Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpet player and legend.
Desmond Tutu, bishop, teacher and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Erika Alvarez, Wecenia Argueta and Tamara Chabez enjoy Valentines Day with friends.
The 2005 Blair JV boys basketball season has not really been up and down, but rather a season of one really high peak, and a very deep valley. After starting the year 6-1, the Blazers lost eight in a row, snapping that skid Wednesday night. But when they thought they had suffered the worst this year, Blair squandered numerous chances to win their final home game tonight; losing 63-61 to a Gaithersburg Trojans squad that had lost 12 in a row.
A hush falls over the crowd as sophomore Merlyn Deng and junior June Hu daintily pluck the strings of their Chinese harps. As the lucid melody and intricate harmonies flow throughout the piece, crescendos and torrents of notes overpower simple passages, foreshadowing the elegant brilliance and perfection of Magnet Arts Night 2005, which was held on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
When junior Fatima Doumbouya feels stressed, she knows what to do. Instead of talking to her family, visiting the guidance office or turning to friends, she goes to the person she feels knows her best: her teacher. Doumbouya considers this teacher to be one of her closest friends and she feels completely comfortable telling her teacher about her personal life and problems.
Scott Joplin, composer, musician and influential ragtime artist.
Sixteen-year-old junior Kadiatu Kamara wears a white-gold band on the ring finger of her left hand as a constant reminder - since last year, she has been a married woman.
Scott Joplin, known for his compositions "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag," was one of the most influential ragtime artist of his era. Born during the Reconstruction period on Nov. 24, 1868, Joplin was raised in rural, eastern Texas.
Josephine Baker was the first black female entertainer to transcend race in both the United States and Europe. She began her career as a singer, dancer, actress and comedian at the age of 13 when she appeared on Broadway and went on to perform for 50 more years, becoming one of the most prominent artistic figures of the early twentieth century.
After the lunch bell rings, the cafeteria is bombarded with a mob of hungry students. One by one, they emerge from the lunch line, carrying with them a variety of foods: fries, nachos dripping with processed cheese, fries, baked potatoes with more processed cheese, fries...
The winners of the Fiscal Year 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Contest were announced during an assembly held on Feb. 2.
Althea Gibson was born on Aug. 25, 1927 and raised in Harlem, New York. As she grew older, Gibson hated school more and more and eventually quit high school against her father's wishes. Soon, she began competing in girls' tennis tournaments supported by the mostly black American Tennis Association.
Ralph Ellison, writer and winner of the National Book Award in 1953 for "Invisible Man."
Althea Gibson, the first black allowed to play tennis at the U.S. National Championships and the first to win the French championships.
Silver Chips reporter Emily-Kate Hannapel eyes her food with suspicion at the Outback Steak House in Aspen Hill.
Sixteen-year-old junior Kadiatu Kamara wears a white-gold band on the ring finger of her left hand as a constant reminder - since last year, she has been a married woman.
Freshman Christina Zou performs on a piano for parents and peers at Magnet Arts Night on Friday, Feb. 11.
A battle to the death: Rosen the carnivore vs. Hannapel the vegetarian.
New liquid products are sold in Blair's vending machines after the new inventory change.
Students buy food from vending machines along Blair Boulevard.
Freshman Christina Zou performs on a piano for parents and peers at Magnet Arts Night on Friday, Feb. 11.
Blair's vending-machine sales fell sharply after the introduction of new, healthier snacks earlier this year. In response to the low sales, Monumental Vending and Midlantic Vending companies altered their contracts with Blair, according to Principal Phillip Gainous.
Langston Hughes, influential poet and essayist.
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