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National News for Aug. 30 – Sept. 14
By Miriam Ragen | Sept. 14, 2007, midnight | In National »
Sept. 4 – Long lines due to processing are causing delays at the Canadian and Mexican borders. Lines are nearly as long as they were directly after Sept. 11, 2001. The hold up is due to new regulations that require U.S. citizens to show a driver's license, a passport or other photo ID. Previously citizens just had to declare their citizenship and declare goods before crossing the border.
43 Blazers recognized as National Merit Semifinalists
By Johanna Gretschel | Sept. 14, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The National Merit Scholarship Program recognized forty-three Blazers as National Merit Semifinalists on Sept. 12.
Junta Educativa nombra a Darryl Williams director de Blair
By Mary Rodas | Sept. 14, 2007, midnight | In Local »
En la reunión de hoy, la junta educativa de MCPS anunció que Darryl Williams será el próximo director de Blair. Williams ha sido el director de la escuela secundaria Gaithersburg desde el año 2005.
Blazers honored with Maryland Distinguished Scholar Awards
By Emily Hsiao | Sept. 13, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Recognition Day was held on Saturday Sept. 8 at Loyola College, where 43 Blazers among over 300 students were honored as Maryland Distinguished Scholar semifinalists and finalists. Senior Lance Zhao, one of the 10 finalists in the Talent in the Arts competition, performed at the ceremony.
AP teachers pass College Board audits
By Anshul Sood | Sept. 8, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The College Board approved all of Blair's Advanced Placement (AP) course syllabi, deeming them to be at college level. All 36 of the AP teachers at Blair passed the audits and will not be required to redesign their AP courses.
Changes and strong organization made Back-to-School Night a success
By Pia Nargundkar, Rachita Sood | Sept. 7, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair's annual Back-to-School Night was held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. yesterday. This year's event, coordinated by new assistant principal Myriam Rogers, saw many changes from previous years.
Se celebra la Parrillada de Regreso a la Escuela el viernes
By Alexandra Ralph | Sept. 7, 2007, midnight | In Local »
El Gobierno de Estudiantes (SGA) celebrará la segunda parrillada anual de Regreso a la Escuela el viernes, 7 de septiembre. La parrillada tendrá lugar en el patio detrás de la escuela desde las 3 de la tarde hasta que empiece el partido de fútbol contra Blake a las 6:30.
Fall sports pep rally to be held Friday
By Elsi Wu | Sept. 6, 2007, midnight | In Local »
A short fall sports pep rally will be held Friday during sixth period in the stadium. Organized by media center specialist Susan Madden and attendance secretary Roxanne Fus, the pep rally aims to boost students' spirit and pride in their school.
Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors" to be Blair's winter play
By Kiera Zitelman | Sept. 5, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair's 2007 winter play will be Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors." Auditions begin next Monday in the auditorium.
Blair holds first fire drill of the school year
By Clement Yang | Sept. 5, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair conducted its first fire drill of the school year today in the football stadium at 9:15 a.m. during the advisory period, which took place immediately after second period. Students' emergency meeting areas were organized by advisory classes rather than by homeroom as in the past.
Fiesta de despedida en honor al director Gainous
By Kathie Arana-Mejia | Sept. 5, 2007, midnight | In Local »
El 12 de junio la administración ofreció una fiesta de despedida al director Phillip Gainous por sus 23 años de mando, manejando el timón en Blair, liderazgo que formalmente terminará el primero de julio. La fiesta, planificada por un comité de profesores y padres, y abierta a todo aquel que deseara atender, se celebró de las 4:30 p.m. a las 7 p.m. y fue seguida por una presentación especial en el auditorio.
Back-to-School barbecue to be held Friday
By Monica Wei | Sept. 4, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The SGA will hold its second annual Back-to-School barbecue in the courtyard on Friday, Sept. 7, from 3 p.m. until the start of the varsity football game against Blake at 6:30 p.m.
National News for August 15 - August 29
By Miriam Ragen | Aug. 30, 2007, midnight | In National »
Aug. 19 - Medicare announced it will no longer pay for hospital-caused illnesses, including falls, infections and objects left in patients during surgery. Medicare will add another three conditions to the list in the next year.
2007 Blair graduate wins gold at international competition
By Jenny Williams | Aug. 27, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair alumni Matt McCutchen won a gold medal by placing ninth in the gold division at the International Olympiad in Informatics competition in Zagreb, Croatia, held from Aug. 15-22.
PTSA holds meet and greet for incoming principal
By Monica Wei | Aug. 22, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Tuesday evening, members of the Blair community had a chance to meet and greet new principal Darryl Williams at a PTSA-sponsored fundraiser at El Golfo restaurant from 5 to 10 p.m. Twenty-five percent of all proceeds went towards this year's After Prom event.
Advisory period to replace homeroom classes
By Sean Howard | Aug. 20, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The administration has implemented an advisory period to replace the homeroom period for the 2007-2008 school year. The class, which follows an idea originally backed by new Principal Darryl Williams and Academies Coordinator Jennifer Kempf, will be in effect the first day of school and bi-monthly after that.
Principal cuts passing time, ends lock-out policy
By Lucas Alvarado-Farrar | Aug. 20, 2007, midnight | In Local »
With hopes of improved student-teacher relations and more instruction time, new Montgomery Blair Principal Darryl Williams cut passing time from eight minutes to six minutes for the upcoming school year.
El director reduce el tiempo entre clase y clase y pone fin a la política de puertas cerradas con llave
By Kathie Arana-Mejia | Aug. 20, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Con la esperanza de mejorar la relación entre estudiantes-maestros y de ampliar el tiempo de instrucción, el nuevo director de Montgomery Blair Darryl Williams limitó a seis minutos el tiempo entre clase y clase para en año escolar que comienza.
Preservationists win round one of three
By Kevin Teng | Aug. 18, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) voted in favor of recommending two sites in downtown Silver Spring for addition to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation (MPHP) during a committee meeting on Wednesday. HPC will draft a letter to the Planning Board, stating reasons as to why the Falkland Apartments, near the Colesville Rd and East-West Hwy Intersection, and the Perpetual Building Association Building (PBAB), located at 8700 Georgia Ave, are architecturally suited to be put on the MPHP. The recommendations were made based on criteria given in Section 24A-3 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.
Construction for new labyrinth progresses slowly
By Susie Branson | Aug. 17, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The construction of the new labyrinth, started this past May by members of the local Blair community and the Woodmoor Garden Club, is only halfway complete, with little funding left. The labyrinth, which was originally to be completed before the start of the coming school year, is located in the open space outside the art wing on the Colesville Road side.
Notre-Dame de la Garde completes three-year interior restoration
By Melanie Snail | Aug. 17, 2007, midnight | In International »
Early this week, Marseille's most visited tourist destination and important religious lieu, Notre-Dame de la Garde, finished a three-year long complete interior restoration, brought upon by visibly deteriorating conditions.
Montgomery County Agricultural Fair opens its gates
By David Zheng | Aug. 13, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The 59th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair opened Friday, attracting tens of thousands of visitors with "country fun in the city sun," as advertised on the fair's website.
Six additional Blazers win college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships
By Alisa Lu | Aug. 8, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Six additional Blazers – Jessica Cutler, Jordan Fein, Kathleen Jee, Audrey Kubetin, Anjali Parekh and Joshua Yanovski – received college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships based on their academic accomplishments, according to a MCPS press release on July 17. Including these six, Blair's class of 2007 produced 21 National Merit Scholarship winners.
Takoma Park mayor retires
By Greg Kohn | Aug. 7, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Takoma Park Mayor Kathy Porter will not run for reelection this year, ending her 10-year reign as head of the seven-member City Council, she announced at last Monday's Council meeting.
International News for July 23 - August 5
By Betsir Zemen | Aug. 7, 2007, midnight | In International »
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