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Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships 4

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Czapanskiy fencing in the 128 round.

Photo: Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald, singer, innovator of "scat" and recipient of 13 Grammy Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships 8

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Czapanskiy fencing in the 128 round.

Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships 10

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Czapanskiy fencing in the 128 round.

Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships 3

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Czapanskiy fencing in the 128 round.

Photo: Junior Olympic Fencing Championships 11

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Czapanskiy fencing in the 64 round.

Photo: Varsity Wrestling

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Coach Jake Scott loosens up Andrew Wallis before his first match at Counties

Blair barely passes school recycling inspection

By Stephanie Nguyen | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Blair's recycling program received a below-average grade, a one letter grade decline from last year, from a surprise inspection by Montgomery County's Division of Solid Waste Services on Dec. 16, 2004.

Asa Philip Randolph

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Immediately following the labor movement of the early twentieth century, Asa Philip Randolph became a prominent figure in the fight for civil rights. He was raised in Crescent City, Florida, but moved to New York City in 1911 and studied at City College while working during the day. He was extremely interested in the works of economic and political writers such as Marx and through such works, believed that the black working class was the hope for black progress.

Blair swimming places sixth at County Championship Meet

By Kristina Yang | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In Print »

FEB. 19, MARTIN LUTHER KING SWIM CENTER-- Blair's boys scored 240 points, placing third in the county after Walter Johnson and Whitman, while the girls scored 29 points for an 18th-place finish. Blair's 269 combined points allowed it to place sixth overall, just behind Division-II champion Churchill, which will be taking Blair's place in Division I next season.

Alice Walker

By Adedeji Ogunfolu | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Alice Walker was born, on Feb. 9, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia. When she was eight years old, Walker was shot with a BB gun, an accident that left her blind in the right eye and that traumatized her to the point where she dreamt about suicide. However, Walker stayed sane by constantly writing poetry and short stories.

Blair struggles at County Championships

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Last year, the Blazers had a third place, a second place and three first place finishers at the County Championships. This year they had one wrestler place eighth.

Photo: Andrew Wallis and coach Jake Scott

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 19, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Coach Jake Scott loosens up Andrew Wallis before his first match at Counties.

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Photo: Andrew Wallis

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Captain Andrew Wallis concentrates before his first match at Counties.

Paul Laurence Dunbar

By Seema Kacker | Feb. 18, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the first black poets to be nationally recognized by both blacks and white readers. He was born in Ohio in June 1872 to two freed slaves and died at the young age of 33 in February of 1906.

"Hitch" has all the right moves

By Sayoh Mansaray | Feb. 18, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Remember back in the day when Will Smith used to make us bust a gut laughing at the jokes he made on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?” Well, he's still got it.

2004-2005 PTSA mini grants awarded

By Zahra Gordon | Feb. 18, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Blair PTSA Mini Grant Committee received 23 requests for funding and was able to meet the needs of all applications, according to the PTSA newsletter. The committee awarded nearly $7,000 in grants in the areas of arts, communications, counseling and mentoring, tutoring, academic support and enrichment.

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Toni Morrison

By Adedeji Ogunfolu | Feb. 18, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on Feb. 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. She was a precocious, young child, and in the first grade, she was the only student that could read. Her love for literature grew, and she also developed a taste for Tolstoy, Dostoyevski, Gustave Flaubert and Jane Austen.

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