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Blair students advance in Reflections Program

By Lois Bangiolo | Feb. 23, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Three Blair students advanced to the "Awards of Excellence" level as part of the Reflections Program, an arts achievement and recognition program sponsored by the national PTA. The students' entries will be judged by the Maryland PTA, and the winning entries, announced March 3, will continue to the national level.


Amnesty International holds forum on torture

By Natasha Prados | Feb. 23, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Blair's Amnesty International club held a forum on torture today in room 251 at 3 p.m. Around ten attendees took an in-depth look at torture in terms of U.S. and international policy.


Blair English teacher named Haywood All-Star Teacher

By Lois Bangiolo | Feb. 21, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Blair teacher Jeanette Simmons was selected as a winner of the Haywood All-Star Teacher Award, sponsored by the Washington Wizards, based on an essay written by sophomore Morgan Nixon. Simmons was one of ten teachers from the Washington, D.C., area to receive this award.


First winter sports pep rally in two years held

By Merlyn Deng | Feb. 17, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The shortened winter Spirit Week ended with an SGA-organized pep rally in the gymnasium on Feb. 17. It was the first winter pep rally in two years.


Johnson finishes second in Jeopardy Teen Tournament semifinals

By Phillip Allen | Feb. 14, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Senior Sebastian Johnson finished second on Jeopardy Teen Tournament in his semifinal round in an episode that aired yesterday, Feb. 13.


Snow day prompts changes to Spirit Week

By Alex Hyder | Feb. 14, 2006, midnight | In Local »

SGA Chief of Staff Eric Hysen announced today that yesterday's snow day has forced the organization to re-schedule Spirit Week.


Pom squad earns three awards in competition

By Meaghan Mallari | Feb. 11, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The Blair Pom Squad won the second place team award, the third place captain award and the spirit award at the MCPS Pompon Championship competition held today in the Blair gymnasium. Blair competed against six other Division II schools at the competition, which began at 9:30 a.m.


Fundraiser to be held at Mayorga

By Meaghan Mallari | Feb. 10, 2006, midnight | In Local »

A fundraising event for Jamie Raskin featuring various poets and writers will be held Sat. Feb. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Mayorga Coffee Factory. Raskin is running for Maryland Senate representing Takoma Park and Silver Spring (District 20).


Bill to require defibrillators in Maryland schools introduced in State Senate

By Lois Bangiolo | Feb. 10, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Maryland Senate held public testimony on Feb. 8 for SB249, a bill to require automatic external defibrillators (AED) in all Maryland high schools. This bill was introduced by State Senator Sharon Grosfeld in response to the death of Andrew Helgeson, Blair class of 2005, from sudden cardiac arrest last May.


Creator of Peace Studies class visits Blair

By Natasha Prados | Feb. 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Colman McCarthy, a former Washington Post columnist, nationally acclaimed peace advocate and the creator of Peace Studies classes, visited Blair yesterday to discuss the importance of nonviolence and peace education.


Forum on disability issues to be held

By Natasha Prados | Feb. 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Candidate for Montgomery County Executive, Steve Silverman, will hold a discussion regarding disability issues on Monday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Davis Special Needs Library, located at 6400 Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda.


Two students involved in three-car accident

By Merlyn Deng | Feb. 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Two female Blair students were involved in a three-car accident this morning before school when they were attempting to make a left turn into the student parking lot, according to assistant principal Suzanne Harvey. The students, a junior and a senior, were transported to the hospital immediately after the accident.


College Board contemplating change to SAT

By Lois Bangiolo | Feb. 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »

College Board is considering a split-up of the SAT that would allow students to take only one of the three sections — Critical Reading, Math and Writing — at a time. This proposed change will be reviewed at the May meeting of the College Board SAT committee and would allow students to improve their scores by retaking chosen sections in one sitting.


State delegate candidate speaks to Blair's Young Democrats

By Eve Gleichman | Feb. 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Local politician Aaron Klein spoke to about 15 Young Democrats about his upcoming campaign for the Maryland House of Delegates, as well as his intended policies as a potential representative of District 20, today, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. in room 134.


Blair holds first annual Science Research Conference

By Bridget Egan | Feb. 3, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The freshman Honors Physics classes and the Science Research Methods class held their first annual Science Research Conference and "I Wonder" symposium to publicly display their knowledge and comprehension of their research topics on Feb. 2 at Blair.


BlazerNet and BlairConnect blazing toward the future

By Lois Bangiolo | Feb. 2, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Inside room 241, a small group of students gather on Tuesday afternoons, huddling around a line of black Dell computers. On the computer screens, green text glows against a black background as the students type the code of BlazerNet, code that takes the Internet from Blair to Blazers' homes.


Fundraiser held for Silver Spring art project

By Mary Donahue | Feb. 1, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The design plans for the Arts on the Block Gateway Underpass Project was unveiled at a fundraiser held in Silver Spring. Jackie's Restaurant and Lounge hosted the event on Monday, Jan. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. The money raised by the fundraiser will go towards buying supplies to build the mural.


PTSA fundraiser extended after communication error

By Mary Donahue | Jan. 28, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Due to an advertising error, the PTSA extended their El Golfo fundraiser for an additional evening, to Jan. 26. The event raised $595, more than any previous fundraiser held by other schools at the Silver Spring restaurant.


Connect-Ed keeps parents informed

By Devon Madison | Jan. 26, 2006, midnight | In Local »

On Dec. 7, a new countywide program called "Connect-Ed" was instituted at Blair, allowing parents and guardians to be alerted when their child has been absent from class.


Blazer performs at Sidwell Arts Guild

By Alexis Egan, Meaghan Mallari | Jan. 24, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Blazer Avi Silber, a junior, performed his rap song "Forecast" at the Sidwell Friends monthly Arts Guild in Washington, D.C. last Friday, Jan. 20. This was his third time performing at the event.


Blair to hold winter spirit week, pep rally

By Alex Hyder | Jan. 23, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Blair will hold a second semester spirit week, SGA Chief of Staff Eric Hysen announced Friday. The SGA-coordinated event, which was approved Friday afternoon, will be held from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17, and will feature five themed spirit days, culminating in a winter sports pep rally at the end of Friday afternoon.


New magnet programs to be implemented in Montgomery County

By Payal Patnaik | Jan. 21, 2006, midnight | In Local »

In the fall of 2006, Poolesville High School will become one of the three highly rigorous instructional programs in Montgomery County, joining the Science, Mathematics and Computer Science Magnet Program at Blair and the International Baccalaureate Program at Richard Montgomery.


Jared Diamond visits DC

By Alexis Egan, Bridget Egan | Jan. 19, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Jared Diamond, the author of the acclaimed novels "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "The Third Chimpanzee," promoted his newest book, "Collapse," and held a brief question-and-answer session at the DC-based bookstore Politics and Prose on Wednesday Jan. 18.


78 deaths caused by virus

By Hokuma Karimova | Jan. 15, 2006, midnight | In International »

As of Jan. 14, 78 people worldwide have died of the bird flu virus. The latest victim is 12 year-old Fatma Ozcan, who died in Agri Province, Turkey on Jan. 7.


Montgomery County executive candidates hold debate

By Natasha Prados | Jan. 13, 2006, midnight | In Local »

Montgomery County executive Democratic candidates Ike Leggett and Steve Silverman held a debate, hosted by the Leisure World Democratic Club, on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to discuss education, transportation, affordable housing and other issues pertinent to the upcoming election.

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