Monthly Archives: May, 2009

By Kendra Johnson UJW UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - After being frisked by security, area teens enter the Showplace Arena where the annual Spring Peace Bounce is happening. They listen to their favorite Go-Go bands, dance the night away and simply have fun. Go-Go is funk-style music that started in Washington, D.C.

By Mariya Ilyas UJW ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Sixteen-yea r-old Ariel Smallwood of Bowie, Md., recently uploaded her pictures from a past weekend, talked to a friend in California, messaged another friend in Ohio, made reservations to attend Charles H. Flowers High School's "Class of '09 Party of the Century," joined the Duke Class of 2013 Group, and told the world she was having a great day. All without leaving her seat. With the rise of free social networking websites, particularly Facebook.com, more and more users have been able to "connect and share with the people in your life," as the site encourages.

By Taylor Valencia UJW STAFFORD, Va. -- He doesn't make eye contact with anyone sitting inches away from him. Slightly slumped and head leaned to the right, Alexander Juhna An stares at his lap, hands on his thighs. You wouldn't guess from his appearance but Alex is an athlete.

By Jennifer Kuo UJW ROCKVILLE, Md. - Early one morning in the advanced-placement English Literature class at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Jay Mottla, a senior, sits at his desk, opens his book and begins reading Crime and Punishment. But instead of the 560 pages that students around him are reading, Mottla reads the abbreviated version of 99 pages published by SparkNotes.

By Juliana Sesay UJW SILVER SPRING, Md. - Everywhere you turn, there is a new reality series popping up on television. If the trials of aspiring chefs tickle your fancy, all you have to do is flip to FOX 5's Hell's Kitchen. On ABC, you can watch British women transform stubborn and unruly children into obedient little kids on Supernanny. Or perhaps, the saga of a group of young adults living together is your ideal TV show.