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Two seniors selected as Intel finalists

By Nitin Sukumar | Jan. 31, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Seniors Matt McCutchen and Brian Lawrence were named finalists in the annual Intel Science Talent Search (STS). They were among 40 students from high schools across the nation to advance from the semi-finalist level in the research competition.

Diversity Workshop offered in faculty meeting for first time in six years

By Josie Callahan | Jan. 30, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Blair's Diversity Workshop is being offered to teachers for the first time in Blair history since 2001 at a faculty meeting on Jan. 29. The workshop is one of 10 activities presented to staff as a segment of this month's faculty meeting.

Synthetic turf to be installed in Blazer Stadium

By Elsi Wu | Jan. 30, 2007, midnight | In Local »

The Montgomery County Department of Parks and Planning (M-NCPPC) is currently in the preliminary stages of a project to install synthetic turf on the Blazer Stadium field.

InToneNation to be featured on BOHSA album

By Johanna Gretschel | Jan. 30, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Varsity Vocals, a student a cappella organization, will feature Blair's a cappella group, InToneNation (ITN), on the upcoming Best of High School A Cappella (BOHSA) 2007 album. Varsity Vocals receives submissions for BOHSA from high school a cappella groups all over the world.

SAT optional colleges on the rise

By Maya Calabrese | Jan. 28, 2007, midnight | In Local »

With the increased use of standardized tests to measure students' academic abilities, colleges across the nation are working to divert the attention away from the SAT and on to other components of students' profiles.

International News for Jan. 22-26

By Hokuma Karimova | Jan. 27, 2007, midnight | In International »

This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the BBC World News and New York Times International News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.

Hillary Clinton announces Presidential candidacy

By Jessica Cutler | Jan. 27, 2007, midnight | In National »

New York's Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her candidacy for the 2008 Presidential elections on Jan. 20.

Break in heating unit coil causes leak

By Clement Yang | Jan. 26, 2007, midnight | In Local »

A heating unit coil in the ceiling above the 340s hallway broke down towards the end of fourth period today. The break caused a large leak that discharged water from the ceiling, according to Building Services worker Yakubu Agbonselobho.

Board reverses Jericho decision

By Lingfeng Li | Jan. 25, 2007, midnight | In Local »

In a closed-session decision this evening, the Board of Education voted 5-3 to restore Jericho City of Praise as Blair's graduation venue.

Ten Blazers recognized as Presidential Scholar candidates

By Louis Wasserman | Jan. 24, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Ten Blazers were among the 56 Presidential Scholar candidates for the state of Maryland, as announced on Friday, Jan. 18, by the Department of Education.

Two Wootton students missing

By Boris Vassilev | Jan. 22, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Two Wootton students, 18-year-old Rachel Crites of Gaithersburg and 16-year-old Rachel Smith of Potomac, have been missing since Jan. 19.

Pom Squad places at invitational competition

By Meaghan Mallari | Jan. 19, 2007, midnight | In Local »

The Blair Pom Squad won the third-place team award and third-place captain award at an invitational Liberty Belle Competition held at Magruder High School on Jan. 13. Blair competed against five other high schools at the competition, which began at 12 p.m.

Twelve seniors chosen as Intel semifinalists

By Priyanka Gokhale | Jan. 17, 2007, midnight | In Local »

As announced in an assembly today, Blair has 12 semifinalists out of a total 300 in the 66th annual Intel Science Talent Search. Out of all the schools whose students submitted projects in the competition, Blair had the second-highest number of semifinalists.

PTSA committee enlists professional gardeners for landscaping plan

By David Jia | Jan. 16, 2007, midnight | In Local »

The Blair PTSA Beautification Committee is working on a master landscaping plan for Blair's exterior and courtyards. Though the landscaping project is only in its preliminary stages, it could potentially start construction in a year, according to horticulture teacher Leslie Backus.

Silver Quill submission deadline Jan. 19

By Pia Nargundkar | Jan. 14, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Silver Quill, Blair's award-winning literary arts magazine, is accepting submissions for this year's edition, "This Side Up," until Jan. 19. The magazine, published yearly, features creative work from Blair students done both inside and outside of school.

Blair alumnus dies in single-car crash

By Julia Mazerov | Jan. 12, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Howard "Griff" Preston Griffin IV died this morning after his vehicle spun out of control and hit a utility pole. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. on Colesville Road near Franklin Avenue.

SGA and administration reach agreement over lock-out policy

By Josie Callahan | Jan. 11, 2007, midnight | In Local »

SGA president Eric Hysen and the administration have reached an agreement over the lock-out policy this morning. The SGA will not appeal to the Superintendent's Office in favor of revisions to the lock-out policy and more inclusion in decision-making.

Planning begins for SGA Battle of the Bands

By Priyanka Gokhale | Jan. 9, 2007, midnight | In Local »

The SGA has begun holding tryouts and making preparations for a Battle of the Bands competition. Senior Nic Lukehart and fellow senior and SGA deputy director of student advocacy, Simon Kanter, initially scheduled the show for Dec. 8, but are considering new dates to hold the event because of scheduling difficulties, Lukehart reported.

Blazers win top awards at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

By Lois Bangiolo | Jan. 6, 2007, midnight | In Local »

Blair students swept the awards at the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) that was held Jan. 4 and 5 at Georgetown University.

SGA's lock-out policy complaint rejected

By Josie Callahan | Jan. 5, 2007, midnight | In Local »

SGA President Eric Hysen received a reply from Principal Phillip Gainous this morning rejecting his formal request for a review of the lock-out policy.

Blazers without vaccinations forced to leave school

By Pia Nargundkar | Jan. 3, 2007, midnight | In Local »

As of yesterday, freshmen who have not received vaccinations against Hepatitis B and chickenpox, and do not have proof of an upcoming doctor's appointment to receive them, will be forced to leave school, in accordance to a Maryland health law that has gone into effect with the new year. The new law adds the two diseases onto the list of the already required polio vaccine, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussen vaccine.

International News for the past week

By Hokuma Karimova | Dec. 29, 2006, midnight | In International »

International News Headlines - December 26

By Hokuma Karimova | Dec. 26, 2006, midnight | In International »

Lock-out protest held Tuesday morning

By Boris Vassilev, Will Bucher | Dec. 19, 2006, midnight | In Local »

More than 80 Blazers gathered in the student parking lot this morning to protest the lock-out detention policy. The protest lasted from 7:20 a.m. to 7:39 a.m., after which it was disbanded by security and the administration. Students attending were given detention.

Locked-door policy implemented school-wide to combat lateness

By Andrew Kung | Dec. 16, 2006, midnight | In Local »

The new policy regarding student tardiness has been put into operation school-wide by the administration since Monday, Dec. 11. The policy was first tested in 9th grade hallways before being implemented for the entire school.

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