The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Issue: March 2009 Last Update: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
  • Increased cleanliness by students needed for messy, trashy hallways

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Morgan Cali

    Dodging people throwing chips, jumping over half-eaten sandwiches and leaping over seas of spilled soda in the hallways has gone on too long. The school’s hallways during lunch have become an obstacle

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  • Girls sans pants: only tights is not alright

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Kelly Shih & Sacha Vega

    If it was called Sisterhood of the Traveling Leggings, no one would have seen that movie. Pants are not only magical but functional for covering up your donk...and other things. Once upon a time, a f

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  • Mr. Applestein takes bite out of college prep

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Sean McNamara & Isabela Barriga

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Applying to colleges is one of the most stressful times of any high school career because of mounting pressure for good grades and test scores. Luckily, AP Psychology teac

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  • Students learn real business savvy in new school store

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Bronte Abell

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Sponsored by business education teacher Fred Katz, the student-run school store will reopen by the end of March.

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  • Students bid trip au revoir for now

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Kirsten Petersen & Juliana Sesay

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Thirty-three Blake and Paint Branch students in upper level French classes returned Wednesday from a two-week trip to France, where they immersed themselves in French cult

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  • Twenty grand is great: history teacher wins big on Jeopardy!

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Talia Chicherio

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Social studies teacher Kara Mohler won $23,199 on a Jeopardy! episode that aired Tuesday, March 3 and continued as the returning champion on the Wednesday, March 4 episode

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  • Obama drama: harassing presidential preteens must end

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Kirsten Petersen

    Sasha and Malia Obama are quite possibly the most adorable first children ever. Pictures of them smiling, laughing, kissing (who are they kissing?) and even sleeping can be found all over the Internet

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  • DRESSING UP FOR COMIC EFFECT: Not cosplaying around, manga fans get animated for yearly conventions

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Tomiko Mason

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Twenty-five thousand fans dressed as anime and manga characters walk into a convention center. No joke.

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  • Conlon finds puppy love, furry friends at Norbeck Animal Clinic

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Anna Ching & Christine League

    Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Senior Michael Conlon knows better than most that every dog has his day, and although he may not have four paws or a snout, he loves spending his time in the doghouse.

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  • Musical ensemble gives ‘em old razzle-dazzle with Jazz Swing Night

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Tomiko Mason

    Silver Spring, MD (03/20/09)--Turning a school cafeteria into a smooth jazz club is no easy feat, but the Eubie Blake Jazz Ensemble, accompanied by the Eubietones quartet, met that challenge last Frid

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At-a-glance

April acceptance anxiety no longer plaguing pupils
By a show of hands, how many of you would rather not have to wait for an interminable period of time to hear back from the colleges you apply to? Keep it raised if you find the ceaseless waiting perio
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Girls sans pants: only tights is not alright
If it was called Sisterhood of the Traveling Leggings, no one would have seen that movie. Pants are not only magical but functional for covering up your donk...and other things. Once upon a time, a f
full story 
Real World comeback makes for millions of satisfied teen viewers
Never before have we had the chance to witness such beauty. A freshly-minted transsexual, a prickly gay guy, a closeted Mormon and a former lesbian have all united in Brooklyn to film the new season o
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Silver Spring, MD (03/20/09)--With nine designers, 20 models, about 90 outfits and over four months of practice, tonight’s annual FasXion show will transform the auditorium into Bryant Park during New
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Students bid trip au revoir for now
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Thirty-three Blake and Paint Branch students in upper level French classes returned Wednesday from a two-week trip to France, where they immersed themselves in French cult
full story 
Obama drama: harassing presidential preteens must end
Sasha and Malia Obama are quite possibly the most adorable first children ever. Pictures of them smiling, laughing, kissing (who are they kissing?) and even sleeping can be found all over the Internet
full story 
SAT jump is just the right bump for graduating class of 2009
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Compared to last year’s senior class, the class of 2009 has shown a dramatic upswing in both SAT participation and average test scores.
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Nonsensical glasses fashion trend mocks true wearers’ disabilities
Are you mocking us? Seriously, are you? We have been wearing glasses since before we could spell the word “glasses.” Do you think this is a joke? Because it’s neither funny nor cute. We wear glasses
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Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--In an attempt to better enforce state speed limits, police officers in Montgomery County have significantly increased their use of speed guns on busy streets, resulting in
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Vlogging sensation sweeping nation: Nerdfighter movement on rise
DFTBA. To the average citizen, this abbreviation looks like it could stand for a government organization or an obscene phrase. But to Nerdfighters, a growing minority, DFTBA means one thing: Don’t Fo
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