The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD

Issue Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Issue: 2005 February Last Update: Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Eenie-meenie-minie-moe may serve as deciding factor for senior’s college selections: Real struggle discovered with choosing rather than applying

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 By: Priska Neely

College of Choice: MBYU – My Back Yard UniversityMajor: Turf ManagementFocus Area: Grass StudiesCareer Goal: To start a grass seed coloring companyThis, as many of you know (I apologize and will try t
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Maya Yette

An estimated 600,000 children living in Russia are without parental care, but in 2003 a lucky 5,209 children were adopted into families living in the United States. Last year, science and math teacher
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Cooper, Bright lead red hot Bengals to 4A East supremacy: Undefeated in division, boys sweep Springbrook, Magruder

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Robert Klemko

Undefeated since its holiday tournament loss in New Jersey, boys’ basketball is on a record-breaking tear as the team has clinched the 4A East division title and defeated every opponent by fewer than
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CLUNKIN' IT

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Melissa Gran

All of you underclassman who are begging and crying and kicking and pleading for a car, no matter the condition, should beware: you just might get what you ask for.
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DRUMMER BOY: Junior marches to beat of different changgu

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Karen Shih

A drum beat begins a quick succession of rapid beats, building up faster and faster, the sounds alternately deep and booming, short and crisp.The drummers dance, red and blue and yellow ribbons flying
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Heart of Burma discovered in Silver Spring

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Margaret Lee

Whoever thought that the spiritual and cultural heart of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, would relocate 20 minutes away from Blake High School?Although Mandalay, a popular Burmese restaurant in down
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Students getting all wrapped up in new scarf fashion trend: Hot neck-wear now more than just source of winter warmth, protection, comfort

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Kameko Jacobs

They come in blue, red, orange, polka-dotted, rainbow; this season’s hottest new trend is one of the staples of cold weather: long scarves.
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New Nintendo DS revolutionizes portable game systems : Dual screen platform, stylus highlight upgraded hardware

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: David Park

Portable gaming systems have come a long way from the brick-sized (and just as heavy) Gameboys, as one can see with the new Nintendo DS.
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Jon Stewart rewrites US history with mock textbook: Comedian turned author offers quasi-facts in America

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Jesse Levine

Reading for the sake of learning is usually the opposite of fun, but comedian Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show manage to toss a lifeline to high school students tired of reading boring te
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Curvy or thin, girls try to cope with media’s projection of beauty

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By: Lana Boone

News Flash: a booty revolution is sweeping the nation and threatens to destroy the hopes and dreams of those who are less endowed. But for every revolution there is a counterrevolution that fights bac
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Reviews

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A features spread

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UNCLASSIFIEDS

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See any BEAT staffer to buy your Unclassified in our next issue. 70¢ for the first ten words, 5¢ for each additional word

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Letters to the Editor

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Pet Responsibily / Great Job, Michael Braun

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Finally seeing the light

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IT’S ABOUT TIME.

After years of lobbying by steadfast parents, the county has finally agreed to build the much-needed traffic light at the main entrance to the school.

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MCPS should reward A students

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ANY STUDENT WHO earns A’s both quarters of a semester has proven themselves worthy of exemption from their semester final exam.

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Yes or No?: Should students wear school uniforms?

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Should students wear school uniforms? The Anne Arundel County school board is currently debating the issue.

Brittany Dail and G’Ra Asim face off on the uniform policy.

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Hall walkers beware of Beat staff member

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By Kelli Hunter

To those who are so proud of themselves for making it to the next grade (after two years of trying), those who are happy to have made it past freshman hell week, and those who are excited that they fi

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Nations must unite beyond times of mutual hardship: Crises in Asia, East Africa prompt brief worldwide harmony

Thursday, February 10, 2005 By Lydia Spitalny

In the midst of an international crisis in South Asia and East Africa, we can justifiably refer back to the saying, “The good in people is most brought out in times of crisis,” and things along that l

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Newsbeats

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Senior Jasmine Cooper won the Blake Beat faculty staff photo contest and will receive the wonderful prize of a Blake Beat shirt!***Twenty-five Blake students competed in the annual American Mathematic

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