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Trump addresses street gang violence and illegal immigration
By Madeleine Tilley | Aug. 4, 2017, 11:43 p.m. | In National »
President Donald Trump discussed his administration's national security plans to handle illegal immigration and street gangs on Friday, July 28, in Suffolk County, New York.
Students and staff devastated by death of Blair student
By Mehana Daftary, Amy Forsbacka | May 19, 2017, 12:35 p.m. | In Local »
Blair offered counseling services today for staff and students due to the death of freshman student Mark Jean-Louis yesterday. Jean-Louis passed away while in the hospital on Thursday.
Blair students participate in the People's Climate March
By Lauren Frost | May 15, 2017, 2:29 p.m. | In Local »
On April 29, the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency, over 200,000 people, including many students from Blair, took to the streets of DC and surrounded the White House as part of the People's Climate March.
White House sidewalk to close permanently
By Maniza Habib | May 15, 2017, 1:42 p.m. | In News »
The U.S. Secret Service permanently shut down public access to a sidewalk near the White House due to security concerns on April 19.
Talented Blazers take on award season in early 2017
By Mehana Daftary | April 10, 2017, 8:47 a.m. | In Local »
Throughout the beginning of 2017, many Blazers entered competitions and fairs to showcase their skills in a variety of subjects. A number of them were recognized for their achievements.
Guest speakers encourage students at Girl Up meeting
By Alyssa Berrios | March 28, 2017, 1:25 p.m. | In Local »
Kaia Lenhart, a founder of GMMB (Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns and Associates) and Girl Up, and Mikaela Ferrill, an account executive, spoke at last week's Girl Up meeting after school on March 9.
Rockville High School student sexually assaulted
By Lauren Frost | March 25, 2017, 12:54 p.m. | In Local »
Two Rockville High School students are being accused of forcing a female student into the boys bathroom and raping during the course of the school day on Friday, March 16, according to police reports.
Students participate in town hall
By Eleanor Cook | March 23, 2017, 12:11 p.m. | In Local »
Newly-elected Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) spoke at a town hall on Sun., Feb. 26, along with other Montgomery County and Maryland elected officials, as well.
Blair mourns the loss of a student
By Eleanor Cook | March 16, 2017, 2:16 p.m. | In Local »
Junior Isaque Oliveira was a quiet student with big ideas. Friends remember how he was fun and caring. In class he looked for the big picture and pursued topics further. Early on the morning of January 31, however, Oliveira took his own life. He is survived by his mother and father, his older brother and his younger sister.
Musician Emmanuel Jal speaks at Blair
By Maniza Habib | March 6, 2017, 1:11 p.m. | In Local »
Musician and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal came to speak at Blair last Tuesday in the auditorium during fourth period. He also held workshops during both sixth and eighth periods in the media center.
Mary Beth Tinker speaks at Blair
By Neva Taylor | March 2, 2017, 1:41 p.m. | In Local »
Mary Beth Tinker spoke in the auditorium during fifth and sixth lunches on Feb. 22. She was invited to speak to by OneBlair, a student run activist group, about her famous free speech case, Tinker v. Des Moines and what it means to her to be able to have the same rights in and out of the classroom.
Trump round-up: January - February 2017
By Mehana Daftary | Feb. 28, 2017, 11:11 p.m. | In National »
President Donald Trump was elected to office on Nov. 9, 2016 and sworn into office on Jan. 20 2017. In just over a month of presidency, he has instituted many policies directly affecting Blair's students and their families.
Blair's turf field makeover
By Zoe Friedman | Feb. 22, 2017, 6:27 p.m. | In Local »
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is replacing the playing surface of Blair's artificial turf field after concerns arose from an October 2016 inspection. Construction began in January and is expected to last until March.
Changes coming to government and biology HSAs
By Amy Forsbacka | Feb. 18, 2017, 8:04 p.m. | In Local »
The Maryland State Department of Education is in the process of changing the government High School Assessment (HSA) test and plans to phase out the biology HSA test next year.
'Nasty Women' storm the capital
By Ellie Williams | Feb. 2, 2017, 11:28 p.m. | In National »
More than half a million people gathered in the nation's capital to march in the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Rappers Chris Brown and Soulja Boy to fight
By Charles Lott | Jan. 31, 2017, 12:15 p.m. | In National »
Rappers Soulja Boy and Chris Brown have officially announced a pay-per-view fight will be taking place between the two celebrities. The fight is being organized by Soulja Boy through Mayweather Promotions, professional fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing promotional firm.
Meet the Blair SMOB candidates
By Amy Forsbacka | Jan. 30, 2017, 9:22 p.m. | In Local »
Juniors Charles Goldman, Joshua Sorto, Le Do and Michael Yin are all running for Student Member on the Board (SMOB) this year.
Inauguration day protests struggle to obtain permits
By Maniza Habib | Jan. 9, 2017, 1:04 p.m. | In Local »
Groups seeking to protest on Inauguration day, or around that time, are struggling to obtain permits to march on National Park Service grounds and other public property.
International News Roundup for Dec. 9 to Dec. 20
By Ryan Handel | Dec. 23, 2016, 1:58 p.m. | In International »
In a time of turbulence, here are the latest stories from around the world.
Senior sells lip balm for a cause
By Ellie Williams | Dec. 22, 2016, 7:42 p.m. | In Local »
Senior Prim Phoolsombat is raising money to send school supplies to Thailand by selling homemade lip balms for $3 each.
Cheer to the top
By Zoe Friedman | Dec. 8, 2016, 9:25 p.m. | In Local »
The Blair varsity cheerleading team won the Montgomery County Division II County Championship and Spirit Award on Saturday, Nov. 12 for the second year in a row. After winning this year and last year, the team will move up to Division I for next year.
Japanese classes make rice balls for a good cause
By Benjamin Yokoyama | Dec. 2, 2016, 10:50 p.m. | In Local »
On Nov. 18 and 24, Japanese 1 classes, with teacher Yoko Zoll, made rice balls to participate in the "Change the World with Onigiri" campaign, started by an organization called Table for Two.
Local elections reshape the MoCo political landscape
By Ryan Handel | Nov. 30, 2016, 2:20 p.m. | In Local »
Along with the national presidential election on Nov. 8, several local elections took place in the county. Of the seven seats on the MCPS Board of Education, three were up for election, and Maryland voted on three different ballot measures, as well.
A week at Blair's Interracial Dialogue
By Nate Bodner | Nov. 30, 2016, 1:45 p.m. | In Local »
Starting Monday November 14, students gathered in the media center after school for a week to talk and engage in meaningful dialogue about race. Students also utilized this time to organize and plan the next step following the walk out.
Students walk out in protest
By Amy Forsbacka, Eleanor Cook, Pedraam Faridjoo, Lauren Frost, Randima Herath | Nov. 14, 2016, 1:29 p.m. | In Local »
Hundreds of Montgomery Blair students left campus on Nov. 14 to participate in a national protest against President-elect Donald Trump.
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