Senior Justin Hoy wind up for a shot during the Blair versus Sherwood Varsity Lacrosse game.
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.
When Blair was put in a situation that was foreign to them in 2005, having to make a comeback in the last inning, they responded, tying up a game they had trailed since the third batter of the game. But they were unable to get one final hit to win, and eventually lost in extra innings to Richard Montgomery, 6-3. It was Blair's first defeat of the season.
Cherry tree blossoms hanging over the Tidal Basin in downtown D.C.
In Seville, the group watched group of Spanish flamenco dancers.
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.
Though too cold to swim, the group stopped at Barceloneta Beach in Barcelona.
A view of Barcelona taken from the Olympic grounds still present from when Spain hosted the event in 1992.
The Royal Palace in Madrid which is currently open to the public.
Wolf and Detzner sit on a park bench in the Park Guell.
Wolf and Deustachio sit by a statue at the Park Guell.
After Barcelona, the group traveled to Spain's capital, Madrid.
The branch of a cherry tree blossom dangling over the water during the National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Tidal Basin in downtown D.C. Click the above picture to view a gallery.
The view from Wolf's hotel room in Barcelona, Spain.
Designed by Gaudi, the Sagrada Familia is a cathedral in Barcelona that has been in construction for nearly 100 years.
In Las Ramblas, many street performers dressed up as statues in an attempt to entertain and profit.
This Barcelona Cathedral was built almost 1,000 years ago and is currently undergoing renovations.
APRIL 13, BLAZER TENNIS COURTS The boys' tennis team lost its first match of the season to the talented Wootton Patriots in heart-breaking fashion: they beat themselves. Blair lost the match 4-3, falling to 3-1 on the season, on a pair of very winnable games.
A view from of Barcelona from the Park Guell.
While touring the city, the group walked through "Las Ramblas," a famous market in Barcelona.
Terry Lierman, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, spoke to and answered questions from approximately 60 students gathered to reflect on the Day of Silence on Wednesday, April 13. The discussion centered on the rights of homosexuals and bisexuals, issues about which the Day of Silence was meant to raise awareness.
While touring the streets of Barcelona, the group walked by this highly decorated private residence.
With their 5-3 win last night, the Washington Nationals hosted the first regular season Major League Baseball game in the District in 34 years. And even if they had lost last night to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the buzz and the anticipation of the 10th game of a 162 game season could have been victory enough for baseball and the Nationals franchise, that finally has a home.
Tashana George, a representative from Gibbs College in Vienna, Virginia, talked to Blair seniors about life after high school on April 13 and 14. The presentations are a year-long initiative at 60 other schools in Montgomery County, Loudon County, Prince George's County and D.C. public schools.
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