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Photo: Happy St. Patrick's Day

By Christopher Consolino | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Sophomores Maggie Sullivan (right) and Shante Henderson (left) flaunt their green outfits on St. Patrick's Day.

Photo: More St. Patrick's Day Spirit

By Christopher Consolino | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Media Center specialist and Blair's "Spirit Lady," Susan Madden, is dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.

Blair tops competition at county science fair

By Varun Gulati | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Twenty-one Blair students garnered over 100 awards, more than any other school in the county, at the 2005 Montgomery Area Science Fair held at Montgomery County Fair Grounds from March 11 to March 13.

Blair's teens in green

By June Hu | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

If you forgot to wear your green garments on St. Patrick's Day, today, March 17, consider yourself warned. "I will personally hunt you down and give you a good finger-wagging," junior Sean O'Brien cautions to all Blazers who do not wear green on the day that honors Ireland's patron saint. Oh, yeah, and not just any shade of green either. "Kelly green, that's the hardcore Irish color," O'Brien adds in a picky manner.

Athletically sound and college bound

By Ellie Blalock | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

When senior varsity girls basketball co-captain Brittany Higgins received her first college recruitment letter in her junior year, it meant not only that she was one step closer to playing college ball and hopefully to her dream of someday playing in the WNBA, but also that she had just become, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) jargon, a "recruited prospective student athlete."

Photo: St. Patrick's Day Spirit

By Diana Frey | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Freshman Matt Diaz shows his St. Patrick's Day spirit by dying his hair green and wearing green clothes. Click on the picture to see a gallery of photos.

Photo: Senator Barack Obama

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 15.

Photo: Barrack Obama

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

Varsity baseball takes the field

By Ellie Blalock | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The varsity baseball team is ready to kick off their 2005 season after ending with a winning 13-9 record last year. The boys\' first game will be March 21 at home at 3:30 p.m. against Einstein, typically a weaker team.

Change in HSA policy could hurt ESOL students

By Grace Harter | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The new policy requiring students to pass the High School Assessment (HSA) tests before graduating high school may affect ESOL students negatively. These students may be barred from graduating because of their limited knowledge of English, according to ESOL director Joseph Bellino.

Boy's death suspected to be caused by meningitis

By Kelly Ferguson | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

According to health officials, a first grade student from Webb Elementary School Northeast Washington D.C. died on Feb. 25 from what doctors suspect was a bacterial form of meningitis.

Winter sports awards released

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Key: Coach's Award (CA), Most Valuable Player (MVP), Most Improved (MI), Most Outstanding Senior (MOS)

Photo: Scott speaks about wrestlers

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Coach Scott gives reasoning for awards at winter banquet.

Rumors of cancellation of TPMS Florida trip are false

By Alexander Gold | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Rumors of Takoma Park Middle School's (TPMS) annual trip to Florida being cancelled are not accurate, according to TPMS Principal Jean Haven.

Photo: Mackler Photo Show

By | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

An advertisement for Mackler's recent phot o show at Savory Cafe in Takoma Park.

Photo courtesy of Mackl er

Photo: Larracuente announcing awards

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Coach Larracuente assesses the varsity boys' basketball team's performance.

Blair student finishes seventh at Intel Science Talent Search

By Caitlin Garlow | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Magnet senior Justin Kovac placed seventh in the 2005 national Intel Science Talent Search (STS) for his project "The Effects of Warm Core Rings on Hurricane Intensification in the Gulf of Mexico," according to a press release dated March 15. Ten national winners were chosen from a group of 40 finalists, among whom were four Blair students.

Photo: Barrack Obama speaking

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

"Trial by Jury" rivals the original "Law and Order"

By Jeremy Goodman | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

NBC unveiled the third spinoff to its hugely popular "Law and Order" series, "Law and Order: Trial by Jury," on March 3. Unlike the outrageous "Criminal Intent" and the perverted "Special Victims Unit," "Trial by Jury" is the first "Law and Order" in the same league as the original.

Blazers plan to take part in their family's business

By Katherine Duncan | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The bell rings at 10:47 a.m. signaling the start of 5A lunch. Instead of joining the throngs of students munching warm fries in the SAC or the crowds of people chatting along Blair Boulevard, senior Jordan Gross gathers his belongings and leaves school for the day.

Photo: Junior SAT assembly

By Diana Frey | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Juniors look at SAT preparation material for the new SAT during the junior assembly held in the auditorium on Monday, March 14.

Photo: Print - Graphic - New department preperations for testing

By Sheila Rajagopal | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Print - Graphic - Vending Machines

By Sheila Rajagopal | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Intel Finalist Justin Kovac

By | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senior Justin Kovac, seventh place winner at the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search.

Photo courtesy of Intel

"Hostage" will keep you captivated

By Michael Bushnell | March 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Bruce Willis makes a good everyman's hero. Any one who has seen the "Die Hard" series, which runs 47 times a day on USA Network, knows that his movies are definitely entertaining and that he does a good job in all of them. "Hostage" doesn't just fit the Willis thriller formula; it does a better job than most hostage thrillers have done in terms of telling a story and making it believable and entertaining the whole way through. The acting is outstanding, the plot is clever and what comes together is one of the best movies of the first part of the year. Really.