Restoration by Alexandra Pikas
*Enjoy this first lit mag submission from sophomore Alexandra Pikas* Once upon a time. Call me Ishmael. It was the
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Author: Olivia Gyapong
Long Live Dorian: Remembering Dorian Hurd
A smiling baby face, a tall and lean build, a huge heart. This is the image of 20-year-old Blake graduate
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Senior Wins Prestigious Technology Award, Hopes to Show Women Can Succeed in STEM
This year’s Regional Affiliate winner for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Award
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Updated Information Regarding Return to In-Person Education
Questions abound and school leadership is scrambling after the Board of Education updated guidance for the March 15 return to
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Eight COVID-Safe, In-Person Valentine’s Day Date Ideas
Disclaimer: While many of the activities we’re suggesting can take place at home or in locations that have modified operations
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Latest on Reopening, Senior Recognition Plans
MCPS and Blake recently released updates to their plans for reopening schools and hosting senior recognition events respectively. Here’s the
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From the Classroom to the Consulate: AP World History Teacher Departs Blake to Become Diplomat
At the end of January, the Blake community will suffer a great loss. AP World History teacher, Model United Nations
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US Capitol Insurrection Over Election Certification Shakes Core of America
“Our democracy is under unprecedented assault.” These were the words President Elect Joe Biden uttered Wednesday, Jan. 6, when Trump
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Overview of Virtual Learning Suite
Dear Blake Community, At the beginning of this school year, Principal Bob Sinclair laid out an optimistic philosophy he coined,
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Convenience Versus Craftsmanship: Where Should Consumers Shop This Holiday Season?
To buy, or not to buy? That is seemingly the question when it comes to shopping online via Amazon instead
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Recapping and Fact Checking the Last Presidential Debate of 2020 Pt. 4: COVID-19, Abortion and Closing
TW: abortion In this final installation of our series recapping and fact checking the last presidential debate of 2020, we
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Recapping and Fact Checking the Last Presidential Debate of 2020 Pt. 3: Immigration
Part 3 of our series recapping and fact checking the last presidential debate of 2020 explores the leading candidates’ claims
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Recapping and Fact Checking the Last Presidential Debate of 2020 Pt. 2: Racism and Criminal Justice
In the second part of our series recapping and fact checking the last presidential debate of 2020, we examine the
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Recapping and Fact Checking the Last Presidential Debate of 2020 Pt. 1: Climate Change
ABC political commentator and anchor George Stephanopolous described the Oct. 22 presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee as involving “two white
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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed as New Supreme Court Justice
With a vote of 52-48, split along party lines, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to
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