The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, December 19, 2008 Issue: December2008 Last Update: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
  • Teacher caught smuggling grizzly!

    Tuesday, December 23, 2008 By: Ian Nyanin

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Terror broke out in downstairs E-hallway December 9 following the appearance of a wild bear which led to a code-red lockdown of all classes, the presence of eight animal

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  • WHAT’S IN, WHAT’S OUT IN 2009

    Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By: Melissa Goldberg & Andrew Padgett

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08) -- IN Barack Obama Sasha Fierce Taylor Swift

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  • Various Student Dinners

    Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Isaac Hirsch

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  • IT’S A STEAL: Staff, students alike can all be victims as corrupt behavior runs rampant

    Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By: Kelly Shih

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Recent theft cases such as the December 1 car break-ins have put students, staff and security on greater alert about the problem of stealing in school.

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  • Don’t stop giving

    Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Blake Beat Staff

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- THIS IS THE season of giving, but as the weakening economy begins to affect all Americans, charities may be feeling the pinch the most. Donations to organizations are de

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  • Blake Enquirer: Santa exposed--Caulfield true Christmas Claus

    Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Molly Wallace & Erin Washburn

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Mild-mannered English teacher Joseph Caulfield has been shockingly exposed to be the real Santa Claus!

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  • Blake Enquirer: Horrorscopes

    Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Tomiko Mason & Kelly Shih

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Aries (March 21-April 19) — Nobody’s perfect. Especially you.

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  • THE PRICE ISN’T RIGHT FOR GREEDY GAME SHOWS

    Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By: Kylie Horn

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- When you see the way that game shows sponsored by major corporations throw money around, you would think that it grows on trees. America’s top scholars appear on show

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  • Lady Bengals struggle to fill lanes but maintain enthusiasm

    Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By: Joey Samowitz

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Competing against their division rival, the Poolesville Lady Falcons, December 13, the Lady Bengals’ swim and dive team was unsuccessful in continuing its winning form

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  • Smith ranked top in county after just two years in singlet

    Thursday, December 18, 2008 By: Benuel Hostetter

    Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08) -- Stepping onto the mat for the first time this season, he was nervous and anxious, but focused on the task at hand. Accustomed to these feelings, senior wrestler Rasheim

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Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Terror broke out in downstairs E-hallway December 9 following the appearance of a wild bear which led to a code-red lockdown of all classes, the presence of eight animal
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Unstoppable techno invasion turns modern hip-hop into garbage
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- I just can’t stop, I just can’t stop—recognizing Euro-centric techno beats in today’s hip hop and pop music. After turning on the radio and hearing "Womanizer" by Br
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Parking lot lockdown...necessary?
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- You walk into the lunch room, sit down and open your backpack, only to find you left your lunch in your car. At this point, you are severely depressed for two reason
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Dear Mr. Grinch, please give people Christmas back this holiday season
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- What happened to the holidays being the time that all of us look forward to? When I was in elementary school, teachers would have a "Countdown to Christmas," Christmas a
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Uncle Sam watching us, students not appreciative
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Big Brother is watching. And he has no plans of stopping. George Orwell, author of the book 1984, was an awfully smart man we should have listened to earlier. 2008 i
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Mesmerized by drool, diapers: tiny tykes make life just a little nicer
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- As my good friend Don Herrold once said, "Babies are such a nice way to start people." Never mind their necklessness. Babies are great. Here’s some food for thought:
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Twilight creates cinematic disaster from literary success
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Many sleepless nights spent writing with millions of other things to do. Draft after draft, rewrite after rewrite and terrible writer’s block. All the nuances of writi
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Yes: unites us as one nation, every God
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- Debates over the Pledge of Allegiance seem endless. To stand or sit? To make mandatory or not? To pledge or remain silent? When it comes to the omission of two words, th
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SURVIVING YOUR FAMILY
Silver Spring, MD (12/19/08)-- It’s the most wonderful time of the year, according to the song. Sure. Unfortunately, it’s also the most uncomfortable—being forced to eat dinner and celebrate with rela
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