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Blake’s Athletes Balance Activity and Faith in Ramadan

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Former Staff Member Blake Athletics, Fast, month, Nikhil Paranjape, Observance, passion, Ramadan, Religion, Sifen Tusse, Zahid Shujaee

The month of Ramadan is a strict Islamic observance where Muslims pray, reflect, and fast from sunrise to sunset. This

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News 

Toddler Survives 15-Story Fall at Enclave Apartment Buildings

May 21, 2025May 23, 2025 Former Staff Member Apartments, Blake, Ean Ayuk, MCPS, Nikhil Paranjape, story, Toddler, White Oak

Photo provided by Maiwand Torub

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Sports 

The Future of Basketball: Baba Oladotun

May 19, 2025May 22, 2025 Former Staff Member Baba, Basketball, Blake, discipline, future, Nicolette Tracewski, Sports

It’s pretty hard to miss 6-foot-9 Baba Oladotun walking the halls at Blake. A towering figure both physically and in

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Life 

How Peer Pressure Affects Our Decision-Making

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 Former Staff Member Allyson Murphy, Decision-Making, Hazing, Malik Jangha, Peer pressure, Social media

Peer pressure is a potent force that shapes our behavior, often pushing us to make decisions based on the influence

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Mavs Capture the Flagg β€” Wizards Fall Short Again

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Former Staff Member Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks, Kon Knueppel, NBA Draft, Nicolette Tracewski, washington wizards

Wizards? No. Hornets? No. Jazz? No. Mavericks? YES! With just a 1.8% chance at landing Cooper Flagg, the Mavericks’ lottery

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Life Satire 

The Senioritis Pandemic

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Former Staff Member HS, pandemic, Ray Njassu, Satire, senioritis, William Zheng

(This is a Satirical piece) Blake High School Alert, fellow students! There has been an outbreak of a potentially deadly

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Features Life 

Blake High School Spotlight: The New ACES Coach, Ms. Dadzie

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 Former Staff Member ACES, Blake, Ms. Dadzie, Samuel Lamboni

Due to the recent departure of Dr. Mekonen from the Blake ACES Coach position, which came from a recent promotion

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Entertainment 

Marvel Rivals: A Hero Shooter on the Rise

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 Former Staff Member FPS, Marvel, Marvel Rivals, Natnael Abraham, opinion, video game

In the highly competitive world of hero shooters, Marvel Rivals has quickly made a name for itself. Launched in early

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Entertainment 

Indie Games To Try Out!

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Former Staff Member art, entertainment, games, Indie, inspiration, Video Games, William Zheng

Indie games are independent games that aren’t from a large publisher. These games usually have passion and creativity built into

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Arts Entertainment Life 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: A Review

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Former Staff Member Blake, Blake Stage Co., performance, Play, Ravi Benson, Review, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, theater

Last Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th, Blake Stage Company produced an extraordinary performance of β€œThe 25th Annual Putnam

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Sports 

Maryland Marches on to the Sweet Sixteen

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Former Staff Member Anika Paranjape, Malik Jangha, march madness, Men's college basketball, Nail-biter, Terrapins, UMD, Women's college basketball

The University of Maryland has made a massive splash in March Madness this year. Both the women’s and men’s teams,

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Features 

The Always-Ready Mr. Kelley

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Former Staff Member AP Lang, Board games, Clubs, English, Leader, Mr. Kelley, Ray Njassu, theater

Mr. Kelley is one of those people who just seems to have more hours in the day, than everyone else.

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Sports 

Washington Takes Command of Free Agency

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 Former Staff Member Adam Peters, Free Agency, Malik Jangha, NFL, Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders are fresh from their playoff loss in January and are looking to retool and bolster their team

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Life 

Food Spot Spotlight: Naz’s Halal Food

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 Former Staff Member Halal, Local, Naz Halal, recommendation, Samuel Lamboni, White Oak

We get so much enjoyment out of eating at large chain restaurants. Sometimes, we all need a change from the

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Life 

What to Consider When Choosing a College

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 Former Staff Member College, college decision, Maliha Naqvi, university

Β  Β Β Β Personal Education and Classes: As college decisions are being released, seniors face one of the most difficult decisions of

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