Spirit Week pictures: Pajama Day
By KC Costanzo, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Girl assaulted near Blair
By Elizabeth Green | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
WUSA folds
By Ellie Blalock | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) announced its closure on Monday, September 15, due to low attendance and poor sponsorship, according to CNN.com. WUSA's announcement came days before the Women's World Cup began on September 20.
Summaries stunt students' studies
By Gabriel Morden-Snipper | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
We said, ‘we're gonna make books about books for people who like reading, and to help people enjoy reading.' And that's exactly what we've done,” said Justin Kestler, editorial director of SparkNotes, in an Aug 1 interview for NPR's Talk of the Nation.
Going pro
By Kent Anderson | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
When I was a lad you stayed in school. Back in my day you served your four years and then signed your contract. My how things have changed.
This ol' Blair just ain't what it used to be
By Elana Eisen-Markowitz | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
snoWatch
By KC Costanzo, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Check out the Silver Chips Online snoWatch for all school-related snow information!
Fetal mercury concentration estimates increase
By Seema Kacker | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
No strings attached
By Elizabeth Packer | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Samantha Baker sits across from her longtime crush Jake Ryan, their faces lit by the candles glowing on the birthday cake in-between them. This scene from the classic 1980s movie Sixteen Candles ends with Jake asking Samantha out after the two share a kiss. Oh, the simple days, when romance ruled, and friends were just friends. At Blair, where "going out,” "hooking-up” and "friends with benefits” are common, the dating lines have been blurred and romance is no longer required for physical intimacy. While many Blazers still choose committed relationships, friendships that include sexual hook-ups are becoming increasingly common.
Blazers can't heat up against WJ
By Luke Bostian, Zach Mellman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
With the clock winding down in the girls' basketball team's game against the Walter Johnson (WJ) Wildcats, the Blazers were forced to foul in order to stop the clock. This is a common technique, but Blair failed to grasp one key aspect of the strategy: Foul the other team's worst free-throw shooter. Blair, instead, fouled Wildcat star Alex Porter four times late in the game. She hit all her shots to keep the lead for the Wildcats. So despite a valiant effort from the Blazers, WJ proved to be too strong, and Blair lost, 47-38.
Teenage diabetes on the rise
By Colby Chapman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Getting a splash out of water sports
By Olivia Bevacqua | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Sophomore Jocelyn Dowling has one thing on her mind as she fights her way through the Potomac River's raging rapids in July 2003: staying afloat. Capsizing could mean the loss of three days' worth of food and supplies tied loosely to the seat behind her. Water sprays across her face as she maneuvers through the whitewater, edging past jagged rocks that dwarf her red canoe.
Academic future uncertain for undocumented Blazer
By Elena Chung | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
A phone in one hand and a clicking mouse in the other, senior Denise Sylla taps her foot and scans FastWeb, a scholarship search web site, as she waits on hold with admissions officers from Wellesley College at the computer in the Student Government Association (SGA) office during lunch on April 30.
Interview with a Peruvian teacher
By Zach Mellman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Sandra Gutierrez is in her third year at Blair and teaches ESOL 4 and bilingual science, moved from Peru's capital of Lima to the United States when she was 15.
Hispanic Club Performance
By Zach Mellman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Hispanic club will be performing dances and beautiful messages for their parents and the Blair community in the SAC, on Friday, December 6, at 7:00 PM. All are invited to view this presentation of Hispanic traditions and culture.
First day runs smoothly
By Anthony Glynn | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Out of State Field Trips Under Consideration
By Annie Peirce | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The piercing truth
By Alexa Scott | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The adventure I've been through since the day I went under the needle has made my life a lot more complicated than I was betting on.
Coloring in the Lines
By Lily Hamburger | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Fall play replaced by two smaller plays
By Griff Rees | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Breaking with longtime tradition, Kelly Newman, Blair's theater director, has decided to perform two small plays, "Charlie's Aunt" and "The Rivals," in the fall and winter respectively, instead of the customary single fall play.
Is it cool to be dumb?
By Amina Baird | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
There are five minutes left in sophomore Rocky Hadadi's Algebra II class, just enough time for the students to look over their grades on the last test. "Oh my God,” one of the students says, "I bombed that test so hard!” "Yeah?” one of the others challenges, "Well I got an E; how do you like that?” Two freshmen standing in the circle look sheepishly down at their A's and, in a split-second decision, cast the truth aside to join in on the bragging.
Seeing Through the Haze
By Emma Norvell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Hazing is almost everywhere. Whether it's for a fraternity or a sports team, people always seem to feel the need to initiate new members of any organization with series of practical jokes.
Former nun inspires student success
By Sreela Namboodiri | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Dressed modestly in black, Sister Phillip Mary arranges her 68 students into two separate lines as they enter class for their first day of second grade at St. Margaret's Grade School in Bel-Air, Maryland. Once they are settled, the nun leads her students in prayer as their little voices chime together, heads bowed and palms crossed.
Diversity at Blair after 50 years of Brown v. Board
By Karima Tawfik | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Combs in hand, two black girls work diligently and delicately to finish cornrowing their friends' hair amidst the bustle of 5A lunch. Next to them, three Latino boys are sprawled out among the benches talking, and a few feet away, two white students finish their lunches before the whole group rises and joins the student body of the most diverse school in Montgomery County—a school that 50 years ago accepted only white students.
Homework piles cramp blazers' styles
By Beth Gula | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
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