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Photo: Print - Girls Basketball

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Photo: St. Patrick's Day Banner

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Photo: Print - letters

By Hannah Thresher | March 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Recruitment letters sent to junior basketball player Cate Rassman. Coaches began contacting Rassman after her AAU team played in 2004 exposure tournament.

Photo: Freshman Girls Assembly

By Danielle Foster | March 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Banks Williams speak to ninth grade girls about health and early pregnancies.

Photo: Print - Boys Volleyball

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Photo: Print - John Paris Hilton

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Instrumental Music Concert postponed due to scheduling mix-up

By Alexander Gold | March 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Instrumental Music concert, featuring Blair's Symphonic and Honors Jazz Bands and Orchestra, originally scheduled for this coming Thursday, March 17, has been postponed until further notice because of a scheduling error.

Photo: Print - congressional Pages

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Senior Maggy Acosta, left, with Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley,

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Pages get political on Capitol Hill

By Chelsea Zhang | March 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

He took a picture with Chris Van Hollen and chatted in the Capitol elevator with Albert Wynn, both representatives from Maryland. At President Bush's second inauguration, he sat among congressmen in the first section of bleachers, close enough to see the wrinkles on Bush's face. He watched from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives when Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi addressed Congress in September. But he had no constituency, no personal office, not even the right to vote.

Photo: Print - Basketball

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Photo: Swim Team Banquet

By Diana Frey | March 13, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior captain Tyler Wilcheck and Senior captain Ari Halper-Stromberg present paper plate awards at the swim team banquet on Sunday, March 13.

Photo: Junior SAT assembly 1

By Diana Frey | March 13, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Theft at musical's final rehearsal

By Danny Scheer | March 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Eight pit members of "Once Upon a Mattress" were burglarized on Thursday, March 10 in the band room during the final rehearsal for the musical.

Ninth-grade girls' assembly held in auditorium

By Danielle Foster | March 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Two health care professionals held an assembly for ninth-grade girls Thursday, March 10, to discuss the transitions freshmen contend with upon entering high school.

Sophomores prepare for standardized tests

By Christopher Consolino | March 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Blair sophomores took part in an MSA/HSA-style practice test administered in English classes on Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4. The test was graded by Blair's entire faculty on Monday, March 7. The intent was to familiarize students with the format of standardized tests, according to Assistant Principal Linda Wolf.

Ask Chips 12: We succumb to the outsourcing craze

By | March 11, 2005, midnight | In Ask Chips »

Due to the highly complex nature of the questions for this installment of Ask Chips, we decided to do what all technical companies are doing and outsource the labor. This week, we have invited a special guest answerer to tackle these mind numbingly boring questions in the hopes that this will spur you all on to much more meaningful queries. Our special guest for this round will be AP Physics teacher Mr. Schafer, who has graciously offered his expertise in answering these questions.

Photo: California Tortilla- Bethesda

By Caitlin Garlow | March 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Customers of all ages enjoy meals at California Tortilla.

Should MCPS put BMI on report cards? YES: Schools should fight obesity

By Monica Huang | March 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

An epidemic is spreading amongst the American youth with no sign of stopping. Fries, ice cream, lack of exercise and television, among other culprits, are leading to an array of health conditions ranging from high blood pressure to heart problems to death. Kids today are heavier than ever " obesity among boys and girls has quadrupled in the last 25 years, according to the American Obesity Association.

Photo: Brice with his Deer

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Patrick Brice with a deer he just shot.

Photo courtesy of Patrick Brice

Subliminally sublime "Trees"

By Nick Falgout | March 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Despite what conventional wisdom would have us believe, it isn't always a crime to judge a book, or CD, by its cover. Take, for example, the album cover for Eluvium's third CD, "Talk Amongst the Trees." Said cover depicts several human figures and a couple of maybe fenceposts consumed in a nearly blinding fog-snow. It is breathtaking and heavenly, much like the music encoded on the plastic disc inside.

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