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.
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.
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 »
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.
Colleges selling out
By Annie Peirce | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
With students across America spending hundreds of dollars on admissions and preparation classes for SAT tests and writing favorable college essays, it is comforting to know that colleges are spending even more than the students are in selling themselves.
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.
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.
Advanced Placement exam registration begins
By Sanjay Bhat | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
This ol' Blair just ain't what it used to be
By Elana Eisen-Markowitz | 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 »
Amazing Blazers
By Luke Bostian | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Blair may have seen years of bad luck in the sports department, but if history teaches anything, it is that Blair is capable, every now and again, of producing a truly stellar athlete. These ten are the greatest Blazers in the sports history of Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
Coloring in the Lines
By Lily Hamburger | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
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.
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.
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.
Safety committee enforces new lunchtime hallway restrictions
By Edward Chan | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Safety Committee has begun patrolling hallways and stairwells during lunch, keeping out students without passes. Blair's administration is also more aggressively enforcing school policy in the hallways and might restrict students to the SAC during lunch.
Thespians prepare to make fans fall in Love
By Sally Colwell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Teenage diabetes on the rise
By Colby Chapman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Ice Hockey drops debut to B-CC
By Julia Gabriel | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Ice Hockey team suffered an unexpected 6-3 loss in its debut against B-CC at the Wheaton Inline on Dec 3. Extensive penalty time and a shortage of players contributed to Blair's loss.
Mr. Gainous caught without ID
By Shewit Woldu | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Mr. Gainous was caught without wearing his ID by a student, who then received a five-dollar credit towards her obligations for observing that he was not following the school policy.
Renovations Spring into action
By Tina Peng, Eliot Stein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Discovery Communications building's warmly lit main lobby smells of plastic, Windex and fresh paint. A cheerfully dinging mechanical contraption pushes and shakes rainbow-colored balls down a series of tracks. Outside, as a family passes by on the sidewalk, its wide-eyed toddler glances back five times at "Stan,” a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil replica that glares malevolently through the glass wall.
The league of extraordinary athletes
By Katherine Epstein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Major League Lacrosse, help or detriment to the growth of the game?
By Lincoln Fischer | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
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