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Blair Ambassadors to host toy drive

by Julia Wynn, Online Connections and Food Editor (November 5, 2009)
The Blair Ambassadors are organizing a toy drive from Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 to help brighten the lives of local children in need. Collection bins for toys, books and other entertainment items will be placed in the Media Center, guidance office and the two administrative offices in rooms 240 and 340 so that students can drop off their donations.

Takoma city elections results announced

by Amir Gorjifard, Staff Writer (November 5, 2009)
Incumbent Bruce Williams was voted Mayor of Takoma Park on Nov. 3 following Takoma Park's bi-annual City Council election, according to the Takoma Park City Council web site. Council members from four of the six wards that elect representatives to the council won unopposed, including Josh Wright, Colleen Clay, Dan Robinson and Reuben Snipper.

Superintendent proposes elementary school boundary changes

by Masha Lafen, Staff Writer (November 1, 2009)
SC4 and SC5 regions will be targeted by the proposed boudary change. <i>Picture courtesy of Montgomery County Public Schools. </i>
Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) Superintendent Jerry Weast recommended changes to neighborhood boundaries that determine student enrollment at two elementary schools in an effort to reduce overcrowding. In a statement released on Oct. 15, Weast suggested moving Sligo Creek Elementary School (SCES) students who live in Takoma Park to Piney Branch and Takoma Park Elementary Schools. This change would allow students in Takoma Park neighborhoods who currently attend SCES to attend the K-2 Takoma Park Elementary School (TPES) and the 3-5 Piney Branch Elementary School (PBES).

Silver Quill to hold first open mic on Friday

by Ava Wallace, Staff Writer (October 28, 2009)
Seniors Alex Denton and Adam Detzner perform at one of Silver Quill's open mics in 2008. The first open mic of this school year will be on Friday.
Silver Quill, Blair's award-winning literary magazine, is holding its first Open Mic of the 2009 - 2010 school year this Friday in the Media Center during 5A and 5B lunches. The Halloween-themed event will give Blazers a chance to perform creative material through spoken word or music.

Washington Revels relocate to Silver Spring

by Amir Gorjifard, Staff Writer (October 28, 2009)
The Washington Revels celebrate the Winter Solstice with the Italian Revels to show appreciation of Italian culture during Christmas time. <i> Picture courtesy of Washington Revels. </i>
The Washington Revels, a local acting group that has staged annual performances for more than 25 years, recently moved their administrative and practice center from N.W. Washington, D.C. to Dale Drive in Silver Spring.

Seniors place in Siemens Competition

by Mandy Xu, Staff Writer (October 27, 2009)
The Siemens Foundation recognized three Blair seniors as regional finalists and 11 students as semi-finalists of both individual and team projects in the 2009 Siemens Competition last Friday, according to Magnet Senior Research Project teacher Elizabeth Duval.

Japanese students visit Blair

by Anya Gosine, Staff Writer (October 25, 2009)
Senior Rahel Gebreyesus poses with Kaichi High School student Yo Eshino, who she guided around the school on Friday.
Blair hosted a group of 94 students visiting Washington, D.C. from Kaichi High School in Tokyo, Japan on Friday. Blazers enrolled in Japanese class escorted the students throughout the day, giving them an opportunity to tour Blair, eat a school lunch, observe a class and participate in games and performances.

Blair construction projects completed

by Dennis Chae, Staff Writer (October 25, 2009)
A bulldozer stands behind Blair after being used for construction on the new stairs.
A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)-commissioned contractor completed the addition of two sets of stairways along the hills behind Blair and a handicap ramp adjacent to the baseball field this week to enhance campus safety conditions and improve access to the baseball field.

Loss of credit policy to be revised

by Lauren Kestner, Online News and Copy Editor (October 23, 2009)
The BOE will soon vote on a series of revisions to be made to the LC policy. <i>Picture courtesy of Montgomery County Public Schools.</i>
An MCPS work group will submit a formal report to the Board of Education (BOE) within the next couple of months recommending a repeal of the Loss of Credit (LC) policy for the 2010 - 2011 school year.

Search continues for 2010 graduation location

by Masha Lafen, Staff Writer (October 22, 2009)
The D.C. Convention Center, along with DAR Constitution Hall and Comcast Center, is being considered as the 2010 graduation site. <i>Picture courtesy of the D.C. Convention Center.</i>
Principal Darryl Williams, Senior Class Faculty Liaison Danyel Hartfield, Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) President Peter Lafen and two senior class officers toured the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. last Monday to explore the possibility of using it as a venue for graduation.
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