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Billings's, Nguyendo's and McHale's project, above, focuses on the crusades.
Blazers place second at state-level National History Day
On April 27, seniors Elizabeth Billings, Thomas McHale and Thien Nguyendo placed second as a team at the Maryland State National History Day (NHD) competition. The team competed against over 600 other participants and will now advance to the national-level 2013 Kenneth E. Behring NHD Contest, which will be held at the University of Maryland from June 9 to June 13.
Local »
Justin Kim elected Student Member of the Board
On April 24, Montgomery County Public School students cast their votes for the 36th Student Member of the Board (SMOB), electing Justin Kim of Poolesville High School over Andrew Zhang of Richard Montgomery by a sizeable margin of 30.46 percentage points.
SMOB Candidates weigh in
This year the Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) candidates include Richard Montgomery junior Andrew Zhang, and Poolesville junior Justin Kim. They both have experience with student government and bringing change to the community, as well as the desire to be your SMOB. SCO asked them both about why they feel you should vote for them this week.
National »
Intel Science Talent Search names Blair finalist and semifinalists
On Jan. 9, the Society for Science and the Public announced 300 semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search. On Jan. 22, Samuel Zbarsky was named a finalist.
Senior wins ANNpower Vital Voices grant
On Oct. 22, senior Beemnet Kebede was one of 14 girls in the nation awarded a $1,900 grant through the ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative.
International »
Blazers place second in international academic competition
On Dec. 5, Blair won second place in the biannual Knowledge Master Open (KMO). The Blazers scored 1773 points, 3 points behind the winning school, Novi, Michigan's Detroit Catholic Central High School.
Blazer wins gold at international wushu competition
From Sept. 17 to Sept. 25, freshman Amy Li won gold at the Fourth Bi-Annual Junior Wushu World Competition in Macau, China.
News Blogs »
News Chips: The Syrian solution?
President Obama indicated last August that if the Assad regime in Syria utilized chemical weapons against rebel groups or any other civilians, it would cross a "red line."
TechnoLogical: Keep a lock on Amazon stocks
Amazon.com has enjoyed considerable stock market growth in recent years with the growing popularity of the online retailer extraordinaire. At the beginning of 2012, it seemed the company could do no wrong with a net income of $0.28 per share, beating many analysts’ expectations. However, little more than a year later, recent data has increased investors’ concerns over what seems like a rapidly growing trend: declining profits.
Prisoners on strike in no man's land
As the president puts it, "The notion that we're going to keep 100 individuals in no man's land in perpetuity…the idea that we would still maintain, forever, a group of individuals who have not been tried, that's contrary to who we are, it's contrary to our interests, and it needs to stop."