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Dancers perform in Act one, Scene one of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. This is the final day of the show which is presented by the Fairfax Ballet 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancer Alexandru Glusacov gets help with his uniform prior to their performance of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School presented by the Fairfax Ballet 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Young dancers playing the part of the mice get ready to take to the stage in the hallway for The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancers Ariane Georg (left) and Emily Bond (right) stretch in a side room off stage prior to their performance of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancer Nolan Seda, with the City of San Diego Ballet, warms up on stage prior to their performance of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancers jump and dance for practice prior to their performance of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va. on the final day of the show which is presented by the Fairfax Ballet 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancers Ariane Georg (right) and Sarah Marchesseault, 13 (left) warm up on stage prior to their performance of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dancers perform in Act One, Scene One of The Nutcracker at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. This is the final day of the show which is presented by the Fairfax Ballet 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Suraj Sharma, star of the film “Life of Pi,” is having trouble keeping up with his studies at a New Delhi university because he’s promoting the movie. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian schoolchildren walk in debris by a damaged school in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Schools in Gaza opened Saturday for the first time since the truce, which calls for an end to Gaza rocket fire on Israel and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, came after eight days of cross-border fighting, the bloodiest between Israel and Hamas in four years. The school was damaged when Israeli forces struck on a nearby building. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Anacostia's Xavier Harkum (33) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Dunbar's Michael Smith (19) in the first quarter during the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Carol Barber raises her pom pom as she cheers on her son Laquan Barber as Anacostia High School faces Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Anacostia High School's Yusuf Jones (5) bows his head during the playing of the National Anthem as they face Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray tosses the coin before the game as Anacostia High School faces Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Georgetown’s varsity lightweight crew members are put through the paces on the Potomac River. Giuseppe Lanzone, who competed in the past two Olympics, exhorts his rowers. Another coach is Sam Stitt, a 2008 Olympian and a teammate of Lanzone’s at McLean High School more than a decade ago. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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photographs by craig bisacre/the washington times Georgetown’s varsity lightweight crew members are put through the paces on the Potomac River. Giuseppe Lanzone (below), who competed in the past two Olympics, exhorts his rowers. Another coach is Sam Stitt, a 2008 Olympian and a teammate of Lanzone’s at McLean High School more than a decade ago.
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When C.J. Brown tore an ACL in August, it left Maryland without an experienced college quarterback. (Associated Press)
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On Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, Abbi and Andrew Audas pick up donations from the Keep Them Cozy box at Abbie's school, Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, Md. The family regularly checks the boxes at both children's schools, and they keep getting donations dropped off at their house as well. They plan to leave next Wednesday to drive things up to New Jersey, where they will stay and volunteer for a few days. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
