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5 electives to take before graduating
By Aanchal Johri | Feb. 26, 2013, 8:45 p.m. | In Features »
Course selection for the 2013-2014 school year is fully underway. Before you turn in your registration cards, consider these electives that are only offered at Blair for your schedule next year.
Blair teacher helps students improve grammar through social media
By Mimi Verdonk | Dec. 24, 2012, 5:06 p.m. | In Features »
Blair reading teacher Theresa Hiller is using a new tool to get her students engaged in syntax and word choice: social media.
Senior commits to Columbia University for swimming
By Sarika Ramaswamy | Nov. 5, 2012, 9:30 a.m. | In Features »
Senior and All-American candidate Jack Foster chooses Columbia over Princeton and Dartmouth.
Living the American DREAM
By Stacy Mathew, Mimi Verdonk | Nov. 2, 2012, 9:57 a.m. | In Features »
While many college-bound seniors think they have it tough, imagine applying to colleges, searching for scholarships and fighting to stay in the country. For some Blazers this isn't just a hypothetical, this is reality.
SilverChic: Summertime Stylin'
By Stacy Mathew | June 11, 2012, 9:04 a.m. | In Features »
Although the weather has been swinging from the low 70s to mid-80s, that summer heat wave is sure to come by soon and certainly you'll need the wardrobe to prepare for it.
VIDEO: Photographic Journey: Life at Blair
By Tolu Omokehinde | May 30, 2012, 10:57 a.m. | In Features »
After nearly seven months of time consuming, strenuous hard work, I have finally completed my comprehensive time lapse of Montgomery Blair High School.
#Twitterfamous
By Mimi Verdonk | May 29, 2012, 7:35 p.m. | In Features »
Sophomore Julian Henry and a handful of other Blazers are celebrities. Their claim to fame? The Internet.
SilverChic: the best of the best prom dresses
By Stacy Mathew | May 22, 2012, 7:12 p.m. | In Features »
Lady Blazers graced the dance floor this past Saturday for the Junior-Senior Prom. Many girls have been dreaming about Prom since the beginning of freshman year, wondering who they'll take, what group they'll be in, how they'll do their hair and most importantly...what they'll wear. For all those who did not attend prom or those who want to relive it, SilverChic looks back on the most beautiful styles of the night.
VIDEO: Silver Spring in motion
By Allison Daitch, Tolu Omokehinde | April 10, 2012, 11:50 a.m. | In Features »
After two months of strenuous work, 80 hours of taking pictures in 20 degree weather, two near arrests and many sleepless nights, my hard work isn't going unnoticed. The beauty of the bustling life in Downtown Silver Spring is captured in the 7,123 photos I sequenced together into this seamless timelapse. From the glimmering lights of the ice rink to the changing traffic lights of a common intersection, life in the boisterous city of Silver Spring is perfectly encapsulated through the lens of my camera.
SpringChic comes early this year
By Molly Nicholson | April 1, 2012, 12:21 p.m. | In Features »
SilverChic is here to make sure you stay cool in this unseasonably warm weather, without wearing a bathing suit to school.
Blazers take a break
By Stacy Mathew | March 28, 2012, 5:05 p.m. | In Features »
Some Blazers may have trouble deciding how to spend these wonderful 11 days off, so our SCO spring break expert share how a few students will be biding their time. From Japan to the Northeast United States, Blazers are covering the world.
March WoMadness
By Hannah Lynn | March 17, 2012, 4:49 p.m. | In Features »
Since it was first proclaimed "Women's History Month" in 1987, March has been about celebrating significant women in history and highlighting their important accomplishments. This month there are events all over the country that honor women, but Washington, D.C. has an especially large array of festivities that call attention to the women who have helped shape the world.
A Month to Remember
By Eli Schwadron | Feb. 29, 2012, 7:07 p.m. | In Features »
The last days of February mark the end of Black History Month, a time to remember the important people and events from African-American history.
Clean teens
By Stacy Mathew | Feb. 28, 2012, 6:46 p.m. | In Features »
While some students' weekends involve drugs, alcohol and sex, there are others who find a way to avoid these situations in an environment where they are commonplace.
Magnet Arts Night attracts the best
By Rachel Auerbach | Feb. 15, 2012, 6:07 p.m. | In Features »
Whoever said that math and art don't go together was sadly mistaken. The 23rd annual Magnet Arts Night, put on by students in Blair's Math and Science Magnet program, proved otherwise. A spirited crowd of students, parents and siblings filled the Blair auditorium in anticipation of the night's events. This year's Magnet Arts Night featured Chinese yo-yo, a magic show and everything in between.
VIDEO: Cloudscapes over Blair
By Tolu Omokehinde | Feb. 12, 2012, 12:48 p.m. | In Features »
This particular timelapse is comprised of image sequences from 20 sunrises, 15 cloudscapes and four sunsets.
A "Green"-er side of life
By Hannah Lynn | Jan. 30, 2012, 9:48 p.m. | In Features »
Author John Green, along with his brother Hank, lead the newest group founded on literary enthusiasm: the Nerdfighters. These Blazers aren't afraid to be different and embrace their nerdy side.
A day of celebration and service
By Jacob Buchholz | Jan. 16, 2012, noon | In Features »
The third Monday of every January is dedicated to one of our nation's heroes, who is credited with spreading peace, justice and tolerance throughout the United States. Today marks the twenty-sixth Martin Luther King Day since it's founding in 1986. To celebrate MLK's birth, there are a variety of events taking place in the Silver Spring and Washington D.C. area.
VIDEO: Silver Spring in timelapse (Preview)
By Tolu Omokehinde | Jan. 8, 2012, 12:19 p.m. | In Features »
Despite the freezing temperatures, many Silver Spring residents braved the cold on Monday night to hang out with friends, ice skate with family and see the newest winter blockbusters. Nick Grossman and I, however, grabbed our tripods, set up our cameras and endured the freezing winter wind. For about five hours we stood outside, watching our cameras take still frames of the movement and liveliness that is downtown Silver Spring.
The SCO way to glow
By Valerie Hu | Dec. 30, 2011, 5:18 p.m. | In Features »
Just because Christmas is over doesn't mean you have to stop celebrating. And what's a better way to keep the holiday spirit alive all year than by savoring the season with cheery holiday lights?
Alternative celebrations
By Hannah Lynn | Dec. 26, 2011, 4:04 p.m. | In Features »
For some Blazers, the holiday season doesn't involve the conventional traditions that most of their peers follow. With activities ranging from festive parades to searching for the best place to hide a gift, how do these Blazers celebrate the holiday season in unconventional ways?
'Tis the season to party
By Stacy Mathew | Dec. 25, 2011, 9:46 p.m. | In Features »
To celebrate the holidays and the beginning of the new year, SCO is here with guidelines on how to throw an awesome party.
Keeping the "Peace"
By Langston Taylor | Dec. 23, 2011, 1 p.m. | In Features »
On Friday night, several Blair students and members of the D.C. based youth group City at Peace held a benefit concert outside the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center on Georgia Avenue to raise funds for the organization. City at Peace, which teaches area youth about diversity and promotes tolerance and non-violence through the performing arts, recently shut down indefinitely due to lack of funding and decreased attendance.
Passing on his wisdom
By Richard Chen | Dec. 22, 2011, 2:45 p.m. | In Features »
Meet Damon Pigrom, the new general Physical Education teacher and boys' varsity basketball coach.
Expect the spectacular
By Sarah Harper | Dec. 18, 2011, 12:39 p.m. | In Features »
Blair's Students for Global Responsibility hosted its annual fundraising event and musical extravaganza, the SGR Spectacular, on Friday to raise money for Doctors Without Borders.
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