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Israeli students come to Blair

By Jeremy Goodman | March 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Four Israeli university students spoke after school to a group of approximately 20 Blazers and teachers for two hours to present a new perspective on Israeli life. The event was sponsored by the Jewish Culture Club on Tuesday, March 1.

Photo: Silva Skating 2

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Camila Silva skating in one of her first races in Saratoga, New York.
Photo courtesy of Camila Silva.

Photo: Silva Skating

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Camila Silva skating in one of her first races in Saratoga, New York.
Photo courtesy of Camila Silva.

Foreign exchange students in America

By Fidan Karimova | March 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »

On a cloudy Sunday morning they congregated, students representing countries of the world: Switzerland, New Zealand, Morocco, Zambia, India, Germany and many others, to discuss topics such as relocation, education, making friends, learning the culture of their host country and their new school.

Photo: Silva Championships 2

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Silva competing in the 2005 US Jr. Championship & Jr. World Team Trials in Bay City, Michigan.
Photo courtesy of Camila Silva.

Skating on the edge

By Tiffany Yee | March 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Speed skating, the sport that offers the fastest means of human travel without the aid of mechanics or gravity, requires only a moderate amount of balance and coordination. However, it takes a lot of hard work and determination to become the world's fastest speed skater - exactly what senior Camila Silva is currently striving to be.

Photo: Teen Forum 1

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The four panelists who talked about their experiences of moving to America

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Photo: Teen Forum 2

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The four student panelists who talked about their experiences of moving to America

Photo: Silva Championships

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Silva competing in the 2005 US Jr. Championship & Jr. World Team Trials in Bay City, Michigan.
Photo courtesy of Camila Silva.

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 6

By Tiffany Yee | March 3, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 4

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Come clean about "Gannongate"

By Alex Mazerov | March 3, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Over the past several weeks, a comprehensive investigation inside the blogosphere uncovered the truth about "Jeff Gannon" – a "reporter" for the blatantly partisan group GOPUSA and the amateurish Talon News Service who the White House allowed into press briefings for nearly two years. Liberal critics on the Internet discovered that "Jeff Gannon" is actually a pseudonym for the man's real name, James Guckert, and that he has an X-rated past and no journalistic background.

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 3

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Photo: Jeff Gannon at WH press briefing

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"Jeff Gannon" asks a question at a White House press briefing.

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 7

By Tiffany Yee | March 3, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The cast of the spring muscial, Once Upon A Mattress, prepare for Friday's opening night.

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 2

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Boys' volleyball eager to repeat 2004 success

By Kristina Yang | March 3, 2005, midnight | In Print »

For Blair's varsity boys' volleyball team, 2004 was definitely a season to remember: The team went 10-2 in the regular season, captured a divisional trophy, was seeded third in the county, and broke a five-year playoff drought by advancing as far as the third round. With the majority of its starting lineup returning to the court this year, the Blazers are poised to repeat its 2004 success once more.

Photo: Spring Musical Rehearsal 5

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Photo: Video Game Ratings

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Photo: Acne Prevention

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Temple should fire John Chaney

By Michael Bushnell | March 3, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Last week, Temple University basketball coach John Chaney sent a player into a game against St. Joseph's University to, in his words, "send a message,” for the illegal screens that he alleged St. Joe's had been using. Neimiah Ingram, the "goon” Chaney sent in to deliver that message, wound up breaking the right arm of St. Joseph's John Bryant, ending his season and his collegiate career (he's a senior). When Temple heard the news of Bryant's arm, Chaney should have been fired.

Photo: "Once Upon a Mattress"

By Tiffany Yee | March 3, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

One of the final rehearsals for the spring musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," concludes on the day before the teasers, Tuesday, March 2. Click the above picture to see a gallery of rehearsal pictures.

CORRECTION: "Once Upon a Mattress" runs for two weeks: March 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. and March 6 at 2 p.m.

Photo: SMOB Nominations

By Ariana McLean | March 2, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Lindsay Abbett of Quince Orchard HS and Sarah Horvitz of Springbrook HS were elected to run for Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) on Mar. 2 at the Nominating Convention held at Northwest HS. A special election committee made up of student delegates from the high schools and middle schools of Montgomery County participated in the primary election between five SMOB candidates.

Photo: Angitta and Romeo Crennel

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Foreign exchange student Mutti Angitta with the head coach of the Cleveland Browns football team, Romeo Crennel, at a celebration of African-American history month in February. Photo courtesy of Angitta