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Photo: Valentine 2, Final Product

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Cut out the form of a much smaller heart and write a message on it. Open the paper and you will see that the tab, which juts inward, is formed in two parts. Glue the bottom tip of the smaller heart onto the bottom part of the tab. Once the glue has dried, the card can be further decorated. When your recipient of choice opens the card, your message will pop out.

Harriet Tubman

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Araminta Ross, born in Maryland around 1820, worked both as a house slave and a field worker for a family in Dorchester County. Ross was an advocate for slaves' rights and was even hit at one point by a brick while protecting a fellow field worker. As a result, Ross had to deal with a condition that sent her into bouts of deep sleep, presumably narcolepsy, for the rest of her life. In 1844, Ross married John Tubman and took his last name while changing her first to Harriet.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Chinese Dance

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Magnets perform a traditional Chinese ribbon dance.

Photo: Smithsonian station - Washington monument

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Washington Monument is one of the many famous D.C. landmarks within walking distance of the Smithsonian Metro station.

Photo: Federal Triangle Station - Warner Theatre

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

National Theatre on Pennsylvania Avenue

Photo: Valentine 2, Step 2

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Push the tab in the opposite direction so that it remains hidden when the paper is folded. Cut the shape of a heart around the tab. Be sure leave a part of the folded edge on the top part of each side of the heart so that the card will be able to open.

Ida B. Wells

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born Ida B. Wells in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The oldest of eight children, Wells became a teacher to support her younger siblings after the death of her parents in 1880 from yellow fever. Despite her many obstacles, financial and racial, Wells finished her studies at Rust College and in 1888, became a teacher and anti-lynching activist in Tennessee. She became editor and co-owner of a local black newspaper called "The Free Speech and Headlight," and Wells utilized her editorial column to denounce the lynching of blacks and encourage the black people of Memphis to move west.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Yellowcard

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Brian Nieh sings "Ocean Avenue" by "Yellowcard."

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Indian Dance

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Kiran Belani (blue) and sophomore Anjali Parekh (green) perform Bhangra, a traditional Indian folk dance.

Photo: Valentine's Day treats

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Woodmoor Bakery across the street from Blair has a delicious selection of Valentine's Day treats.

Photo: Valentine 1, Step 1

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Trace the form of a shirt onto a piece of construction paper and cut it out. Next, trace the shape of a pocket on a piece of construction paper and cut it out. Make sure the pocket is large enough to fit your "pocket pal."

Photo: Mcpherson Square Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

McPherson Square Metro station in Washington, D.C.

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Nine Blair students are candidates for Presidential Scholars awards

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Nine Blair students were selected as 2004-2005 Presidential Scholars award candidates. These students represent half of all MCPS candidates, according to the MCPS Bulletin.

Photo: CVS's Valentine's Day selection

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

CVS offers a wide selection of affordable Valentines.

Photo: Valentine's Day Graphic

By Jessica Yen | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Ida B. Wells

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Ida B. Wells, anti-lynching advocate and a proponent of suffrage and civil rights.

Photo: Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor.

Photo: Valentine's Day flowers

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Hoover Fisher Flower shop in the Woodmoor Shopping Center has beautiful flower arrangements.

Photo: Seeing more Valentines

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Elena Ramsey and Chris McNair investigate more Valentine's Day options.

Photo: Farragut North - Restaurants

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A branch of Legal Sea Foods within walking distance of Farragut North

Photo: Federal Triangle Station - Ronald Reagan International Trade Center

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Ronald Reagan International Trade Center

John Coltrane

By Jeremy Goodman | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Born in 1926, John Coltrane grew up in High Point, North Carolina. He played E-flat horn and clarinet, switching to alto saxophone at the age of 15. Coltrane studied at the Ornstein School of Music in Philadelphia and served in a Navy band in Hawaii. In the late 1940s, Coltrane played for bandleaders Eddie Vinson, Jimmy Heath and Dizzy Gillespie, and in 1953, he joined the Johnny Hodges Septet, playing tenor saxophone full-time.

Blair cleans it up to conquer Trojans

By Dan Greene | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Feb. 11, Nelson H. Kobren Memorial Gymnasium" The Blazers took the momentum going into the half tonight and never looked back, playing rock-solid offense to beat Gaithersburg 63-56. Smart, error-free shooting and speedy passing was the foundation of Blair's second victory of the season.

Photo: Looking at cards

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Elena Ramsey picks out fun holiday cards for her Valentine.

Seeing green: A vegetarian teaches a meat-eater the hidden joys of tofu

By Emily-Kate Hannapel, Armin Rosen | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Carnivores: people for whom the word "tofu" resonates with about as much familiarity as "quantum physics" or "proper hygiene."