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Are Blazzzers getting enough sleep?

By Katalina Li | Dec. 17, 2020, 1 p.m. | In Features »

SCO investigates student sleep patterns during the pandemic.


Behind the scenes of the Blair ORACLE

By Joy Xu | Nov. 19, 2020, 9:17 p.m. | In Blair Connection »

Blair seniors analyze wins and losses of their ORACLE Presidential election forecast model


Suffering with and for us: How Blair's staff is adapting to the pandemic

By Luke Sanelli | Oct. 25, 2020, 10:26 a.m. | In Features »

Blair students may be surprised to hear that Blair staff members are having the same feelings of loneliness and isolation as they are


"This is nothing new"

By Medhanit Desta, Myles Feingold-Black | Oct. 22, 2020, 10:11 a.m. | In Features »

Blazers react to the Breonna Taylor verdict


“Say his name! No justice! No peace!”

By Joy Xu | June 26, 2020, 1:58 p.m. | In Features »

Nationwide protests call for immediate tangible change


The LGBTQ+ community gains school curriculum representation

By Yuri Kim | June 25, 2020, 1:32 p.m. | In Features »

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) becomes one of the first school systems in the nation to approve of an LGBTQ+ studies course for its high school students.


Blazers' response to the lynching of Ahmaud Arbery

By Sophia Lucarelli | June 19, 2020, 10:48 a.m. | In Features »

In the afternoon of Feb. 23., Ahmaud Arbery was jogging when two residents of the neighborhood, Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis, presumed that Arbery resembled the suspect for the recent break-ins occurring in their neighborhood. They hunted him in their car, claimed that he attacked them, and shot him twice, killing him almost instantly.


Sanders' campaign suspension leaves teens conflicted

By Shifra Dayak | May 3, 2020, 12:26 a.m. | In Features »

Recent events led to conflict among progressives, the Democratic Party and more


A homemade alternative for preventing transmission

By Yuri Kim | April 29, 2020, 9:22 p.m. | In Features »

From reusing old materials to printing FDA approved designs, Blazers make face coverings for the COVID pandemic


Religious students making the most out of a global crisis

By Lucie Peyrebrune | April 21, 2020, 12:07 p.m. | In Lifestyle »

From Zoom Seders to virtual masses, religious families and organizations are getting creative when it comes to worshipping from home


School is still in session

By Yuri Kim | April 2, 2020, 9:31 p.m. | In Features »

Middle school teachers "strongly suggest" that students continue their work during the COVID-19 break


Building up a whole different world

By Joy Xu | Feb. 25, 2020, 9:38 a.m. | In Features »

Teachers take up side jobs ranging from starting businesses to waiting tables


Marching into the opportunity of a lifetime

By Joy Xu | Feb. 19, 2020, 9:04 a.m. | In Features »

Sophomore Ethan Shoham lands a spot with a nationally-acclaimed touring group


Fridays for Future

By Lucie Peyrebrune | Feb. 19, 2020, 9 a.m. | In Features »

Blair students participate in climate activism both in and out of school.


Blair's new National Society of Black Engineers chapter helps members find opportunities to excel

By Jasmine Ali | Feb. 19, 2020, 1:04 a.m. | In Features »

How the club helps people find ways to make connections in the STEM field


Girl Up prepares for talent show

By Jasmine Ali | Feb. 12, 2020, 11:47 a.m. | In Features »

The club hopes to highlight unconventional Blazer talents during the event


Jordan McAuliff anchorages climate activism living on a boat

By Jasmine Ali | Feb. 10, 2020, 6:36 p.m. | In Features »

How McAuliff braved the winter cold during her week-long protest


Blair wrestling team gives back to the community

By Jasmine Ali | Feb. 8, 2020, 10:02 a.m. | In Features »

The team volunteered at A Wider Circle over winter break.


From MCPS alumni to teachers

By Lucie Peyrebrune | Feb. 3, 2020, 9:27 p.m. | In Features »

An inside look at how MCPS has changed over the past couple of decades


A successful business: Blair DECA

By Shruti Chauhan | Jan. 28, 2020, 2:26 p.m. | In Features »

The club hosted regionals event for Maryland on Jan. 11


The TikTok explosion

By Mercedes Pierce | Jan. 28, 2020, 1:29 p.m. | In Features »

How the social media app has mesmerized over a billion people around the world


Pushing past Senior Research Project stereotypes

By Joy Xu | Jan. 28, 2020, 1:23 p.m. | In Features »

Not all students who complete a senior research project (SRP) are in the Magnet Program


New electives for next school year

By Yuri Kim | Jan. 24, 2020, 9:01 a.m. | In Features »

Information on the exciting classes available for students in the 2020-21 school year


Blair's Spotify Wrapped 2019

By Lucie Peyrebrune | Jan. 3, 2020, 5:15 p.m. | In Features »

Silver Chips Online (SCO) surveyed Blazers about their favorite artists, genres and songs of 2019 and the decade, as well as how their taste in music has changed over the past ten years.


Mission: Flying Bunnies

By Yuri Kim | Jan. 3, 2020, 12:33 a.m. | In Features »

Blair's robotics team holds annual Bunny Bots event to bring teams together in the Chesapeake area

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