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Title IX co-ed regulations eased
By Hareesh Ganesan | Dec. 14, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The U.S. Department of Education amended regulations that are a part of the Title IX Higher Education Act on Oct. 25, allowing public school systems an opportunity to create single-sex schools or offer single-sex classes and extracurricular activities.
Two Blazers participate in national table tennis tournament
By Pia Nargundkar | Dec. 14, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Sophomore Amaresh Sahu and freshman Janice Lan are both participating in the USA Table Tennis (USATT) 2006 Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The competition, going on from Dec. 13-16, features skilled players from all ages in men's, women's and mixed singles and doubles.
Miscommunication causes It's Academic team to lose KMO standing
By Rachita Sood | Dec. 12, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The Blair It's Academic team scored 1734 out of 2000 possible points in the Knowledge Master Open (KMO), held on Wednesday Dec. 6, but failed to report the score by 10 a.m. the following day. Had the score been reported by the deadline, the team would have placed first out of 20 teams in Maryland and third overall out of 783 teams in the world, which has significantly improved from Blair's ninth and eleventh place overall finishes in the past two KMOs.
Canned food drive comes to a close
By Johanna Gretschel, Clement Yang | Dec. 12, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The SGA collected 3,272 cans in this year's canned food drive, improving on last year's 2,456 cans. This year, the proceeds from the canned food drive were used to benefit a local food bank in White Oak.
Painless fundraising takes the work out of raising money
By Lois Bangiolo | Dec. 11, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The PTSA painless fundraising committee, led by parent Carol Smalls, has found a few simple ways for Blazers and their parents to help the school without any extra effort.
Blair claims Spirit Award for second consecutive year
By Elsi Wu | Dec. 10, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair's varsity cheerleading squad won the Spirit Award and placed fourth in the Division II MCPS cheerleading championship held at Blair yesterday afternoon, Dec. 9.
Hallway sweeps planned to help eliminate tardies
By Mary Donahue | Dec. 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Starting Monday, Dec. 11, administrators will be begin enforcing the "locked-door" late policy previously optional to teachers in order to help deal with tardy students. After the late bell rings, teachers will be required to lock their doors and security guards will sweep late students from the hallways to give them detention slips.
BNC Media Festival this Thursday
By Johanna Gretschel | Dec. 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair Network Communications (BNC) is hosting the first BNC Media Festival Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Silver Spring Stage in the Woodmoor Shopping Center. The Media Festival will begin at 7 p.m. and end around 9 p.m. Admission is free for participants and $3 for the general public.
Blair music program to perform Dec. 7, Dec. 14
By Johanna Gretschel | Dec. 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The Blair music program is performing this Thursday, Dec. 7, in the auditorium from 7 p.m. to around 8:30 p.m. The concert will feature the beginning jazz band, honors jazz band and percussion ensemble.
It's Academic Team to compete in Knowledge Master Open
By Rachita Sood | Dec. 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair's It's Academic Team will compete in the worldwide Knowledge Master Open (KMO) today during periods 5A, 5B and 6 in room 247. The team looks to improve from their eleventh place finish out of 774 teams in last spring's KMO and return to the top ten.
Former SMOB loses bid for Board seat
By Kathy Jee | Dec. 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair graduate Sebastian Johnson's attempt to fill the vacancy on the Board of Education left by Valerie Ervin fell short when the Board did not select him as one of the five finalists on Monday.
Blair music groups to perform in Downtown Silver Spring
By Lois Bangiolo | Dec. 2, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair's Chamber Choir and Jazz Combo will performon Dec. 16 as one of the various holiday events occurring in Downtown Silver Spring this December.
'06 alumnus applies for school board seat
By Kathy Jee | Nov. 29, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Former Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) and 2006 alumnus Sebastian Johnson applied to become the newest and youngest adult member of the Board.
Robbery in basketball team room
By Phillip Allen | Nov. 29, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The varsity boy's basketball team was called down to the security office today to fill out reports in connection with items stolen from the team room yesterday. During the team's practice an estimated $70, three iPods and a cell phone were removed from the Blazers belongings.
Deaths in Iraq multiplying
By Hokuma Karimova | Nov. 24, 2006, midnight | In International »
Shiite Muslims bombed mosques and homes in the Sunni Arab area of Baghdad, killing at least 30 people in response to yesterday's bombing in the Shia Sadr City that left more than 200 Shiite Muslims dead, the most fatal attack since the 2003 US-led invasion.
Blair's blood drive "a success"
By Jessica Cutler | Nov. 23, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The blood drive held at Blair on Nov. 10 drew nearly 70 Blazers both willing and qualified to donate their blood, collecting over 60 pints on behalf of the American Red Cross.
SGA club showcase to be held on Wednesday
By Clement Yang | Nov. 22, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The SGA will hold this year's club showcase in the gymnasium today, during 6th period. Every year, the club showcase event gives Blair's after school clubs the chance to perform for the rest of the school.
Blazers compete in physics competition
By Andrew Kung | Nov. 21, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair students competed in Final Frontiers, a regional multi-event physics competition, on Saturday Nov. 11 at Wootton High School.
Gilbert Arenas to donate to local schools
By Ethan Kuhnhenn | Nov. 20, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Montgomery County schools should hope Gilbert Arenas doesn't lose his shooting stroke any time soon; The Washington Wizard's superstar, along with Wizard's owner Abe Pollin, have pledged to donate $100 to a Washington area school for every point Arenas scores in a home game this season, providing local schools with funding for necessities such as computers, athletic equipment and after-school funding.
Two fire alarms disrupt school day
By Elsi Wu | Nov. 20, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Fire alarms sounded at 7:48 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. this morning, prompting two school-wide evacuations.
Glitch in electronic grade book crashes system on grade day
By Poorva Singal | Nov. 20, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The new computerized grade book, Pinnacle, failed to work properly as middle and high school teachers from across the county tried to enter the final grades for the marking period on grade day. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) was told that the failure was due to the crash of one of the two Pinnacle servers, according to MCEA Executive Director Tom Israel.
Fall Sports Awards honors Blair athletes
By Lois Bangiolo | Nov. 20, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The fall sports awards ceremony was held Nov. 14 in Blair's SAC. The 340 athletes who participated in the fall season were honored for both their athletic and academic performances. Coaches from each team honored individual athletes in four categories: Most Valuable Player (MVP), Outstanding Senior (OS), Most Improved (MI) and Coach's Award (CA).
Accident in student parking lot causes exit delays
By Julia Mazerov | Nov. 17, 2006, midnight | In Local »
An accident in the student parking lot yesterday blocked the exit onto University Boulevard, prompting the security staff to redirect traffic out of the lot.
Talent show postponed
By Alex Hyder | Nov. 17, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The upcoming talent show, originally scheduled for this evening, has been postponed, the SGA announced this morning. According to SGA President Eric Hysen, the show's new date has yet to be determined.
Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade to be held Nov. 18
By Iliya Smithka | Nov. 16, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The ninth annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade will be held this Saturday, Nov. 18 in Silver Spring. The parade will start at the intersection of Sligo Ave. and Georgia Ave. at 9:30 a.m. and will then march North on Georgia, turning onto Ellsworth Drive and ending at Fenton Street, according to the Downtown Silver Spring website.
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