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The Lasso interviewed future Assistant Principal Matthew Hills. He will be replacing Mr. Siekman, who is retiring, for the 2013-2014 school year.

Poetry field trip students took a quick break for sweets at Busboys & Poets, a bookstore, restaurant, lounge and theater in DC. While eating, students and chaperone Peter Laub shared some of the poems they had written during the field trip. Photo credit: Peter Laub #lassoonline #onlyatGMHS #busboysandpoets

Lasso staff surprised advisor Joy Wagener with sweet treats and a message on the board for Teacher Appreciation Week. Special thanks to Principal Tyrone Byrd and Assistant Principal Ken Siekman for helping us pull this off. #onlyatGMHS #lassoonline #thanksmrSwagener

Students on the Poetry Field trip stop in front of Georgia Douglas Johnson's house. The group took a walking tour of DC that focused on poetry, stopping to pose in front of this literary salon, which functioned as an incubator for some of the literary and poetic ideas of the Harlem Renaissance. Photo credit: Peter Laub #lassoonline #onlyatGMHS #DCpoetrytour

Students sign the Be The Change "We Love Boston" poster during lunch on Tuesday, April 30. The poster was in support of the Boston bombing victims and all the people affected by the disaster. Photo credit: Laila Zoghi #onlyatGMHS #lassoonline #BeTheChange