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Ice Hockey slips by Whitman 7-6

By Julia Gabriel | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Blair's Ice Hockey team narrowly pulled out a 7-6 win against Whitman High School at the Wheaton Inline on Friday, December 6. The offensive line showed much improvement from its previous game but the defense was at times weak.

Blair academic teams excel at nationals

By Kevin Chang | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Blair implements new fire drill policy

By Ellie Blalock | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Blair has instituted a new fire drill policy for the new school year in which students are seated with their homeroom classes during a drill, rather than with the classes they have that period. This policy was in effect during the fire drill last Friday.

This Year's Holiday TV Guide

By Emma Norvell | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

There are hundreds of Christmas specials on TV from now until New Years. Here is a list of just a handful of them.

Tough battle yields loss for Ice Hockey

By Julia Gabriel | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

The ice hockey team lost 4-5 to Wootton High School due to poor play in the zone and a lack of intensity at the start of the match. The fast-paced game held both teams and fans in suspense and harbored high tempers.

Taking the trilingual perspective

By Fidan Karimova | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Pool boys continue to trim times

By Katherine Epstein | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Tyler Wilchek and Patrick Detzner placed second and third in the 50-yard freestyle event at the Montgomery County Championship meet on Saturday. Wilchek was one of only two swimmers to record a time under 23 seconds, a threshold he broke for the first time last weekend at divisionals. "[Wilchek] is in the very top tier in the 50 freestyle,” says coach David Swaney. "He just keeps getting faster and faster.”

Ice hockey slaughters Springbrook

By Julia Gabriel | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

The ice hockey team valiantly defeated Springbrook High School 11-1 on Friday night, warranting the mercy rule with four minutes left in the second period. Outstanding leadership and heightened energy helped Blair pull out the tremendous win.

Bush declares war

By Kevin Chang | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

A perplexing Pericles

By Robin Hernandez | Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | In Print »

Once again the Blair stage managed to bedazzle its audience with creative sets that simulated professional designs and a variety of interesting lighting selections for its production of Pericles. However the Shakespearean plot made for a complicated tale of love, adventure, and crime that that did not allow the actors to captivate the audience.

Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award

By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »

Spirit at a standstill

By Sally Colwell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »

"Do we have to go?” one of my classmates asked a few weeks ago.  I begrudgingly got my books together and left class to attend yet another mandatory assembly dreamed up by Blair's administration, an event otherwise known as a pep rally.

Teenage diabetes on the rise

By Colby Chapman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »

Homework piles cramp blazers' styles

By Beth Gula | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »

Silver City: not just for the politically aware

By Danny Scheer | 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 »

Bomb threats empty school

By Julia Kay | 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.

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.

Hispanic Heritage Month special feature

By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »

Silver Chips Online special on Hispanic Heritage Month.

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!

Montgomery County Council primary elections

By Alexa Scott | 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.

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.

The league of extraordinary athletes

By Katherine Epstein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »