Emily O'Brien connects on a 2-RBI base hit en route to a 2-3 evening.
Singer Colin Forhan of the band Mizilan gets down at the SGR Spectacular on Friday, April 15. Click the photos to see a gallery of pictures from the event.
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During the week of March 14-18, 553 foreign language students participated in an informational survey intended to discover what would motivate them to take the High School Assessment (HSA) exams each May. The exams are part of the National No Child Left Behind Act, for which Blair has failed to meet the standards for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) the last two years.
Amidst cheering crowds last Friday, April 15, it became clear that the SGR Spectacular, held at Blair every recent year, has found its home at Blair and in the hearts of many Blazers.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected pope on Tuesday by the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected after two days of deliberation subsequent to Pope John Paul II's death 17 days ago.
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino and his quartet played four sold-out shows at Blues Alley on April 8 and 9. Martino treated the audience to his addictively energetic brand of hard bop, leaving any fan of good music wanting more.
In an America dominated by the Bush administration, a strengthened Republican presence both in the Senate and House of Representatives and a right-leaning Supreme Court, the Democratic Party has struggled to keep its message heard. As a party fighting for public support and an image of themselves as something besides simply the "Anti-Republican Party," the Democrats need to return to their original base of definitive liberal ideals and grassroots politics to once again make an impact on the American political spectrum. By taking definite stances on current issues, reflecting these opinions in a new platform and creating public support networks to spread their message, the Democratic Party can once again return to its standard of being a voice for the voiceless.
A small panel of judges chose two Blair students to be part of the Congressional Art Award Juried Show at the awards ceremony, which took place between 7 and 8:30 p.m. at the Strathmore Mansion on April 11.
I was somewhat taken aback when, in a short speech after the opening performance of her production of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson," director Saret Scott opined that the middle-aged Wilson is already one of the great American playwrights. But after seeing "The Piano Lesson" I can find little grounds on which to disagree with her.
Sophomore Eric Su's acrylic painting, Chinese Still Life, features traditionally asian decorative items.
Photo courtesy of Eric Su
First baseman Nick Johnson hits a game-winning triple in the seventh inning during the Nationals' April 17th game with the Diamondbacks.
Blair's music department received a total of five honorary plaques and three trophies for their performances in the Heritages Festival in Chicago, Illinois. The participating groups from Blair in this festival were the Honors Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, and the Chamber and Blazer Choirs.
Inside RFK Stadium before the Nationals' April 17th game against the Diamondbacks.
Two Nationals round third to score after Nick Johnson's seventh-inning triple during the April 17th game against the Diamondbacks.
Fans begin to enter RFK Stadium for the Nationals' April 17th game with the Diamondbacks.
Nationals mascot Screech the Eagle "hatches" before the April 17th game.
The Nationals run onto the field before their April 17th win over the Diamondbacks.
Nationals third baseman Vinny Castilla awaits a pitch during their win over the Diamondbacks. Click above to see a gallery of pictures from the game.
Professional storyteller Noa Baum, born in Jerusalem, Israel came to Blair on Thurs., April 14, to tell her story of Israel and Palestine, "A Land Twice Promised," to some CAP and social studies classes.
If you listened really closely as you walked up the shallow concrete inclines toward the RFK Stadium ball field, you could hear the faint sound of tireless airhorns bleating in your imagination. It was hard, walking out into the open stadium air for the first time, to rid myself of the image of a soccer field with a comb-over, cleat-ripped grass neatly cut like an outfield with something to hide. The seats lacked that satisfying sproing when I stood up, as though the seats were already weary with the work of bearing some other burden. It struck me that the Nationals had not found a home so much as a leaky basement they could sleep in.
A view of Barcelona taken from the Olympic grounds still present from when Spain hosted the event in 1992.
Over spring break, Blair students traveled to Spain with government teacher David Swaney. The group visited Barcelona, Madrid and Seville, before making a final stop in Lisbon, Portugal. From left to right, seniors Sasha Foreman and Patrick Detzner, sophomore Nick Wolf, seniors Dominic Deustachio, Bill McManigle and Alicia Posner and Swaney.
Photos courtesy of Nick Wolf
Click the image to see a collection of pictures from the group's travels.
Wolf and Detzner sit on a park bench in the Park Guell.
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