news
SGA announces homecoming theme
By Priyanka Gokhale, Miriam Ragen | Sept. 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The SGA announced today that this year's homecoming theme will be board games. This year's homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m, and the annual fall spirit week will take place from Monday, Oct. 9, to Friday, Oct. 13.
Senior wins silver at international programming competition
By Nitin Sukumar | Sept. 4, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Magnet senior Matt McCutchen won a silver medal for Team USA at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) on Aug. 20.
Blair passes math for "No Child Left Behind"
By Julie Zhu | Sept. 2, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blazers met the 2005-2006 math requirements of Maryland's school accountability system "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP), a part of the Bush Administration's "No Child Left Behind" Act, for the second consecutive year. According to principal Phillip Gainous, if Blair also passes the reading AYP requirements — the results of which will come shortly — the school will exit the improvement process for three years.
SGA back-to-school barbeque postponed
By Miriam Ragen | Sept. 1, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The back-to-school barbeque scheduled for today has been postponed until Friday, Sept. 8, because of inclement weather. The rescheduled event will take place from 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. on either the softball field or in the SAC.
High AP scores to take place of HSA's
By David Jia | Aug. 14, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Maryland Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick and President of College Board Gaston Caperton joined Montgomery County Superintendent of Schools Jerry Weast at Watkins Mill High School on July 26 to jointly announce that henceforth, AP (Advanced Placement) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests can be used to opt-out on one or more of the HSA's.
NAACP announces new economic plans
By Miriam Ragen | July 25, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its new plans to monitor the economy and corporate report card at its 97th annual convention in Washington, DC, on July 17.
The National Zoo throws birthday party for its black and white celebrity
By Poorva Singal | July 12, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Tai Shan, the National Zoo's adored giant panda cub, turned 1 with a party on Sunday. Thousands of fans came to celebrate as the Zoo continued its efforts to educate the public about this endangered species.
Preparations underway for annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
By Priyanka Gokhale | July 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Planning and set-up has begun for the annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, which will be held from Aug. 11 to Aug. 19 on the Montgomery County fairgrounds in Gaithersburg.
Silver Spring mosaic revealed at ceremony
By Mary Donahue | June 11, 2006, midnight | In Local »
"The Silver Pass" public art project was held at the Georgia Avenue and Blair Mill Road intersection this Friday. The project, which incorporated the efforts of 11 Blazers, includes four large mosaics and more than 300 feet of painted panels.
Picnic greets incoming freshmen
By Alex Hyder | June 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair's administration organized a picnic Tuesday night in the SAC for incoming freshmen in which the students were introduced to Blair and told of the many extracurricular opportunities available at Blair.
Pre-season picnic kicks off Thunderbolts baseball
By Eve Gleichman | June 8, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The Silver Spring – Takoma Thunderbolts, a local college summer baseball team, participated in a pre-season picnic to preface their upcoming season last night. Players on the team from across the country joined their host families for food and discussion of the seventh season in Thunderbolts history.
Graduated seniors streak through Blair
By Phillip Allen, Alexis Egan | June 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Four students, presumed to be 2006 graduates, ran through Blair wearing only underwear, today during 5B lunch. The streakers, three males and one female, marked their bodies with "06" to identify their graduating class.
Blazers travel to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
By Meaghan Mallari | June 7, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Four Blair students and Spanish teacher Dora Gonzalez traveled to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala from May 25 to May 31. The all expenses-paid trip, sponsored by TACA Airlines, is part of a program developed last year called "TACA te lleva a tus raíces" that is meant to reward high-achieving students of Hispanic descent in the United States. The Blair group was joined by a Spanish teacher and three students from Richard Montgomery High School.
Hysen sworn in as SGA president
By Alex Hyder | June 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Junior Eric Hysen was sworn in as president at noon last Thursday in the SGA office before several members of the 2006-2007 SGA cabinet, marking the beginning of Hysen's term of office and the end of senior Barun Aryal's administration.
Blair Awards Night honors exemplary students
By Lois Bangiolo | June 6, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blair students were honored at the Montgomery Blair High School Awards Night held May 31. Awards, given to over 100 students, came from the community and Blair departments to mark achievement in sports, arts and scholarship.
International News Headlines - June 2
By Hokuma Karimova | June 2, 2006, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the BBC News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
International News Headlines for May
By Hokuma Karimova | June 1, 2006, midnight | In International »
This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the BBC News. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.
Blazers honored at Spring Sports Award Banquet
By Lois Bangiolo | May 26, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The Blair Auditorium hosted Blair's anual Spring Sports Awards Banquet, honoring the spring athletes, last night at 7 p.m. Team coaches presented players with awards for Most Valuable Player (MVP), Most Improved (MI), Outstanding Senior (OS) and Coach's Award (CA) awards. Scholar athletes were recognized as well.
April and May 2006 Newsbriefs
By Adam Yalowitz | May 25, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Blazers participate in Day of Silence Over 350 Blazers participated in the national Day of Silence on April 26 by not speaking throughout the day to show their support for gay rights, according to history teacher Mary Thornton, the sponsor of the Gay-Straight Alliance.
National slam poet visits Blair
By Alexis Egan | May 18, 2006, midnight | In Local »
National Slam Poet and author Eric "Zork" Alan visited Blair's IMC during 6th period on yesterday, May 17, to discuss various aspects of poetry and present several pieces for students.
Yearbooks to be distributed this week
By Payal Patnaik | May 16, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The yearbook for the 2005-2006 school year will be distributed to seniors tomorrow.
Blazer Bash a hit with students
By Alex Hyder | May 16, 2006, midnight | In Local »
More than 200 students attended the Blazer Bash in the SAC Friday, May 12, according to 2007 Class President-elect Anjana Mohanty. The dance, which featured performances from many Blair clubs, ran from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m.
Spring Shindig postponed
By Mary Donahue | May 16, 2006, midnight | In Local »
The Spring Shindig, a concert originally to be held in the SAC for Blair bands to perform in, was postponed until June because organizers of the event were unable to schedule a place to hold the event.
Free job fair scheduled
By Mary Donahue | May 12, 2006, midnight | In Local »
A job fair for youths featuring over 40 employers will be held at the North Bethesda Marriot Hotel on Saturday, May 13.
Student suspended after incident in parking lot
By Armin Rosen | May 12, 2006, midnight | In Local »
Senior Louis Weil was suspended Wednesday for driving recklessly in the bus parking lot while buses were leaving school, according to Blair security. Weil was given a 10-day suspension after Security Assistant Everett Campbell saw him executing what he described as "crazy maneuvers" while the last buses were leaving the school's parking lot at around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
We found 1777 results.