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Is it cool to be dumb?
By Amina Baird | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
There are five minutes left in sophomore Rocky Hadadi's Algebra II class, just enough time for the students to look over their grades on the last test. "Oh my God,” one of the students says, "I bombed that test so hard!” "Yeah?” one of the others challenges, "Well I got an E; how do you like that?” Two freshmen standing in the circle look sheepishly down at their A's and, in a split-second decision, cast the truth aside to join in on the bragging.
This ol' Blair just ain't what it used to be
By Elana Eisen-Markowitz | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Safety committee enforces new lunchtime hallway restrictions
By Edward Chan | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Safety Committee has begun patrolling hallways and stairwells during lunch, keeping out students without passes. Blair's administration is also more aggressively enforcing school policy in the hallways and might restrict students to the SAC during lunch.
When teachers (verbally) attack
By Samantha Henig | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Drug abuse more common in females
By Colby Chapman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Interview with a Peruvian teacher
By Zach Mellman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Sandra Gutierrez is in her third year at Blair and teaches ESOL 4 and bilingual science, moved from Peru's capital of Lima to the United States when she was 15.
The league of extraordinary athletes
By Katherine Epstein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Crazy for cocoa
By Jennie Breads | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Mr. Gainous caught without ID
By Shewit Woldu | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Mr. Gainous was caught without wearing his ID by a student, who then received a five-dollar credit towards her obligations for observing that he was not following the school policy.
Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
WUSA folds
By Ellie Blalock | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) announced its closure on Monday, September 15, due to low attendance and poor sponsorship, according to CNN.com. WUSA's announcement came days before the Women's World Cup began on September 20.
The piercing truth
By Alexa Scott | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The adventure I've been through since the day I went under the needle has made my life a lot more complicated than I was betting on.
snoWatch
By KC Costanzo, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Check out the Silver Chips Online snoWatch for all school-related snow information!
Ice Hockey drops debut to B-CC
By Julia Gabriel | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Ice Hockey team suffered an unexpected 6-3 loss in its debut against B-CC at the Wheaton Inline on Dec 3. Extensive penalty time and a shortage of players contributed to Blair's loss.
Do you think that SGA represents the student body effectively?
By | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
"I, being part of the SGA, do believe that we are trying our best to represent Blair students. However, I do not think we are really listening to what the student body has to say. It is taking too long for the SGA to do something about the student-teacher issues that occur everyday. Some students may really have problems with a teacher, or a student may just be unruly. Though it is taking a long time to address these types of issues, I do believe we are doing our best.”
Montgomery County Council primary elections
By Alexa Scott | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Exam weight should not change
By | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
On Mar 24, Montgomery County will be making a huge mistake if it attempts to increase the weight of the semester exam from 25 to 30 percent.
Colleges selling out
By Annie Peirce | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
With students across America spending hundreds of dollars on admissions and preparation classes for SAT tests and writing favorable college essays, it is comforting to know that colleges are spending even more than the students are in selling themselves.
Spirit Week pictures: Vogue Day
By Kevin Fang, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Advanced Placement exam registration begins
By Sanjay Bhat | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Major League Lacrosse, help or detriment to the growth of the game?
By Lincoln Fischer | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
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