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Photo: Print - Seminary

By | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Pagoda at the National Park Seminary.

Photo courtesy of Save our Seminary

Photo: Irish School Official Visit

By Varun Gulati | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Christine Harpur, a governor on a Northern Ireland northern school board, spoke to Blair students on Friday, March 11.

Photo: Jewish Culture Club Sells Tickets for Purim Party

By Elena Pinsky | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Members of the Jewish Culture Club sell tickets for their Purim Poker Party outside the SAC during 5A lunch on March 22.

Photo: Irish School Official Visit

By Varun Gulati | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Eugene Martin, principal of Ulidia College in Northern Ireland, spoke to Blair students on Friday, March 18.

Jack Johnson's third album floats along, but never soars

By Jonah Gold | March 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »

"In Between Dreams," the newest release from singer/songwriter Jack Johnson, seems to be one continuous song, the acoustic guitar always soft, the melodies always upbeat, and Johnson always singing just over a whisper. But this formula has made Jack Johnson a platinum-selling artist and a favorite with people hoping to escape to his world of palm trees and beautiful beaches where even loss can be accompanied by major chords.

Stupidity is really hard to dodge

By Dan Greene | March 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Elementary school is a wonderful place, full of rich life lessons learned from being exposed to the real world for the first time. But while discovering where glue lies on the food pyramid makes for an easy lesson, not every message is as fun to learn. School is the first time kids aren't hugged non-stop, and it is the first place they will discover that they won't win at everything in life.

Photo: Irish School Official Visit 1

By Tiffany Yee | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Silver Chips Online writers share the site with visiting Irish school officials.

Photo: Print - Seminary Sign

By Charlie Woo | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The seminary from Forest Glen Rd.

Photo: Irish Principal Works with Chips Staff

By Tiffany Yee | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Silver Chips Online Managing Editor Seema Kacker shares the SCO site with Eugene Martin, principal of Ulidia College in Northern Ireland.

Photo: Jewish Culture Club Sells Tickets for Annual Purim Party

By Elena Pinsky | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Members of the Jewish Culture Club sell tickets for their Purim Poker Party outside the SAC during 5A lunch on March 22.

Photo: Irish School Official Visit

By Varun Gulati | March 22, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Eugene Martin, principal of Ulidia College in Northern Ireland, spoke to Blair students on Friday, March 18.

Blair gymnastics starts off on shaky feet

By Clair Briggs | March 21, 2005, midnight | In Print »

After ending last year's season with a disappointing sixth place out of seven teams in the County meet, the girls' gymnastics team has been hit hard this year with the loss of several key athletes.

Photo: First Softball win of the season

By Diana Frey | March 21, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Captain Sarah Rumbaugh gets ready for the pitch during the Varsity Girl's Softball game against Einstein.

Blazers start the season off right

By Ellie Blalock | March 21, 2005, midnight | In Print »

MARCH 21, BLAZER STADIUM- Up until the bottom of the sixth inning of their 3-2 season-opener victory, Blair looked shaky out on the field. They were down by two after the Titans scored twice in the fifth inning, and were consistently stranding base runners.

Photo: P4rint - Boys Basketball

By | March 21, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Blazers defeated in season opener

By Erik Kojola | March 21, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Blair Blazers girls' lacrosse team suffered a painful 16-4 loss at the hands of the Poolesville Falcons as the Blazers lost their season and home opener on Monday evening.

Teams advance in regional Destination Imagination tournament

By Jordan Goldstein | March 21, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Two teams from Blair advanced to the state level of competition in the Destination Imagination (DI) regional tournament on Saturday, March 19. The tournament, which was held at Watkins Mill High School, hosted 65 teams of all age levels from Montgomery County.

Photo: Print - Basketball

By | March 21, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Print - Basketball

By | March 21, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Congress turns steroid hearing into a joke

By Michael Bushnell | March 21, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Last Thursday, March 17, March Madness was overshadowed by 11 hours of congressional steroid hearings on Capitol Hill. The testimony session was long, and didn't really answer much. Several politicians who tried to make a name for themselves through this should be embarrassed.