After four weeks of voting, the results are in for the Silver Chips Online mock presidential election: John Kerry won 93% of the Blazer vote, defeating opponents George Bush and Ralph Nader by a landslide.
Silver Chips Online is pleased to offer our readers a rendering of the United States that shows which candidate each state's electoral votes will go for. Republican states are marked in red, Democratic states in blue.
Palestinian president Yasser Arafat is considered seriously ill but in stable condition as of Oct. 28. He has been staying in his compound in Ramallah and has had doctors from Tunisia, Jordan and Egypt come to treat him over the last week according to The Washington Post.
The SGA is excited to begin the fall by renewing our commitment to community outreach. Last week, we held the first of two blood drives planned for this year, and we thank all the students and staff who gave blood. The event was a great success, and the SGA is proud to have been a part of it.
Brookside Gardens dedicated a memorial for the victims of the 2002 sniper shootings yesterday, Oct. 1. The event was held during the daytime and drew in approximately 300 to 350 people.
Borders has announced they are holding an event in celebration of their recent store opening in downtown Silver Spring. The event is free and open to the public and will be from 10:30 a.m. to the late evening on Saturday, Sept. 18.
The Silver Spring Jazz Festival has been scheduled for Sept. 11 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Silver Plaza located at the Ellsworth Drive Fountain between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street. The festival is open to the public and free of charge.
The following quotes are from Blair students and teachers reflecting on their memories from September 11, 2001, and how the events of that day have changed their outlook.
The Washington Post Magazine has requested that parents, students and staff-members from schools around the area nominate what they believe to be the best local high schools.
The Board of Education (BOE) decided on May 11 to move forward with implementation of MCPS' new grading and reporting policy for grades one through eight but to delay implementation for high schools.
Silver Chips Online is gearing up for the annual Mr. Blazer contest and brand new Ms. Blazer competition. Read on to find out about all the contestants and how they play to wow the crowd.
Staff training and implementation of MCPS' revised grading plan, which began last month, have drawn criticism from the vast majority of high-school principals and teachers. The objections are largely due to costs involved with implementation and a provision that would grant 50 percent credit to a student who turns in no work.
In what may be the Debate Team's strongest season in several years, senior co-Captain Nick Stone was named the Montgomery County Debate Champion at yesterday's County Debate Finals. Sophomores Kiran Bhat and Armin Rosen finished in the top four and the top eight, respectively.
In a 7-0 vote last Tuesday, the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) ratified a five-year implementation plan for its controversial new grading policy, which will base students' academic grades solely on
Washington Post Columnist Donna Britt visited Blair October 24 to speak about her experiences and to encourage students to pursue their dreams.
MBLUG is hosting a Demo Day and Install Fest for Linux, a free computer operating system alternative, on Tuesday, April 29th, 2003. Anyone interested in learning more about Linux, discovering uses for their binx account, or setting up Linux on their home system or a new system come by the Magnet Computer Lab, room 316 at 3:00. Free CDs will be handed out, along with a few door prizes. Everyone is welcome.
The closest students at Damascus High School came to walking out of school on Thursday, March 20th were discussions in the hallways before 4th period. "I hear loose talk in the halls of things here," senior English teacher Mrs. Dean said as she addressed the rumors with her 4th period class.
Students for Global Responsibility and Montgomery County Students for Peace and Justice have been organizing a walkout, in coordination with other students across the country, for the day after the United States declares war on Iraq. Because the walkout is expected to draw hundreds of students the administration has agreed to authorize the walkout for safety reasons. Below is a letter from vice principal Linda Wanner to the rest of the staff outlining the procedures the administration will take on the day of the walkout.
Blair teacher Ms. Jacobson has always dreamed of science. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and earned her Master's degree in teaching/education. Afterwards she worked in the Wyeth Aherst research lab.
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