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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
International News for July 23 - August 5
By Betsir Zemen | Aug. 7, 2007, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the New York Times International News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
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.
Borders hosts Grand Hallows Ball for Harry Potter 7 release
By Sophie Schwadron | July 21, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The Silver Spring Borders hosted a block party last night to celebrate the release of J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
Assistant principal leaves Blair for Edison
By Emily Hsiao | July 16, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Assistant principal Patricia Hurley announced on July 1 that she will leave Blair for an assistant principal job at Thomas Edison High School of Technology. Hurley is being replaced by Myriam Rogers, who returned from maternity leave on July 3 to take the position.
PTSA holds meet and greet with new principal
By Ya Zhou | July 11, 2007, midnight | In Local »
On Monday evening, community superintendent Heath Morrison introduced Blair's new principal, Darryl Williams, to Blair's PTSA for the first time. The principal discussed his plans and vision for Blair's upcoming school year in the question-and-answer session held in the SAC at 7:30 pm.
International News for June 25 – July 8
By Betsir Zemen | July 9, 2007, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the New York Times International News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
Blair partners with SAT prep program
By Anika Manzoor | July 2, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair has partnered up with Ivy Insiders, a series of SAT prep courses run entirely by Ivy League graduates and students to offer Blazers SAT and ACT prep classes. Blazers will be offered special discounts for the program, whose partnership with the school was spearheaded by 2006 alum Jody Pollock. Classes will begin at Blair on July 21 and continue through August.
International News for June 11 - June 24
By Betsir Zemen | June 25, 2007, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the New York Times International News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
Board of Education names Darryl Williams Blair principal
By Priyanka Gokhale, Pia Nargundkar, Rachita Sood | June 25, 2007, midnight | In Local »
In its meeting today, the MCPS Board of Education (BOE) announced that Darryl Williams will be Blair's next principal. Williams has been the principal at Gaithersburg High School since 2005.
Farewell party held in honor of Principal Gainous
By Priyanka Gokhale | June 17, 2007, midnight | In Local »
The administration held a farewell party on June 12 for Principal Phillip Gainous, celebrating his 23-year tenure at the helm of Blair, which will formally end on July 1. The party, planned by a committee of staff and parents and open to all who wished to attend, was held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and followed by a special presentation in the auditorium.
Many ways to say "Hello"
By Gus Woods | June 15, 2007, midnight | In International »
Throughout the world there are thousands of ways to say "hello," but it may come as a surprise to learn that there are dozens of different ways to say it in Blair itself. Spanish-speakers say "Hola," while French-speakers say "Bonjour." Hawaiians say "Aloha," which also means goodbye. Many people say, "Kelou," which is an Igbo greeting, or "Labas," which is Lithuanian. In the Yoruba language, there are 15 ways to say "hello."
BEN to be shut down June 15
By Pia Nargundkar | June 12, 2007, midnight | In Local »
Blair Educational Network (BEN) will be shut down on June 15 at 3 p.m. Blair, under county mandate, is implementing Edline next year, rendering many of BEN's features redundant.
International News for May 28 - June 10
By Betsir Zemen | June 11, 2007, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the New York Times International News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
Remaining portables to be removed
By Pia Nargundkar | June 11, 2007, midnight | In Local »
This summer the four remaining portables, no longer needed because of Blair's falling population, will be removed, according to MCPS Department of Facilities Management director Dick Hawes. Three portables were already removed in September.
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