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Photo: Valentine's Day with friends

By Diana Frey | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Erika Alvarez, Wecenia Argueta and Tamara Chabez enjoy Valentines Day with friends.

Photo: Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpet player and legend.

Symbols of love from near and far

By June Hu | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Everywhere you look around, love is in the air. Although Cupid, hearts and roses are undeniably the most commonly used images in an American Valentine's, they are far from being the only love icons. For even though love is universal, different cultures, traditions and lore have fashioned, over long, centuries, enough symbols of love to rival stars for brilliance and to match flowers for variety.

Desmond Tutu

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on Oct. 7, 1931 in Klerksdop, Transvaal, a former province of South Africa. The son of a schoolteacher, his entire life was colored by education. He was educated at Johannesburg Bantu High School and trained to be a teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College. In 1954, Tutu graduated from the University of South Africa, and in 1955, he married Leah Nomalizo Tutu.

Photo: Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu, bishop, teacher and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Photo: Valentine's Balloons

By Diana Frey | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Kaliza Lee shows off Valentines that she and her friends exchanged.

Photo: School LYFE

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Useful education in health classes is essential to raise awareness

By Clair Briggs | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

After years of having the same, repetitive, common knowledge taught in health classes, the Board of Education (BOE) has finally realized that times have changed, and health education needs to catch up.

Aretha Franklin

By Fidan Karimova | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Through her mixture of blues, pop and rock, Aretha Franklin became the first person to bring Gospel singing to American popular music. With songs such as "Respect," Franklin has attained world recognition, 20 number one R&B hits, 15 Grammys and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The tougher road feels right

By Brittany Moyer | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Junior Vanessa Penney always thought she would live her life without resigning to the traditional custom of marriage; she had seen too many divorces, too many single parents to make the commitment. But in 2003, one moment and one boy changed her mind.

Photo: Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin, gospel and R&B singer and performer.

Photo: Farragut North Station

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Press conference on cleaner cars held at Blair

By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

A press conference on the clean cars initiative was held at Blair today, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. The Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG) held the press conference, with the support of Maryland Delegate Bill Bronrott, Senator Sharon Grosfeld, Montgomery County Councilman George Leventhal and other public interest environmental groups to push Maryland to adopt the stricter California standards for vehicle emissions.

First comes marriage then comes love

By Pria Anand | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Features »

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

By Danny Scheer | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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.

The inside scoop on school meals

By | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Op/Ed »

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...

Althea Gibson

By Danielle Foster | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Contest awards announced

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The winners of the Fiscal Year 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Contest were announced during an assembly held on Feb. 2.

Photo: Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Ellison, writer and winner of the National Book Award in 1953 for "Invisible Man."

A magnificent Magnet Arts Night

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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.

Photo: Scott Joplin

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Scott Joplin, composer, musician and influential ragtime artist.

Blair home finale ends in heartbreaking defeat

By Michael Bushnell | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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.

Comfort in the classroom

By Elizabeth Packer | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

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.

Photo: Althea Gibson

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Althea Gibson, the first black allowed to play tennis at the U.S. National Championships and the first to win the French championships.