game sweep by the Walt Whitman Vikings</title>
<description> Facing off a couple more teams before playoffs begin  the Lady Rams varsity volleyball squad is enduring a great season unlike last year s three-win season.
 Yesterday  the Lady Rams went against </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=860</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Homecoming game loss leads to a disheartened Wheaton game</title>
<description> After a disappointing loss to the Wootton High Patriots on homecoming night  the boys  varsity football squad appeared frustrated
and disheartened as they began their first quarter against the Whea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=859</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Paula Sweeney offers writing tips after speaking in creative writing classes</title>
<description> Once upon a time  there was a goose. A very ugly goose. This ugly goose didn t have friends  so she turned into a bug. The end.
 Students can say goodbye to poor writing  for Paula Sweeney talked </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=858</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Local antique car show is rained out</title>
<description> Last Saturday the Rockville Civic Center held a display of more than 400 antique and classic automobiles on the grounds of Glenview Mansion.
 The show opened officially at 11am  and from 12 to 4p </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=856</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Road to Election 2004: Presidential debates</title>
<description>  img src= http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/jy_yc/Rampage%20Online/icon.jpg   Presidential debates:  the way to finally break through all the mudslinging and spin by the candidates as the Amer </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=855</link>
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<title>Assault weapon ban law: To instill or ban </title>
<description> Instilled in 1994  the assault weapon ban law regulates the use of semi-automatic or military-type guns when in reality  these guns cause barely any of the crime involving guns that our country fac </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=854</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Renovation 2004 Update: New scoreboards installed in gymnasium</title>
<description> New scoreboards were installed into RHS s main gym  including one with additional features  completing the gym s visual construction October 14; it is one of several additions that had not been com </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=853</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mardis Gras homecoming dance fares better than last year</title>
<description>  Homecoming this year was more creative than last year  with a theme of Mardi Gras with the gymnasium decked in beads and graffiti launchers that went off at the end of the dance.
  There was a g </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=852</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pep rally breaks annual tradition of being held in gymnasium</title>
<description> Excitement was buzzing in the air as students filed out of their classes to attend last Friday s homecoming pep rally outside on the bleachers however  the much 
anticipated event was different tha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=851</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SGA needs improvement on informing student body</title>
<description> Between busily fundraising  hall decorating and organizing the imminent homecoming dance  the members of RHS  Student Government Association (SGA) will have their hands quite full this school year. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=850</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 9 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seniors win annual hall night contest</title>
<description> Halls were decorated by students who volunteered to stay after school Thursday from 2:20pm to 9pm in preparation for the annual hall contest that is held before 
homecoming dances.  Each grade ha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=849</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 9 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spirit week promotes school unity and pride</title>
<description> School spirit was shown by RHS students throughout this week in participation of spirit week  where outfits coordinated with daily themes in order to promote tonight s  Mardis Gras homecoming dance </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=848</link>
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<title>Homecoming court tradition changes</title>
<description>    Homecoming traditions this year have been changed; Rather than electing one prince and princess per grade  the Student Government Association (SGA)  along with faculty suggestions  decided to re </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=846</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Puppet show performers give back to community</title>
<description>  Maggie Dear she won t go out alone;
It seems that she must have a chaperone
When we go out  no matter where we re bound;
There seems to be someone always around... 
  While most of us are home d </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=845</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Annual Improv Festival triggers individuality and many opportunities</title>
<description> Theater teacher Mrs. Taubman  better known as Mrs. T  took RHS students along a field trip yesterday to Blake High School (BHS) for the 2004 Improv Festival at the cost of $20 per student.   Inte </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=844</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bernie Mac batters up in  i Mr. 3000 /i </title>
<description> What happens when miscalculations stand in the way of your fame   We find out as we watch Bernie Mac  batter up  in his latest film   I Mr. 3000 /I   which is now out in theaters.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=843</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys soccer pulls out 3-1 win after sloppy game play</title>
<description> Although the boys  varsity soccer team had a sloppy first half of play  they were still able to come out on top as they defeated the Paint Branch Panthers  3-1  September 30 at RHS.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=842</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Sports Illustrated /i  celebrates its 50th anniversary</title>
<description> Since 1954   i Sports Illustrated /i  magazine has been a significant influence in not only sports journalism  but the sporting community itself  with fantastic pictures and great covers which catc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=841</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Homecoming frenzy begins</title>
<description> Senior sweep. It s coming But as for now  the homecoming court selections have been decided; Take a look at the candidates  vote on who you think should be made homecoming king and queen. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=840</link>
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<title>Victorious 40-6 win against Kennedy Cavaliers  football team</title>
<description> Traveling to face the Kennedy Cavaliers before their homecoming game this Friday  the Rams  football team brought home a triumphant 40-6 victory October 2 extending their winning streak to two cons </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=839</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Should I join the navy </title>
<description>Join the Navy</description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=838</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cross country comes short to Kennedy Cavaliers and Wheaton Knights</title>
<description> With an insubstantial amount of runners  the varsity cross country team has not become despondent despite loosing their first two meets to the Kennedy Cavaliers September 14 and the Wheaton Knights </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=836</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Museum of the American Indian opens</title>
<description> Commemorating the history of when Native Americans settled on our land   the National Museum of the American Indian opened last Tuesday in Washington  D.C.  filled with many festivities.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=835</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Long lunch lines causes lack of time to eat  socialize</title>
<description> Right now  it is 2:10pm and the bell is ringing. Frantically rushing to leave school  your stomach is growling at you saying  Feed me  I didn t finish my lunch    
 You soon remember and think    </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=833</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football takes a win against Hedgesville Eagles</title>
<description> Despite a disappointing 0-3 start  the boys  varsity football team showed resilience and determination in a motivating 26-6 win yesterday over the visiting Hedgesville (WV) Eagles.  
 The game  h </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=832</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Taking Back Sunday /i --Just another emo band</title>
<description> Nowadays   I Taking Back Sunday /i  is one of many popular bands that try to emulate the feeling and energy of alternative music and miss the point entirely.
  I The Amityville /i   New York band </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=831</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students shocked by HSA results  offer advice</title>
<description> Students and staff were shocked when they heard the news concerning how low RHS  High School Assessment (HSA) test scores were last school year.  

 Principal Durinda Anderson plans to take actio </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=830</link>
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<title>Suspected terrorist boards airplane</title>
<description> Recently  the U.S. National Security Agency has recommended a change in the airline passenger check-in system after a suspected terrorist  Cat Stevens  who is on the no-fly watch list  was allowed  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=829</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i That s So Raven /I  s Symon  releases new single</title>
<description> Disney s  i That s So Raven /i  s television star Raven Symon  recently came out with a R B  flashy new song   Backflip   from her new album  i This Is My Time /i .
 Her strong and subtle voice c </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=828</link>
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<title>Fourth win of season for varsity girls tennis</title>
<description> After two losses and three wins  the RHS varsity  girls  tennis team took their fourth win of the season against Paint Branch High School (PBHS) with an accumulative score of 4-2.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=826</link>
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<title>Low HSA scores should prompt solution-making initiatives</title>
<description> While most  if not all  students are quick to discredit assessment tests (primarily the HSA) and the time it wastes  schools and teachers have been more concerned than ever over testing results. (2 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=825</link>
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<title>High School Assessment scores come in low for RHS</title>
<description> According to the 2004 Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) scores released Wednesday  RHS was unable to improve its scores in many areas and fell behind in comparison with the results from other M </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=824</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tennis team paves way for success after a difficult beginning season</title>
<description> Due to minor injuries and vacancies in spots  the girls varsity tennis team faced a difficult beginning season; but through dedication  the Lady Rams found a way to turn it into a success.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=822</link>
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<title>Golf team places second at Northwest Park</title>
<description> Although there was a tremendous effort put out the by the RHS golf team  they placed second out of four teams at a match at Northwest Park Tuesday.
 The Rams came in with a combined score of 225. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=821</link>
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<title> i Chili /i n at the Rockville Arts and Music Festival</title>
<description> With great chili  live bands and plenty of stuff to buy  there were lots of activities available at the Rockville Arts and Music Festival held September 18 across from Rockville s Regal Cinemas.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=820</link>
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<title>First loss suffered by Lady Rams field hockey</title>
<description> Suffering from their first loss of the season  the Damascus Hornets defeated the Lady Rams by a score of 5-1 scoring four of their goals in the second half. 
 Said Coach Melissa Fischer   I knew  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=819</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gymnasium still to be opened</title>
<description> Students eagerly await the opening of the new gymnasium at RHS as it is currently closed due to floor stability issues. Just walking through the new building  you quickly observe the construction s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=811</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Quality of new Dells in media center provide easier  updated access to computers</title>
<description> Big blocks of black things are seen throughout the schools  infecting the media center and every classroom. The new computers have arrived and are finally able to be used.	
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=810</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Jack   Bobby /i  premeires tommorow night on the WB</title>
<description> Splitting its time between present day and the mid twenty-first Century   i Jack   Bobby /i  is a new WB family drama with potential  following two brothers before making their mark in American his </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=809</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fahrner ready to take on challenges in athletic department</title>
<description> With a new beginning and school year  the RHS athletic department is being led by a new leader who is willing to take on the challenges there is to face this year: Paul Fahrner.
	 Fahrner  a grad </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=808</link>
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<title>Flooding on parts of first and second floor due to set off sprinklers</title>
<description> Sprinklers in the new greenhouse at RHS were unexpectedly activated early last Friday morning causing extensive flooding and damage to various rooms in the school. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=807</link>
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<title>Road to Election 2004: Path of a Republican storm</title>
<description> Madison Square Garden  the site of many New York Knicks dunks and New York Rangers slap shots  was recently transformed into the Republican National Convention from August 30 to September 2. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=806</link>
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<title>Rams fall short at first home football game</title>
<description> Despite an invigorating opening ceremony and an adrenaline-filled  stadium  the boys varsity football team was not able to come out  victorious yesterday at home against the Walter Johnson Wildcats </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=805</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 4 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Summer school memories: An all-time nightmare</title>
<description> Every year during summer  hundreds of Montgomery County Public School students are forced to take part in the satanic ritual or sick practical joke known as summer school.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=804</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First day photo gallery of state-of-the-art building</title>
<description>  img src= http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/jy_yc/RHS%20phase%203/DSC07495.jpg   br Students were greeted by golden balloons on the first day of school.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=803</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Newly renovated RHS building opens in six days</title>
<description> Opening in six days  the new RHS building with state of the art technology will move into its final phase of renovation as students return for their first day of school.  
 Although the RHS commu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=802</link>
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<title>Open House  Student Orientation in new building cancelled</title>
<description> Renovation to the new RHS is almost complete  but parts of the building have not been fully constructed causing a cancellation to the Open House on Wednesday August 25 and Student Orientation yeste </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=801</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Olympic Team Melts Pot</title>
<description> Opening Ceremonies. The United States Olympic team walks onto the track. Out of the 530 Olympians representing the U.S.  30 of them hail from foreign nations. Although unusual  this strange occurre </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=800</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshman deejay Jeremy Litten scratches top hits at parties  DJ battles</title>
<description> Every party has that one unique deejay (DJ) to play hip music and make things interesting; Now  RHS can know one personally with the incoming freshman Jeremy Litten. 
  I just heard it and I thou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=795</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bill Clinton s new book:  i My Life /i  or  i My Lie /i  </title>
<description> Bill Clinton  the former President of the United States who is revered by Democrats and equally loathed by Republicans  has published an autobiography of his life  called  i My Life /i .  
 Writt </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=790</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fall Sports 2004: Tryouts information and locations</title>
<description> Below you may find the latest information concerning 2004 fall tryouts for RHS   provided by the new athletic director of the 2004-2005 school year  Paul Fahrner. Any questions or concerns can be r </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=789</link>
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<title>Junior Janes spiritually grows from Virginia to Utah</title>
<description> Some could say that making new friends  traveling to different parts of the United States and participating in recreational activities would be more fun than sitting at home forcing down the poison </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=787</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Road to Election 2004 : Path of a Democratic storm</title>
<description> November 2  the date on which the United States of America will choose its next President  is fast approaching.  The candidates are John Kerry  the Democrat  George Bush  the Republican and the Ind </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=786</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Aug 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Praise for more Moore</title>
<description> Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore s latest documentary   i Fahrenheit 9/11 /i   is an in-depth look at the failures of the current administration and a wake up call to the people of America.  
 Tac </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=785</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iraqi sovereignty set for June 30 Has deadline been met </title>
<description> Citizens of Iraq were officially given a fresh new start with their own democratic government by the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) June 28  2004; expected for June 30.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=782</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Independence Day celebration opens with a  bang  </title>
<description> Fireworks  parades  reenactments  musical performances  carnival rides and fun all commemorate last Sunday s Independence Day  a respected and cherished holiday in both Maryland and throughout the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=781</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Avoid hotel check-in at Grand Waimea Hotel</title>
<description> Take some beautiful people and mix them with unoriginal plots and dull storylines. It can only be a recipe for the newest television show to come out of FOX:  i North Shore /i . 
 FOX s latest dr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=780</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adieu to billions of red-eyed  squabbling maters</title>
<description> They hissed. They made love all over the sidewalks. They twirled like helicopters to thump not once  but three times on the ground before coming to a complete halt.  This is cicada central.    
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=776</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maryland schools administer High School Assessments</title>
<description> For the past week  High School Assessments (HSA s) have been administered every morning to students taking the course of algebra and data analysis  biology  English I  geometry and national  state  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=775</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Calling makes best out of  Our Lives </title>
<description> Motivational  uplifting  encouraging and overall heart-capturing would perfectly describe the lyrics of the brand new single  Our Lives  by The Calling. 

 Songs that can make you realize what li </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=774</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Images from Nick Berg tapes become video wallpaper</title>
<description>Recent exposure of abuse towards Prisoners of War (POW s) by Iraqi soldiers has taken unnecessary flight by the abundant display of pictures and images all over the news  mainly by ways of the Nick Be </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=773</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cultural Fest Night entertains audience with breakdancing  raving  international fashion show</title>
<description> Raving  dancing  singing: it sounds as if RHS opened a nightclub  but in reality  it was the second annual Cultural Fest Night  held in the Northwood auditorium last Friday.

 Organized by the Ch </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=772</link>
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<title>SGA assemblies cancelled</title>
<description> Assemblies to be held this past Wednesday morning for SGA elections were cancelled due to an insufficient amount of students interested in running for class and school-wide positions.   
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=771</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcing the 2004-2005  i Rampage /i  staff</title>
<description> I am pleased to announce the 2004-2005  i Rampage /i  staff.  The RHS  i Rampage /i  has
nearly 70 staff members  which represents the largest staff the newspaper has ever had.  We hope this will t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=770</link>
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<title>Over 18 000 dollars in student obligations piles up</title>
<description> All of the obligations RHS students have failed to pay this year recently accumulated to over 18 000 dollars  leaving RHS in major debt and students in utter astonishment at the high amount. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=769</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS receives new modern additions</title>
<description> Beginning in the 2004-2005 school year  RHS will be back in its home location on Baltimore Road in Rockville  where students and staff will be welcomed back with numerous new changes to the old  bu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=765</link>
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<title>Newly acquired talent promises success for track</title>
<description> Enduring numerous close losses and tough defeats this season  the varsity track team has improved during the year and is aiming to perform well in regional competitions May 20 and 22. 
 Seniors L </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=763</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> MTV no more   junior says</title>
<description> Whether watching Johnny Knoxville set himself of fire  or speechlessly viewing Stephen slap Irene on The Real World: Seattle  MTV seems to be the embodiment of degenerated television. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=762</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams make it all the way to the semifinals  lose to Rockets</title>
<description> Arriving at the semifinals Wednesday with a record of 10-2 in the regular season  the Ram Volleyball team became one of the Final Four only to be defeated by the Richard Montgomery Rockets. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=761</link>
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<title>The Rampage places second in  i Best in Show /i  category nationally</title>
<description> Congratulations to the Rockville Rampage  which placed second amongst 308 other newspapers in the  i Best In Show /i  category at the National Scholastic Press Association Competition April 4th  in </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=760</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Child Development takes field trip to Baltimore Zoo</title>
<description> As the old saying goes   There s a first time for everything   Child Development classes went to the Baltimore Zoo for their annual spring zoo trip April 27 for the first time  instead their tradit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=759</link>
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<title>RHS orchestra attends countywide orchestra festival</title>
<description> As the lights dim  the shuffling of feet on the stage echoes throughout the auditorium  and as everyone takes their seat  the lights brighten; uneasiness floats in the air until finally the playing </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=758</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student Member Of the Board (SMOB) elections held last Wednesday</title>
<description> Students countywide were given the privilege to vote for one of the two finalists  Amanda Lee and Sagar Sanghvi  to become a representative on the board of education April 28.

 The candidate tha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=757</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Day of Silence encourages gay rights</title>
<description> Complete and absolute silence is what you would have heard if you tried to talk to any of the students participating in the National Day of Silence on April 21.
 The newly formed Gay Straight All </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=756</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS performance at band festival commendable</title>
<description> Band director Philip Barnes guided the RHS band for a friendly showcase of all the high school bands in the Rockville cluster  which this year was being held at Whitman High School.
 With their u </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=755</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dreams  underlying meanings explained</title>
<description> Pink elephants  green skies  a floating banana  talking animals  flying above trees  floating in space  dancing on water  daisies floating around holding pictures of George W. Bush only in the wild </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=754</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Record improves for Ram tennis after two wins</title>
<description> After a disappointing start of the season because of the record 0-4  the Rams tennis tem emerged as a tough contender during two shutout wins against the Poolesville Falcons and the Damascus Knight </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=753</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram tennis loses to Sherwood Warriors  makes record 0-4</title>
<description>  Facing the Sherwood Warriors  a reputable adversary  the varsity boys  tennis team fell short of a win  losing 1-7 with a win from senior Peter Kim which grants the Rams to the record of 0-4.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=752</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spanish elections swayed</title>
<description> Spain held elections for Prime Minister March 15. The winner was the Spanish Socialist Workers Party s (PSOE) candidate  Jos  Luis Rodr guez Zapatero  over the more conservative Popular Party (PP)  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=751</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First win of the season for co-ed volleyball</title>
<description> Hard work pays off for Rams co-ed volleyball teammates as they experience their first win of the season in a three-match game versus the Blake high school Bengals. 
 The first game began with a h </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=750</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First loss of season disappoints boys volleyball</title>
<description> Until Wednesday  the boys  volleyball team was undefeated and had a record of 4-0. However  the three game matches today marked their first loss to the Churchill Bulldogs.

 The three matches wer </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=749</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams co-ed volleyball falls behind Bulldogs</title>
<description> Rams co-ed volleyball falls behind and deals with a loss after a total of three out of five games played against the Bulldogs at Winston Churchill high school Wednesday.

 The first game started  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=748</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obtaining driver s license worth the long process </title>
<description> For many who struggle with managing an overload of homework  sports  and social activities  obtaining a driver s license is a very enticing goal. 
  However  for those who are lucky enough to hav </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=747</link>
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<title>Junior College Night informs parents and students</title>
<description> Over 100 parents showed up to Junior College Night at Earle B. Wood Middle School last Thrusday. College representatives and Rockville High School counselors all attended the informative meeting.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=746</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Mr. Rockville /i  show gives audience a good laugh</title>
<description> Prancing around in bras and skirts  dancing to songs like  It s Raining men  and  Beat it   the contestants of Mr. Rockville wooed the girls in the crowd with their hilarious skits and provocative  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=745</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Top ten ways to spend spring break</title>
<description> Two weeks from now  half the RHS student population will be rendered speechless by the realization that their precious spring break is gone and never coming back.
 It is with this statistic in mi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=744</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student apathy the cause of ineligibility rates</title>
<description> 173 freshmen  108 sophomores  63 juniors  and 53 seniors were ineligible as of first quarter of the 2003-2002 school year.  These staggering figures have left many wondering: What is the cause of t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=743</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New artist able to blend soulful pop rock with R B</title>
<description>	 A new artist has hit the music scene  one who blends soulful pop rock with a touch of R B; this artist is Toby Lightman  with her recently released album Little Things. 	
	 
	Lightman has a voca </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=742</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jojo s  I Leave Get Out /I  begins a feminine musical revolution</title>
<description> If an upbeat musical revolution with a feminine twist is what you seek  than be 
sure to pick up your very own copy of JoJo s hot new album   Leave Get 
Out . 
	Most women display themselves on t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=741</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Victorious after third game of season  Lady Rams softball defeat  Einstein Titans</title>
<description> After losing their first three games of the season  the Lady Rams softball team won its first game against the Einstein Titans  8-1 Tuesday.
	 During the entire game  the Lady Rams played solidly </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=740</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Apr 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram baseball unable to keep up  lose 1-11</title>
<description> Although the Rams varsity baseball team was on a two game winning streak  they were unable to keep their winning ways  with a 1-11 loss to the Northwest Jaguars.
	 Going down two to nothing in th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=739</link>
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<title>Valiant effort to obtain first win of season fails</title>
<description> In a valiant effort to obtain the first win of the season  the varsity boys  tennis team fell short of a win yesterday against the Sherwood Warriors  an evenly matched team. 
	 Missing the number </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=738</link>
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=736</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freshmen Ferro and Kapetanovic participate in county science fair</title>
<description> Many student scientists from all over the county swarmed in to the Montgomery County Fairgrounds to participate in the Montgomery County Area Science Fair last weekend after winning science fairs a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=734</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams travel to Poolesville  win 9-1</title>
<description> Coming off a tough loss against the Sherwood Warriors  the Rockville baseball team bounced back and traveled to the Poolesville Friday  defeating the Falcons 9-1 in a hard fought game.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=733</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Poor communication and errors lead to Ram softball to loss</title>
<description> After a series of errors and poor communication between the Lady Rams  the softball team lost to the Poolesville Lady Falcons  1-11  last Friday during their away game.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=732</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  lacrosse experience tough loss against Magruder Colonels</title>
<description>  Following a tough loss to the Magruder Colonels  the RHS boys  lacrosse team was unable to bounce back for a win in their home season opener against the Richard Montgomery Rockets yesterday  losin </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=731</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First win of season experienced by boys  volleyball</title>
<description> After a game played last Tuesday night  the boys  volleyball team won their first game of the season by defeating the Paint Branch Panthers 25-19  25-14  and 25-22.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=726</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mercy rule executed against Lady Rams softball</title>
<description> Being too hot to handle  the Lady Rams softball team were shutout by a score of 0-10 Wednesday by the hard-hitting Sherwood Lady Warriors. 
	In an unusual turn of events  the game ended early due </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=725</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Co-ed volleyball s first game proves to be strong effort</title>
<description> Co-ed volleyball starts off the season with a hard-played game against the Paint Branch Panthers Tuesday night at RHS  but it ended with a win to the Panthers with a final score of 23-25. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=724</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram baseball fail to beat Sherwood Warriors  0-5</title>
<description> Although the boy s varsity baseball team held the Sherwood Warriors to three runs in the first six innings  they were unable to strike back  losing 0-5 in a close pitching duel.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=723</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sophomore rants about funding for drama</title>
<description> The cheer of the crowd. The bright lights. Colors flashing. Cheering for your school s victory  beads of sweat trickling down your face in anticipation  and suddenly... the curtain is drawn. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=722</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams softball lose 2-7 against Lady Hurricanes</title>
<description> In spite of a valiant effort made by the Lady Rams softball team in their season opener  the girls fell short against the Damascus Lady Hurricanes by the final score of 2-7.
 Led by senior captai </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=721</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Art festival receives praise</title>
<description> Last Friday evening  the PTSA at RHS sponsored an art festival from 6:30pm to 9pm that displayed work from many RHS students; there was everything from music to an auction. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=720</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Juniors reluctant to take Princeton Review Program next year</title>
<description> Most juniors would be more willing to take the SAT prep course taught by the  Princeton Review  called  Cracking the SAT  next year if it was offered earlier in the school year rather than in March </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=719</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dissection of cow heart enlightens anatomy class</title>
<description> Real body parts of a dead cow a heart and two lungs to be exact are sitting on a pan on a desk at the front of the classroom.
 Seemingly unaffected by the grotesque sight of this bloody pile of t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=718</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fanatic junior of The Strokes shares her story</title>
<description> Attending a concert seems simple; you buy a ticket  go to the show  listen to live music and go home. That s pretty straightforward  right  Perhaps  but a rare encounter can change the plan entirel </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=716</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Second chances for seniors come too late</title>
<description>  Cracking the SAT   a countywide SAT prep course by Princeton Review was offered to RHS seniors beginning February 18  in effort to improve SAT scores by March 27. 
 The program at RHS consisted  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=715</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Princeton Review s Free SAT program raises skepticism</title>
<description> Conflicting statements made by a Princeton Review authority and several individuals affiliated with RHS and Montgomery County Public Schools highlight the ambiguous nature of the Princeton Review C </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=713</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Should celebrities cross over to the land of politics </title>
<description> Arnold Schwarzenegger  action film star  is now governor of California. Jesse Ventura  ex-World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler  was the former governor of Minnesota. Bill Bradley  a former New Yo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=712</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MEL program offers insight to elementary school children and parents</title>
<description> Students from Montgomery County  including seven from RHS  visit elementary schools one or two times a month to explain their disabilities and raise awareness in students from all grade levels. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=711</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Four Ram swimmers make it into Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Championships</title>
<description> Only outstanding swim times can qualify someone for METROS (the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Championships) and four members of our varsity boys  swim team qualified for this spectacular event. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=710</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Go Navy</title>
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=709</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  basketball regular season comes to close  loses 39-45 to Wootton Patriots</title>
<description> As the regular season comes to a close  the boys  varsity basketball team accepts a difficult loss to the Wootton Patriots last night at Wootton with a final score of 39-45
 The game was very clo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=707</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Course registration coming up March 15</title>
<description> With deadlines for next year s course registration drawing near  RHS students must study the wide array of elective options that they have to chose from.

 Several courses  such as Digital Art an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=705</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vandalism more prominent at RHS this year</title>
<description> Graffiti  torn paper  theft and other forms of student vandalism have caused media center specialist Sherry Weiss to permanently disassemble her bulletin board  located outside the library  last we </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=704</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MLK assembly and breakfast recognizes essay winners</title>
<description> Martin Luther King  Junior once shared that  in the end  we will not remember the silence of our enemies  but the silence of our friends.  
 A breakfast was held last Thursday rewarding winners o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=701</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram basketball loses 48-51 to Titans</title>
<description> Although the score was tight throughout the entire game  the boys  varsity 
basketball team fell short in the fourth quarter costing them the game to the 
Einstein Titans with a final score of 48-5 </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=700</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First annual science fair awards ceremony: paintball  cat nibbles  and lima beans</title>
<description> You d be surprised as to how many types of beans can grow: pole beans  kidney beans and even specially dried beans for bean bags.

 Freshmen Meghan Johnsey and Anna Schmidt were rewarded for thei </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=699</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i Smile Empty Soul /i  is unlike most of today s popular  music</title>
<description> Where pop and rap dominate most radio stations and music today   i Smile Empty Soul /i  is a breath of fresh air as it strays from the redundant song topics of sex and  players  and stereotypical h </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=698</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Swim and dive team fall short 166-204</title>
<description> Demonstrating a tremendous amount of effort but falling short of a victory displayed how diligent and devoted the teammates of the boys  and girls  varsity swim and dive team are to improve.  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=697</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> i A Beautiful Letdown /i  not musical  letdown </title>
<description> Today s teenage music gurus want something that is  More Than Fine .  Well here it is: undiscovered gem Switchfoot offers first-rate rhythm  a variety of musical sounds  impressive vocal talent  an </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=696</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Much needed after-exam break is appreciated</title>
<description> My stress level is back to normal and the sharp intake of breaths I took whenever someone mentioned the word  exams  are gone; those six blissful days off were just the thing to prepare for school. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=695</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram basketball loses to Jaguars 56-63</title>
<description> Persistence  hard work  and backbreaking efforts just didn t cut it for the Rams last night at RHS when competing against the Northwest Jaguars after their 56 - 63 loss.  
The Rams fell behind ea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=694</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Determination drives Ram wrestlers to win  change destiny</title>
<description>Battling the Poolesville Falcons yesterday  a team that has beaten the varsity 
boys  wrestling team for the past three years  the Rams obliterated the Falcons 
at home 56-12 changing destiny and boos </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=693</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Continuing high hopes for Ram wrestlers after loss against Churchill Bulldogs</title>
<description> Coming off two key wins  the varsity boys  wrestling team was 
annihilated 18-58 by an exemplary team  the Churchill Bulldogs  despite exerting 

a great amount of effort in a vain attempt at a com </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=692</link>
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<title>Ram Day</title>
<description> Bands playing. Basketball teams going against one another. People crammed into hallways  the cafeteria  and the gym. A movie room that is almost empty. This was the scene that could be found on Ram </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=691</link>
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<title>Meet serves as encouragement to do better</title>
<description> High spirit  great takeoffs  impressive finishes  shaved time  and envious posture were all aspects of each swimmer and diver at the swim and dive meet against the Northwest Jaguars in Olney Aquati </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=690</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram wrestlers fall in middle ranking at Grapple at the Brook</title>
<description> With six individuals placing in the top eight  the RHS boy s wrestling team finished tenth in the Grapple at the  Brook wrestling tournament at Springbrook High School over the weekend.   
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=689</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Music evolves over time  still popular</title>
<description> From the Beatles to Britney Spears; from KISS and the Rolling Stones to Blink-182  the music that we listen to has changed with the times.
 To better understand how the music we listen to has cha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=688</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sophomore picks her battles with Old Man Winter</title>
<description> If ever I were to pick a fight with the powers that exist  I would have to choose Mother Nature  s destructive cousin  Old Man Winter for turning the winter season into an aggravating adventure. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=687</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram wrestlers fall short of win against Barons</title>
<description> Rivaling the reputable B-CC Barons  the valiant varsity boys  wrestling
team fell short of a win yesterday  losing 33-39 at home  after a
commendable showdown that was decided in the last couple of </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=686</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jovel  Medina honored as Ram athletes of fall season</title>
<description> Dedication and perseverance are two words to describe senior varsity football player Marvin Jovel and senior varsity boys  soccer co-captain David Medina  The Rampage nominees for the fall male ath </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=685</link>
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<title>Barsky  Brown nominated as Lady Ram athletes of fall</title>
<description> After seniors Brittany Barsky and Lasia Brown s impressive fall season  The Rampage would like to congratulate them on their success and acknowledge them as fall athletes of the season. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=684</link>
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<title>Ninth grade science fair</title>
<description> Two months of hard work and dedication culminated last Thursday in the 9th grade science fair  which showcased the projects completed by the freshman class and awarded those whose experiments best  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=683</link>
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<title>Rams have little success at Division III  recieves last place</title>
<description> Showing a big struggle but abundant effort and determination  the Rams had little success at the Division III relay carnival January 10  receiving last place out of six divisional teams. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=682</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram basketball face tough loss against Einstein Titans</title>
<description> Victory seems to be just beyond the reach of the boys  varsity basketball team as they accept their most recent loss to the Einstein Titans last night at RHS. 
 
    The Rams played strong during </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=681</link>
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<title>Improvement shown at weekend wrestling tournament</title>
<description> Although they had some bright spots from some individuals  the RHS boy s varsity wrestling team finished thirteenth out of 19 teams at the Hub Cup at North Hagerstown High School over the weekend.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=680</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wheaton Knights defeat  boys  basketball</title>
<description> Even after strenuous practices over winter break  the Rams were just not able
 to pull through for the win with a 37-50 loss to the Wheaton Knights last night
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=679</link>
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<title>Television shows changing to keep audiences entertained</title>
<description> Times change whether we like it or not  some for the better and some for the worse. Television has taken many turns in both directions that show the transformation throughout this era. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=678</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2004 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Games have come a long way since the  70 s</title>
<description> Nobody ever rolls barrel rings down the street anymore  and the last person to play with little green plastic soldiers certainly stopped after  Medal of Honor  was introduced. 
 It is easy to say </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=677</link>
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<title>Annual Alumni Day brings alumni from all around the world back to RHS</title>
<description> Students in four-year colleges  the armed forces and students who joined the work force all discussed their college experience with juniors and seniors for RHS s annual Alumni Day. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=676</link>
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<title>Sophomore expresses his opinion on sports entertainment</title>
<description> Millions of fans sit in front of the television to catch a glimpse of a good football game  but sometimes the game is interrupted by the ignorant actions of players. 

 Fans all over the world wa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=675</link>
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<title>Mrs. Lilly s seminars for students help in improving work study habits</title>
<description> Government and World History teacher Rene Lilly began hosting new seminars for all students  targeted on improving various work-study skills after school December 18 in Auditorium 104. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=674</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  varsity basketball experiences first win of season</title>
<description> With their first win of the season  the Rockville Rams Girls  varsity basketball team beat the Northwest Jaguars  December 22  playing at Rockville High School. 
 The first quarter brought promis </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=673</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Philharmonic group performs live at the Kennedy Center</title>
<description> String.  Woodwind.  Brass.  These are the three elements needed to create a magnificent concert at the John F. Kennedy Center; for what is splendid requires impressive music by the Maryland Classic </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=672</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  Basketball hopes of winning against  Falcons fails</title>
<description> After four tough losses in a row  the girls  varsity basketball looked to get their first win playing the Poolesville Falcons  but again they were defeated Friday afternoon. 
  We played with Cou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=671</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Another loss to boys  basketball against Jaguars</title>
<description> Another loss is added to the boys  varsity basketball record  but they are
 hopeful for a better end to the season after a great game at Northwest last
 night against the Jaguars. 
 When the boys </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=669</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Swim and Dive team falls to best in the league</title>
<description> With a strong team effort from the Girls  and Boys  varsity Swim and Dive team  the Rams fell to the Damascus Hornets with a combined score of 90-218 at the first away meet of the season. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=668</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams Lose to Sherwood 21-52</title>
<description> After making a comeback from an early deficit  the Rockville Rams boys wrestling team fell apart at the end to lose to Sherwood  21-52  in a thrilling match at RHS.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=667</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Egg-dropping experiment performed in Matter and Energy classes</title>
<description> Students in Ms. Cynthia Hollies   Matter and Energy classes conducted an experiment December 13 in which they dropped eggs inside specially designed containers off of the football bleachers to see  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=666</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bus driver Hobart Bennett recieves the Above and Beyond the Call of Duty award</title>
<description> Arriving to work at ten minutes of five on an average Friday morning  MCPS bus driver Mr. Hobart L. Bennett  Jr. began his day just like any other  picking children up and dropping them at their de </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=665</link>
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<title>Rams unable to defeat Falcons due to missing players</title>
<description> Even though the boys  varsity basketball lost 47-59 to the Poolesville Falcons  the Rams have shown improvement from last year and are hopeful for the rest of the season.    Efforts in the first  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=664</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams fall after valiant effort at home match versus Warriors</title>
<description> After making a comeback from an early deficit  the Rockville Rams boys wrestling team fell apart at the end to lose to Sherwood  21-52  in a thrilling match at Rockville. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=663</link>
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<title>Loss against Trojans motivates Ram swimmers to Improve</title>
<description> Many students sleep in on a Saturday morning  but the dedicated members 
of the girls  and boys  varsity swim and dive team were found at Montgomery 
Aquatic Center (MAC) for their second meet of t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=662</link>
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<title>Ram basketball loses to Hornets at home game</title>
<description> Once again  the boys  varsity basketball team just couldn t pull through  as they finish their fourth game with a 48 - 56 loss to the Damascus Hornets last night. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=661</link>
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<title>Loss to Hornets adds to Lady Rams  varsity basketball record</title>
<description> Never giving up  the Rockville Rams girls  varsity basketball team lost at home to the Damascus Hornets today  December 18  but left the game feeling that they played their best. 
 After scoring  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=659</link>
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<title>Ram basketball game receives another disappointing loss to their season Tuesday</title>
<description> Yet another loss was added to the boys   varsity basketballs   disappointing 0-3 start after a bitter 22-76 loss to the Paint Branch Panthers last night. 
	  Coach Bobby George called three timeo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=658</link>
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<title>Lady Rams lose to Panthers  hope to learn from mistakes</title>
<description> Losing to the Paint Branch Panthers the girls   varsity basketball team hopes to learn from their mistakes and come back on Friday with a win against Poolesville. 

 The Lady Rams traveled to Pai </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=657</link>
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<title>Boys  Basketball shot down after tough defeat from Barons</title>
<description> After a tough game against the Bethesda Chevy Chase Barrons  the Rams varsity boys  basketball teams hopes of evening out their record were shot down after their tough defeat.  
 The final score  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=656</link>
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<title>First home game  girls  basketball fall short against B-CC</title>
<description> Despite an excellent effort the varsity girls basketball team fell short of a victory against the Bethesda Chevy Chase Barons at their first home game on Friday. 

 The game was back and fourth.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=655</link>
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<title>Ram swimming and diving falls to best in the league</title>
<description> With a strong team effort from the Girls  and Boys  Varsity Swim and Dive Team  the Rams fell to the Damascus Hornets with a combined score of 90-218 at the first away meet of the season. 
 Decem </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=654</link>
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<title>RHS wrestlers attend weekend wrestling tournament  finish ninth</title>
<description> High school wrestling teams from all over Montgomery County came to last weekend s tournament  The Mat Madness  at Magruder High School including RHS s boys varsity wrestling team who were seeded f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=653</link>
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<title>Students smoking in bathrooms irritates junior</title>
<description> When you first walk into a bathroom you always shut the door behind you. Well  here at RHS you will no longer find doors on the bathrooms after students have been caught smoking in the bathrooms.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=652</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram wrestlers show pride after tough matches against Wheaton Knights</title>
<description> Facing the Wheaton Knights at home yesterday in their first showing  the varsity boys  wrestling team lost 33-43 but came away feeling strong about the rest of their season.
	 The Rams started of </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=651</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys  bathroom doors removed for safety reasons  prevents bad decisions</title>
<description> After repeated fires set in trashcans in the boys  bathrooms upstairs and downstairs  principle Durinda Anderson made the decision to remove all of the bathroom doors leading into the hallway. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=650</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  varsity basketball starts new season with lost at Richard Montgomery</title>
<description> After a disappointing overall record of four-ten last year the Girls varsity basketball team looked to get a good start this year playing the Richard Montgomery Rockets December yesterday.  

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=649</link>
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<title>Boys  varsity basketball begins new season with strong players</title>
<description> Hustle  handwork  and a strong first half were not enough for the boys  varsity basketball to overcome their rival Richard Montgomery last night.
 The boys fell to the Rockets by 17  47-64 despit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=648</link>
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<title>Cat in the Hat gets a makeover in the movie</title>
<description> Dr. Seuss   The Cat in the Hat   everyone s favorite childhood book  has now been made into a big screen film just in time for the holidays.
 It is an eye-popping visual experience that would exc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=647</link>
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<title>Preparing for college made easy with must-to-do list</title>
<description> Although dreading each and every day of school until the morning of the last exam in June is normal  the truth is  high school flies by and before you know it  college is just around the corner.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=646</link>
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<title>Stage combat demonstation shows students how to safely fight on stage</title>
<description> Stage combat demonstrations took place 6th period November 26  where students were taught how to perform fights on stage safely  taught by Sarah Wiggin and her assistant Michel. 
 Students and te </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=645</link>
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<title>Tips to keep boredom at bay</title>
<description> Saturday afternoon: raining outside  friends on vacation  nothing on TV.  For anyone who falls victim to vicious attacks of boredom  fear not  I take it upon myself to use past experiences to indul </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=644</link>
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<title>Junior expresses opinion about Michael Jackson</title>
<description> From singing about ABC  s to becoming a plastic surgery addict to charges of  sexual abuse of children under the age of 14  singer Michael Jackson is the unfortunate epitome of an American celebrit </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=643</link>
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<title>The latest chick flick Love Actually</title>
<description> Ladies: grab all of your girlfriends and head to the movie theater to view the latest chick flick  Love Actually starring Hugh Grant  Liam Neeson  and Keira Knightley. /p 
 This romantic comedy i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=642</link>
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<title>Academic pep rally rewards students on the honor roll</title>
<description> Students gathered in the Harry Putt auditorium second period yesterday in an academic pep rally provided by administration in order to congratulate them for making the honor roll for the first mark </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=641</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Same old homework excuses not effective</title>
<description> You slip into your seat  slouching down to where your eye level is even with the top of your desk and hope your teacher doesn t ask for your homework.  This is only a problem because you are alread </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=640</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS National Honor Society participates in  Angel Trees   program founded by Salvation Army</title>
<description> With the holidays fast approaching  it is time once again for the National Honor Society s (NHS)  Angel Tree  program  which collects donated gifts for underprivileged children in our community  be </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=639</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Holes  patches  shoelaces; 2003 marked by strange attire</title>
<description>While fads come and go with time  there are always some that are so overrated that they define a generation.  So  here s my top ten list of 2003 s overrated fads.

 (10)  i Empire waste shirts. /i   </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=638</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mini munchkin discusses advantages and disadvantages of being short</title>
<description> Vertically challenged  short stuff  munchkin. These words have incessantly reinforced the fact that I will never be tall enough to play basketball  touch the ceiling  or even reach the top shelf. A </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=637</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The winner of the Rampage car raffle</title>
<description> This afternoon  November 14  principal Durinda Anderson announced RHS junior and Rampage staff member Shannon Liu as the Rockville Rampage Car Raffle winner. /p 
 Head of RHS Security Paul White  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=636</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior takes a step towards pursuing her career  working as a first grade assistant teacher and helping at a homework club</title>
<description> Going to school  being a first grade assistant teacher and working at an after hours homework Club three days a week sounds a bit more hectic than your average schedule  but who said senior Cindy R </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=635</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hot MTV dance show host Wade Robson attracts junior</title>
<description> As the sweat drips down his body I find myself screaming Wade Robson s name at the top of my lungs; his moves  style and charisma are all so alluring to the average teenage girl. 
 As one of the  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=634</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One day of rememberance for the brave</title>
<description>Some years ago  unknown soldiers were buried  giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting  November 11 at 11am  as this day became known as Armistice Day.
 When man </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=633</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lack of school spirit is seen in pep rallies</title>
<description> During game days and pep rallies students assemble to support RHS teams and clubs as they compete against other schools  however there are some students who don t feel so spirited. /p 
 Whether o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=632</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Outraged fan blames referees for home team s loss</title>
<description> You are watching your team on the TV  and they are losing the game. You get very upset and blame it on the referees or umpire and why shouldn t you 

 You feel that they called the foul or play i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=631</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eating contest bring attention during lunch time</title>
<description> Boy  who doesn t enjoy some of RHS  finest food during the lunch period   Some students love the food so much that they combine it into a mixture of mayo  soup  fries and other assorted foods for a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=630</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Strange food questions answered</title>
<description> Everybody at one time or another has experienced those moments of complete stupor when they ponder some of the great questions of food  that s right  I said food. 
 I  being knowledgeable of thes </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=629</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys varsity soccer fall in semifinals</title>
<description> Boys Varsity Soccer Rams unfortunately  were not able to make it to the finals after they lost to the Liberty Lions 0-4 in a tough game on Friday October. /p 
 During the first half Liberty took  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=628</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS Key Club helps out on Community Service Day</title>
<description>Students who are a part of the RHS Key Club were involved in the clean up of the 
Rockville United Methodist Church for their Community Service Day project October 25. 
 About six to eight students  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=627</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ramstart provides a wide range of activities before school daily</title>
<description>Mornings are now filled with activities ranging from club meetings  to tutoring  to an open gym  thanks to the new Ramstart program which kicked off October 27. 
 The program provides a variety of a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=626</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Symphony pictures</title>
<description>Here are the symphony pictures.</description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=625</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Omega String Quartet performs at RHS fall concert with jazz band orchestra and chorus</title>
<description> Students  parents and teachers gathered last Thursday at RHS to enjoy musical performances by the RHS Jazz Band  Orchestra  Chorus and Omega String Quartet.
 img src= http://rockvillerampage.com/is </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=624</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Key to a successful high school life: time management skills</title>
<description> Being able to manage time to get things done is essential for a less stressful high school life  especially with the loads of homework  schoolwork  and extra activities that we need to balance. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=622</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Yellow limousines  highly depended on but always late</title>
<description> Waking up at 5am and rushing to brush your teeth  pick out an outfit and eat breakfast are the sacrifices all high schoolers must make in order to catch the bus on time. 
 So getting upset when y </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=621</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Holiday events takes a toll as students mature</title>
<description> Running around the neighborhood  collecting as much candy as possible on Halloween night is fun as a kid  but going to parties  playing pranks or staying at home soon becomes more enjoyable.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=619</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football fights a hard battle against Barons</title>
<description> 
Despite scoring the first points of the game  the boys Varsity Football team  was unable to hold on to the lead  losing their eighth game to the B-CC Barons 13-28.
 
On the first offensive play  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=618</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Radio request: More  i musical /i  artists please </title>
<description> Speeding down Georgia Avenue  I turn on the radio only to be greeted with a storm of simple power chords and cheesy lyrics about girls liking cars and money  and I immediately turn it off. 

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=617</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rude children armed with pillowcases annoys junior</title>
<description> Over the years  Halloween has gone from a day of excitement  joy and manners to one of rudeness and impoliteness.
 Let me take a moment to reflect on my gripes and grievances of this year s Hallo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=616</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Halloween brings fun  exciting customs to RHS</title>
<description> From Catholic private school girls to cartoon characters such as Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  RHS students and staff showed their Halloween spirit today in very creative ways. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=615</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former dance teacher at RHS returns for dance seminar</title>
<description> Former RHS dance teacher Bryan Cowson returned to RHS to conduct a dance seminar for the dance squad and dance classes along with his son Alec Cowson October 31. /p 
 The seminar included the tea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=614</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys varsity soccer advance to semifinals</title>
<description> After an enduring and long game with the Winters Mill Falcons on October 28th  the Boys Varsity Soccer Rams where able to pull together  granting them a spot in the semifinals. /p 
 The Rams beat </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=613</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>History revisited for once sacred holiday</title>
<description>Halloween is typically known for children dressing up in costumes going door to door asking for candy.  But little do we know what this unique holiday is really all about.
 The name Halloween comes  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=611</link>
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<title>Halloween memories remind junior of embarrassing moments</title>
<description> No matter who you are or where you grew upeveryone has funny stories of embarrassing things that happened to them on Halloween many of which revolve around a bad costume and a cardboard box. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=610</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Last game of season shows strong performances by girl s varsity soccer team</title>
<description> Although the scoreboard showed 0-1  the road loss to the Magruder Colonels October 21 had a positive effect on the girl s varsity soccer team  which ended the regular season with one of its stronge </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=609</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Costa Rican teacher  long time friend of Mrs. Wright  visits RHS</title>
<description> When RHS Spanish teacher Sandra Wright traveled to Costa Rica in 1978 to develop a health and child-care program at the University Of Costa Rica  she never expected to develop a life long friendshi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=608</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football encounters first win of season against Einstein Titans</title>
<description> Although the boy s varsity football team was not the first to score in Saturday s game against the Einstein Titans  they did end up on top  with a 20-7 win.
 With their first win  the Rams move t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=607</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  varsity soccer playoffs fall short by one</title>
<description> 
Traveling to the home of the eighth-seed Walkersville Lions in Round 1 of
 the Division 2A playoffs  the ninth-seed girls varsity soccer team fell in a
 0-1 heartbreaker  a match characterized by  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=605</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Are we too old to go trick-or-treating </title>
<description> Halloween is coming soon and many high school students are wondering if they re too old to knock on neighbors  doors in costumes asking for candy.  Here s the simple answer: OF COURSE NOT  
 Why  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=603</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity volleyball dominates against Blake Bengals</title>
<description> Playing in their last home game against Blake Bengals yesterday  the girls  varsity volleyball team was determined to win and they did just that. The Rams displayed great offensive play  excellent  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=602</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Messy eaters spotted in the cafeteria</title>
<description> Food fights  elbows on the table  chewing with your mouth open and eating with your fingers are all kinds of bad manners you can find many RHS students doing during lunch.
 Most students tend to  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=599</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity volleyball batters Wheaton Knights to end losing streak</title>
<description> Girl s varsity volleyball ended their losing streak against Wheaton Knights yesterday. After playing tough opponents such as Quince Orchard Cougars and Springbrook Blue Devils  the Rams came out st </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=598</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WB s new fall season premieres results to more television time</title>
<description> Finally  the moment I have been waiting for  Fall has arrived  which 
means: new shows  new faces and season premieres on WB... and definitely more time that I spend glued to the television set.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=597</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity field hockey s fifth victory of the season  against Kennedy Cavaliers</title>
<description> Lady Rams  field hockey had another victorious game on October 14  beating
Kennedy Cavaliers with a score of 9-0  making their still winning record  5-4.
 Shutting out the Cavaliers when they pla </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=595</link>
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<title>Smooching in the halls declared inappropriate</title>
<description> Unless you re the one giving or receiving the displays...it s just a nuisance.  There are certain guidlines RHS students should follow when it comes to PDA etiquette at school or any public place f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=594</link>
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<title>Frigid classrooms affect learning environment</title>
<description> Brrr  it s so cold    This is commonly heard throughout the school  as the air conditioning is left on in classrooms and the media center even though we are in the middle of October. All of my classr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=593</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fashion etiquette expressed by junior</title>
<description> Walking through the halls of RHS  students may spot those trendy new hip huggers jeans  a pair of the latest Nikes and a black pleather low-cut halter-top bodysuit  Please 
 Although the rules re </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=592</link>
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<title>Choreographer amazes girls everywhere</title>
<description> As the sweat drips down his body I find myself screaming Wade Robson at the top of my lungs; his moves  style and charisma are all so alluring to the average teenage girl.
	 As one of the most we </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=591</link>
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<title>New vending machines around school leave students pleased</title>
<description> The addition of the new school vending machines gives students a wider variety of beverages during and after school. Although the placement of a few of the machines tend to clog up the hallways bet </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=590</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Repeating radio songs annoys junior</title>
<description> It s a beautiful day  and you re out cruising in your car. The top is down  the wind is in your hair  and the radio is blasting your favorite song on your favorite station. 
 After your oh-so fav </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=589</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity girls  soccer first win against Lady Knights</title>
<description> Emerging with its first win of the season  the girls  varsity soccer team edged out the Wheaton Knights 2-1  away from home October 8 with improvements on both sides of the ball. 
 Looking to rev </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=588</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity football defeated in overtime</title>
<description> Varsity football lost a heartbreaker  in overtime  against the Division 4A Wootton Patriots  last Saturday  19-22  overcoming a 6-16 halftime deficit  and losing on a field goal in the first overti </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=586</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tips for RHS students  hygiene</title>
<description> Hygiene etiquette  while not an enjoyable topic  is one of the most important. From showering to shaving  keeping one s body healthy and teeth clean is a goal that we should brush up on from time t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=585</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girl s tennis dominate Wheaton Knights</title>
<description> Varsity tennis team is on a winning streak  the Lady Rams are undefeated in
their division  winning this game with the set and match 6-1 yesterday  October
9. /p 
 Brittany Barskey was the first  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=584</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram Day a success as students  teachers show off school colors</title>
<description> Walking into RHS  you are instantly engulfed into a sea of people wearing orange  black and white with painted faces and dyed hair.  No  it s not Halloween yet.  It s simply students showing their  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=583</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams lose Homecoming football game</title>
<description> Although the Rams put up a good fight against the visiting Kennedy Cavaliers October 4  they were unable to overcome their halftime deficit  0-7  losing in the annual Homecoming game.
 The Rams w </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=582</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  soccer loses to B-CC</title>
<description> Overmatched by the B-CC Barons  the girls  varsity soccer team was routed 0-7 yesterday in a match that was called due to darkness late into the second half  reducing a 0-7 record on the season.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=581</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girl s Tennis look to defend division title</title>
<description> Even after losing six players due to graduation  The girl s tennis team are undefeated in division and hope to defend their division title.  /p 

 Nationally ranked senior Brittany Barsky holds t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=568</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Half way through the season  Girl s Volleyball with 3-5 record</title>
<description>Varsity volleyballs  recent loss to Seneca Valleys  Screamin  Eagles degrades Rams record to 3-5. However  the team looks for more wins this year and has already improved their record from last year.  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=567</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 5 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rams lose a tough match to Eagles</title>
<description> The varsity volleyball team hosted the Seneca Valley Screamin  Eagles in a very intense match on October 2. This was the squads  third game in a week. The team was looking for a win after losing to </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=566</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 4 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hawaiian Day at Rockville</title>
<description> The warm weather  white sand beaches  tropical fruit and animals of Rockville Maryland make a great vacation destination. Oh wait  not Rockville  I meant Hawaii. Those of us in Rockville are stuck  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=565</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pep rally filled with busy schedule</title>
<description>  Homecoming 2003 started off with a Spirit Week  that will end today in the afternoon at a schoolwide pep rally.  Here is the schedule of events for what will go on. /P 

 center  img src= http://r </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=564</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  varsity soccer lose a hard fought game against Kennedy</title>
<description> Last night the girls varsity soccer team traveled to the Kennedy Cavaliers  losing a fierce game against the division opponent that was settled by one goal  the Lady Rams falling 0-1.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=563</link>
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<title>Votes are in for upperclassmen homecoming court nominees</title>
<description> Homecoming court nominations are anticipated by all; everyone wants to know who will take the titles and make it a memorable event for all.
 Ballots are handed out a week before the Homecoming fo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=561</link>
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<title>Many super heroes seen saving students in halls</title>
<description> Spotted yesterday in the halls of RHS were ninjas  Supermen  Super Princesses and random made-up people who could save you from math problems or  sticky situations .  
 It was none other than Sup </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=560</link>
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<title>Homecoming court nominations of underclassmen prove to be more than just a popularity contest</title>
<description> Each year during the RHS homecoming spirit week  underclassmen take part in a tradition that the classes before them have experienced and valued  making their homecoming a memorable part of the yea </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=559</link>
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<title>Varsity football loses against Poolesville Falcons</title>
<description> Although the Rams  varsity football team exhibited a good effort September 30 at Northwood High School  they suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of the Poolesville Falcons  losing 3-18.  At half  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=558</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls  varsity soccer shows skills through strong game</title>
<description> Victimized by two breakaway goals  the girls  varsity soccer team fell just short of its first win yesterday after dominating the Paint Branch Panthers at home in every aspect of the game but the s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=557</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senior seeing double and triple on Twin Day</title>
<description> You do a double take and wonder if your eyes need to be checked because you are seeing double. Students who you thought were only childs now have twins  triplets  and some that remind you of the st </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=556</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First day of spirit week unites sports  fans</title>
<description>	 Most students look forward to spirit week  the week preceding this year s homecoming of 2003  which turned out to be a great success as students paraded the halls in all sorts of sports jerseys. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=555</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Action-packed comedy and an in-your-face experience in</title>
<description> Offensive lineman come after you in clubs  drug-lords watch your every move  temperamental monkeys everywhere. Bounty hunter Beck (Dwayne  The Rock  Johnson) faces situations similar to these in th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=554</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams ace  spike Titans</title>
<description> After battering the B-CC Barons on September 15  the girls varsity volleyball team had high confidence. The squad was scheduled to play Watkins Mill Wolverines on September 19  but Mother Nature ha </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=553</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams Tennis undefeated in division</title>
<description> Another victory for the varsity tennis team whom beat Seneca Valley six out of
seven matches September 25  to make their record 5-2 with the two losses being
to a higher division.
 As the first f </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=552</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Motivational speakers encourage freshmen to do well in high school</title>
<description> Motivational speakers from the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education Bureau spoke to the freshmen class about the importance of freshman year in their Achievement Counts Program last Wednesday </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=551</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student expresses rebuttal opinion on classical music</title>
<description> Dear Editor and Rampage Staff  /p 

 I happened to read the website editorials concerning music  and I was surprised that the editorial on classical music was so biased. I understand that these a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=550</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Churchill overcomes RHS to give new record of 2-3</title>
<description> Fighting hard but coming up short with Churchill winning 0-1 at the field hockey home game yesterday  the Lady Rams record is now 2-3.
 Captain Jenny Davis led the defensive side of the field ver </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=549</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Power of Hurricane</title>
<description> As Hurricane Isabel blasts ashore  all counties in our area have already closed schools for today. The category five hurricane has weakened to a category two  but underestimating this hurricane wou </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=548</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hurricane closes MCPS schools</title>
<description> Schools were closed today in Montgomery County in preparation for Hurricane Isabel as her gusting winds tear up the east coast.
 Said an announcement on the MCPS web site   The school system admi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=547</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams unable to defeat Northwest</title>
<description> Lady Rams Field Hockey fought their best against Northwest High School but came up short with the final score being 0-1  this being their second lose  makes their record 2-2. 
 The defense had to </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=546</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls Varsity Volleyball expected to improve</title>
<description> Starting the season this year with experienced and improved players  the girls varsity volleyball team hopes to turn its season around with more victories. The Rams are coming off of a dismal 1-13  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=545</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Teens Seeking New Fad Pour Out Life Story Online</title>
<description> Last weekend was a handful for you- in just two days you broke up with your boyfriend and became more than friendly with his best friend behind his back.
 Luckily for you  you can go online and t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=544</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Buffet Offers Delicious Food at Great Price</title>
<description> Endless hours spent in the classroom are enough to make anyone hungry and when your cash flow is looking slow I have discovered the answer to the prayers of all starving RHS students: Cici s Pizza. </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=543</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First loss of season for girls  field hockey</title>
<description> Lady Rams field hockey team played a spectacular game against Damascus High School  but in the end came out with a lose with a final score of 0-2. 
      Captains Jenny Davis  Kristen Felix  and  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=541</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Junior Mocks Pop</title>
<description> As we all know  there are many fallacies of the English language; such as the pronunciation of knife  the  I  before  E  except after  C  rule  and that the word  music  is associated with the word </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=540</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks  piercings tattoos;punk rock</title>
<description> Consider the following: One gorgeous day you are walking the streets of
your Pleasantville  boring  seemingly perfect town  when you spy an
out-of-place  scrawny male with a red and blue Mohawk  en </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=539</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Generation of Hacker Criminals Creates Havoc for Computer Users</title>
<description> Congratulations. If you are now reading this article it is a personal failure in the mind of Jeffery Lee Parsons who was arrested for spreading the Blaster Worm that recently plagued computers acro </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=536</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams look to ace another championship season</title>
<description> This fall  the Lady Rams tennis team looks to defend their division championship and improve on last year s winning record with a solid lineup of singles players  as well as help from the freshmen  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=535</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>After Long Offseason Lady Rams are Hungry for new season</title>
<description> After a four and five record last season  the Lady Rams field hockey team looks to rebuild its midfield while replacing the five seniors they lost due to graduation. 
 While the team lacks experi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=534</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cici s Pizza is dream come true for hungry students</title>
<description> Hours spent in classrooms are enough to make you hungry  but you realize your cash flow is slow. I have discovered the answer to the prayers of all hungry RHS students: Cici s Pizza.
 That s righ </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=533</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Haddon  defense come up big; offense works to improve</title>
<description> RHS football is back for another season  Pumped up fans rushed the bleachers as
the 2003-2004 team kicked their first game off against Walter Johnson High
School. /p 
 The defense played great bu </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=531</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Football Preview</title>
<description> Heading into the 2003-2004 season  the Rams football squad hopes to improve on its disappointing (4-9) season last year  with strong senior leadership and some fresh  exciting talent. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=530</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Power Outage</title>
<description> Many residents of Montgomery County did not have water  electricity or even school due to a water main break on Rockville Pike followed by the unforgiving storms. /p 
 A ruptured water main shut  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=529</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peer mediation helps RHS remain peaceful</title>
<description> If trouble rises at RHS do not to fear peer mediation is here; compassionate and concerned students can now help others who are in dispute through the program called peer mediation. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=528</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Storm causes schools to close</title>
<description> Power outages caused by strong thunderstorms last week resulted in a two-hour delay at RHS on Wednesday  and the closure of several other MCPS schools in the area  including Wood MS. 
	 Students  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=527</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2003 Picture Day</title>
<description> Annual school picture day for students and staff is scheduled for Wednesday  September 10  with Blanton Studios sending four photographers to handle this year s faculty and student photographs. /P  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=526</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Class of 2003 graduates at Constitution Hall</title>
<description>          DAR Constitution Hall  was filled with many emotions as the class of 2003 walked the stage to say their  final goodbyes to the past four years spent at RHS. 
  Said Principal Durinda And </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=523</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Piercing  make-up express individuality</title>
<description> People are starting to carry out many new fads involving piercings  hair dyes  and make-up.  Anywhere from the common earrings to blue hair  the public attempts to show their inner personality thro </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=522</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New fashion fads spotted at RHS</title>
<description> Many new trends are set by the young teenagers of RHS for others around the world to follow. 
 Flip-flops use to be for the beach but now everyone is wearing them with all sorts of styles of clot </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=519</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>History teacher leaves RHS to make new beginning</title>
<description> An anonymous poet once said:  from the end spring new beginning.  
 For Jennifer Davis  a ninth and tenth grade history teacher  her career as an RHS educator is coming to a close but the doors t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=518</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Popular sport fads arising in Rockville community</title>
<description> In a recent survey of local community sports centers  there was an increase in the number of girl s teams in lacrosse and field hockey  and also an increase in boy s baseball teams in the Rockville </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=517</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Soccer prodigy makes deal with nike</title>
<description> 14-year-old youth soccer prodigy  Ghanan born Fredua Adu steps from soccer community whisper to national sports celebrity after making it big with sports equipment tycoon Nike.
 America s best yo </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=515</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity banquet recognizes exemplary athletes</title>
<description> As a commencement to the 2003-2004 school year  the Golden Bull Restaurant was full of the excitement May 29 as all RHS athletes gathered to celebrate the year s accomplishments. 
To start things o </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=514</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2 Fast 2 Furious given good odds for race to top of box office</title>
<description> If cars going 120mph on streets and police chases on highways that are fully packed with cars entice you then Two Fast Two Furious is the movie to see. 

 Brian OConner (Paul Walker) is an ex-cop </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=512</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Upcoming 2002/2003 yearbook release brings excitement</title>
<description> The 2002-2003 Rockville High School yearbook staff will be releasing the annual production of the yearbook Wednesday  June 11 after two semesters of preparation. 
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 The yearbook staff  led by </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=511</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bruce Almighty s godly powers light up the screen</title>
<description>       If you re someone that thinks God is out to get you  the new and hilarious Bruce Almighty will definitely help put life in a different perspective while also putting a smile on your face.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=508</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RHS construction update</title>
<description>As RHS finishes its first school year at the Northwood building  Hess construction workers continue to make progress on the new building  despite setbacks caused by the weather.  
From Baltimore Roa </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=505</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Newsweek ranks RHS 521 in nation</title>
<description>	According to the Challenge Index provided by Newsweek on an internet-exclusive list  RHS ranked number 521 out of all public high schools in the nation with an index rating of 1.257.  
	The Challen </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=504</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sorenstam swings her way into men s tournament</title>
<description> Completing the second round of your PGA Tour debut  you walk off the 18th green at Colonial Country Club with a two-day score of 145 (five over)  tied for 96th place. Pretty disappointing  huh  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=496</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AP Picnic provides food  HOT music  good times for achieving students</title>
<description> Food  music and fun were all a part of the Advanced Placement (AP) Picnic that took place April 28 as students taking an AP exam met on the football field during 7th and 8 periods.
 Any student i </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=489</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Traffic hassles RHS students resulting from large buildup</title>
<description> Due to horrible rainstorms  two trees were forced onto telephone lines causing a traffic build up and a road close on University Boulevard as workers arrived to try and repair the damage. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=488</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Culture Fest rocks Rockville  provides all-around good time</title>
<description> It is a Thursday night and you have three options:a) do your homework  b) sit around and watch TV  or c) have a fun-filled night containing a fashion show  ravers  break-dancers  Chinese dancers  a </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=487</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mr. Rockville Rocks Gender Gap</title>
<description>  Teenage girls screaming. Guys prancing in their boxers. Mrs. Anderson dancing. Such a wonderful combination can only be found at the  much-anticipated Mr. Rockville.
	  For most guys  March 13 w </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=482</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Food  music  fun before hours of testing</title>
<description> Food  music and fun were all a part of the Advanced Placement (AP) Picnic that took place April 28 as students taking an AP exam met on the football field during 7th and 8th periods. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=481</link>
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<title>Rockville drama s Into The Woods provides comic relief for fairy tales</title>
<description> Long practices  tough music and major setbacks were all part of the preparation for the production of Stephen Sondheim s Into the Woods  performed by students of RHS in Harry Putt Auditorium May 2- </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=455</link>
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<title>Moments recaputured in Senior s story  rental bikes</title>
<description>	 While most of us will spend our spring break in front of the TV  wondering why we ever woke up before noon  a select few will actually get out and do stuff. For those people  I will share some pas </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=448</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Administration  staff show support for SADD</title>
<description> The  Fifteen-Minute Program  held Wednesday and Thursday at RHS consisted of sirens  accidents  and much talk concerning drunk driving and was mainly directed toward the juniors and seniors. /p  
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=435</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NCAA tournament filled with upsets  injuries  excitement</title>
<description> Not many people predicted a big snowstorm when March 20 rolled around  but nobody expected  Cinderella  teams such as Butler to prevail in the NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament.
 The tournament ac </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=434</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Students give mixed reactions to Every Fifteen Minutes program</title>
<description> Hoping to raise awareness against drunk driving and the dangers involved  especially with the senior prom approaching  RHS participated in the Every Fifteen Minutes program Wednesday.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=433</link>
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<title>Law enforcement  fire department hope to see effectiveness in SADD program</title>
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	 Every Fifteen minutes there is a life lost due to drunk driving  and many students learned the value of it when they witnessed the Every Fifteen Minutes program held at RHS  Wednesday.	
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=431</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pictures from Every 15 Minutes assembly</title>
<description>A small collection of photos from the Every 15 Minutes assembly.  Senior Matt McCord was pulled from the car and taken away in an ambulance.
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=420</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Orioles fanatic full of optimism  high hopes for the mediocre team this season</title>
<description>Yes folks  it is that time of year again. The air is warm  the sun is shining  the birds are chirping  the flowers are blooming...yes it is finally here. 
It is...(drum roll please)...BASEBALL SEASON  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=419</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bathroom conditions raise concerns; students to blame </title>
<description> Bathrooms at RHS are notoriously  dark and smelly  as toilets that cant stop flushing  those with paper towels stuck in them or the unflushed remains of human waste are not an uncommon sight.

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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=415</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wizards make big mistake  Dixon barred from SCORING</title>
<description> Striding onto the court  the rookie basketball player is awarded with thunderous cheers and chants. Smiling brightly  the ball is passed to him and he immediately jumps up and swishes a three-pointer </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=414</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>School closings hamper schedule  lost days of summer.</title>
<description>MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has recently developed a snow contingency plan to adjust the 2002-2003 school year calendar in light of the ten school days missed this year due to record snowfall.
	As </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=400</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Girls Varsity Basketball Player of the Week</title>
<description> Averaging 13 points  seven rebounds  and at least one assist per game  senior center Allison Schulz has proved herself this week and all season to be an excellent team captain and leader.  Her hard </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=396</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams look to avenge earlier fall to Falcons</title>
<description>	 Ready for a challenge  the Lady Rams have been anticipating the game since the loss of their first game vs. Poolesville in January; they will take on Poolesville at 7 pm Tuesday  at Poolesville hi </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=395</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Varsity Basketball looks to put the past behind them  pull out key wins</title>
<description> Although the varsity boys basketball team has not had the best season so far  they refuse to give up hope  and instead maintain a positive outlook for their sixth game of the season.
	 The Rams s </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=392</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jan 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vandalism strikes media center and G-wing  staff shocked</title>
<description> Two windows were broken and one was cracked when rocks were thrown by an unknown individual in the first apparent act of vandalism at RHS s new Northwood location last weekend.  
	 The three dama </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=391</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jan 2003 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram Day Proves to be a Big Success</title>
<description> Ram Day occurred last Friday when RHS students and faculty congregated in areas around the school to do activities promoting unity at the Northwood holding school.  p/ 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=388</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ram Day sports tournaments exciting for students  teachers</title>
<description>	 Lunch was anything but normal Friday during Ram Day as many students had the opportunity to play in volleyball or basketball tournaments against their teachers and other students.
	 The sports t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=387</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams play B-CC  hope to win</title>
<description>  After a one to one game streak against Seneca Valley and Einstein  our Lady Rams basketball team are ready to take on Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school  Tuesday  at B-CC. 

 As practices improve  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=380</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Rams up to Challenge</title>
<description> Making up for a major loss will be the first step in achieving wins this season for the Lady Rams. The graduation of Rachel Bailey  who held the spotlight for four years  has cleared the court for  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=377</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Young squad looks to jump start Rams</title>
<description>	 This years boys basketball team looks to improve from last years 6-16 record  despite having a young squad  which only returns three players  and has been hampered by key injuries. /p 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=376</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Public pools dampen swim teams hopes to kick serious water</title>
<description> Every athlete loves to play at home  but for RHS and other county high school swimmers  home could be 40 minutes away  if a team is ever  home  at all.
	 Since swimming became an interscholastic  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=375</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Small squad hopes to succeed in coming competitions</title>
<description> Women in competitions all across the world compete in jumping  stunts  rhythm  synchronization and each in a different division not knowing what the other team has up its sleeve  this is called che </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=370</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>	 Everyone should come support the Rockville Rams  as they travel play the Walt Whitman Vikings  Thursday  December 5 at seven o clock  to kick off a brand new season of boys  basketball. 
	 With  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=360</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Junior Team Tennis Learns from a Loss</title>
<description> Watch out for that yellow tennis ball as sophomores Annie Ng and Shannon Liu  The Tennis Chicas  play in the tiebreaker against their opponents in the Junior Team Tennis (JTT) league tournament.  B </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=357</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High peaks and mountain slopes greet a new neason for Ski and Snowboard Club</title>
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	 For students who have always wanted to cruise down mountains and drink hot chocolate  joining Ski/Snowboard Club will give them that chance and more.
	 More than 40 people have joined S </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=355</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indoor track looks to strong leadership in hopes of sucessful season</title>
<description> 
As the winter season begins  Indoor Track Coach Peter Wade has high hopes for track players this year due to last year s success and newcomers to the team.
 
Though indoor track is different fro </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=353</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vigorous workouts for the softball season</title>
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 As the softball season approaches  two girls know that they are well prepared and are in excellent physical condition due to their decision to attend softball training lessons voluntarily  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=346</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice skating solves couch potato syndrome</title>
<description>	 
   Is the reason that most RHS students stay home on weekends because (a) there is nothing to do in Rockville  (b) movies get old  (c) parties get old  or (d) tv is great entertainment. 
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<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=345</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Familiar team brings hopes for good season</title>
<description> After a week of intense tryouts  consisting of endless running and gallons of sweat  15 girls will represent RHS as this years  Lady Rams varsity basketball team  with hopes of taking the team to v </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=343</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Twinbrook parking garage collapse causes road closures  traffic congestion</title>
<description> Construction inspection laws may be changed to protect the safety of the public in light of the parking garage collapse near the Twinbrook Metro Station last Friday. 
 .Three workers were killed  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=342</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>International club food festival big hit with hungry stomachs</title>
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	 Different aromas and cultures from all over the world filled the halls of RHS as the International Food Festival began Thursday night. 
	 Students and parents were given a chance to soc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=334</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lady Ram field hockey team hopes to improve with winter play</title>
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	 After an interesting fall field hockey season full of wins  loses  canceled games  injuries  and play-offs  The Rockville High School Lady Rams are at it again  with only one differenc </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=332</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>With return of key wrestlers  Rams hope for sucessful season</title>
<description> After a disappointing four and eight record last year  the wrestling team hopes to add new talent and improve their team record significantly this season. /P 
 Last year the team was strong  but  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=331</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Boys on indoor track get psyched for their upcoming season</title>
<description> With many returning and new members on the team  the boys and coaches of indoor track are looking forward to a great season and possibly making it to state this year. 
  I think we ll do well [th </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=328</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mr. Bear  naps  crafts among favorite memories</title>
<description>	 Two plus two equals four. 
	 Bunnies are fluffy.
	 Color inside the lines.
	 These were the most valuable concepts I learned from my kindergarten experience. 
	 Kindergarten could possibly </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=315</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Patrols  recess essential parts to childhood fun</title>
<description>	 Think back to a time when recess ruled the day  grades were based on listening attentively and being a fifth grade patrol meant being on top of the world. Welcome to elementary school. As I had pr </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=314</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Substitute teachers suffer meager wages</title>
<description>  Hello students  my name is Mr. Hoek and I will be your substitute teacher today. I will be taking roll and  I will be playing this video your teacher left me.  
 	Does this sound familiar  Of co </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=313</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unlucky men get hit right where it hurts with wallet drain due to chronic spending</title>
<description>        I am so glad that I m not a boy. Now  I m not saying this because of their general untidiness; my reasoning is a reflection of something probably entirely different from what you re thinking </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=312</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adolescents charged with homicide sparks evaluation of today s youth</title>
<description> There is something seriously wrong with youth these days when an incident sparked by the throwing of an egg ends in the homicide of a 36 year-old handyman.  
	 Wednesday October 2  Charlie Young  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=311</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Code blue appreciated</title>
<description> THE ADMINISTRATION DESERVES recognition for calmly  handling the code blue situation. The staff s explanation of the code blue procedure fostered a better sense of security in the student body. The </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=309</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Northwood center offers political refugees English classes</title>
<description>	 Serving as a special correspondent for two European newspapers reporting on Cuban economic and political affairs  Rodolfo Bofill could not have imagined his own name would be in an American paper  </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=295</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Signature certificates to accompany graduation diplomas</title>
<description>	 WRITE 21  the new Signature writing program  will begin awarding graduates a special certificate this year based upon their completion of at least four credits in Signature classes.
	 English t </description>
<link>http://www.rockvillerampage.com/article.php?id=292</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2002 0:0:0 GMT</pubDate>
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