The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, October 05, 2007 Issue: 2007 October Last Update: Thursday, November 08, 2007
  • New teachers diversify school environment: Twelve educators join staff, bring along years of experience

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Kirsty Groff & Kelly Murphy

    A dozen staff members ended their Blake careers at the conclusion of the last school year, but just as many educators have arrived to take their places.

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  • Homecoming festivities in full force: Week to culminate with game tonight, dance tomorrow

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Amey Owen

    Tonight, the Homecoming football game against Churchill begins at 6:30pm. The dance will begin tomorrow at 7:30pm and last until 11:30pm.

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  • Abundant golf team proves endowment on green turf

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Chris Kaleyias

    With a record 16 people trying out this year, the golf team tees off the season with a successful start by placing third out of eight in the Kyle Division and ninth out of twenty-fifth in the county.

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  • Tech crew takes over behind the scenes, sets up school productions: Students raise curtain, revealing their post-secondary plans, dreams

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Hannah Verlich & Pedro Bermudez

    Look past the actors and the stage. What you will see behind the curtains, nesting at the soundboards, are some of the most elusive creatures ever to be found:the techies.

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  • HOMECOMING IS HERE

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Amber Austin

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  • This family tree has got some deep Roots: Sisters unite to pollinate students’ fertile minds

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Zi Athiogbey & Brittany Fennell

    Connecting with their roots while planting seeds of inspiration in others is what these two sisters do best.When thinking of two sisters, usually sibling rivalry comes to mind. But teaching has allo

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  • Lady Bengals live up to expectations, kick into high gear: Girls’ Varsity soccer shows extreme skill through hard fought wins,ardent goals

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Tim Goldwater

    Following the best season in girls’ soccer history, the Lady Bengals are ready to prove last year was no fluke and they are ready to contend with the best in the area.

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  • Climbers rock out in Rockville: Earth Treks gym ropes in athletes

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Anjalee Martin & Amey Owen

    Breathing heavily, your feet push against the edge of the cliff. It is the rush and exhilaration of reaching the top that keeps you going. Each move you make takes you one step closer to reaching your

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  • Silver Spring 911: Lowery lays down law, protects all: New officer keeps halls safe, sound, secure

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Anahit Gulian & Hannah Verlich

    Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?

    There is a new sheriff walking these halls, but in this case, there is room enough for both of us.

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  • Boys’ soccer losing close games; attempting to remain optimistic

    Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By: Hannah Lapp

    Despite continual losses after their first five games, the boys’ varsity soccer team is off to a better start than their record might suggest with improved team chemistry and talent.

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At-a-glance

After winning the Northeast Consortium for the first time in Bengal history, the JV boys’ soccer team has proven that they have what it takes to make a winning soccer team.
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Halo 3: hype excessive, but game still awesome: Greatly anticipated release has fans frantic for more
Halo 3: the mere utterance of the name is enough to make any hardcore gamer flinch. After successfully completing the second installment of the epic saga in 2004, I was more than anxious to take on th
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BFF: Best friends forever (and ever). Nowadays, most friendships are defined by a simple equation: what to tell your friend about your life and what to leave out. All the secrets your friends share ar
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Catastrophe almost struck as we walked into Ms. Dickey’s AP Lit class late—this time not on purpose. We are seniors and we refuse to run between classes to arrive on time. With “senior duties” such as
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Good Luck: movie fails to entertain at box office: Cook, Alba make recipe for crude humor, bad laughs
Topics of women, sex and boobs were the only subjects that kept any red-blooded male’s attention in the new movie, Good Luck Chuck, starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba.
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Every school has its share of fights, but never before has there been an incident in which the superintendent arrested and jailed the students involved. Sadly, this is not the case for six students kn
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We usually refrain from writing articles about other schools; however, this needed to be exposed.So here’s the skinny: three Gaithersburg High School students are currently facing criminal charges for
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We usually refrain from writing articles about other schools; however, this needed to be exposed.So here’s the skinny: three Gaithersburg High School students are currently facing criminal charges for
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Black belt girls kick stereotypes to mat, break barriers down
You would not be called a wuss for hitting these girls, because they can—and will—hit you back.Boys, beware—these girls with black belts are kicking butt and taking names.
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Latest album from Seattle rock band “Echoes” past: Sadly for Foo Fighters, new CD just like earlier efforts
After 12 years of making legendary rock music, the Foo Fighters released their sixth studio album September 25, entitled Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.
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