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Blake’s Athletes Balance Activity and Faith in Ramadan

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape 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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Toddler Survives 15-Story Fall at Enclave Apartment Buildings

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

Photo provided by Maiwand Torub

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Sports 

Maryland Marches on to the Sweet Sixteen

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape 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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Canada and USA Battle it Out at Four Nations Face-Off

February 19, 2025February 21, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape 4 Nations Face Off, Canada, Championship, Fights, Intense, NHL, Nikhil Paranjape, Rivalry, USA

In addition to the Sweden vs. Finland game, last Saturday’s slate for the NHL Four Nations Face-off featured a highly

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Sports 

A Look at the NHL Four Nations Face-Off

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape Canada, Finland, Four Nations Face-Off, International, NHL, Sweden, Tournament, USA

The NHL All-Star Game is not happening in 2025. After the 2024 campaign saw a 7% decrease in viewership from

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Commanders or Ravens – Who does Blake Root For?

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape Baltimore Ravens, Fans, Jayden Daniels, Lamar Jackson, Malik Jangha, NFL Playoffs, Nikhil Paranjape, Super Bowl, Washington Commanders

With both the Commanders and Ravens winning their respective wild card games, we are considering whether Blake is home to

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Washington Capitals Season Check-in

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 Nikhil Paranjape Alex Ovechkin, Check-in, NHL, Nikhil Paranjape, season, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Washington Capitals

After squeaking into the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Washington Capitals’ mediocre season came to a close in a first

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Entertainment Features Life News 

Blake Alumni Go Big on Jeopardy!

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Nikhil Paranjape Blake Alumni, Casey Retterer, Game Shows, Isaac Hirsch, Its Academic, Jeopardy, Michael Braun, Nathan Suddleson, Nikhil Paranjape, Trivia

This past summer, Blake High School alum Isaac Hirsch displayed his mental prowess on national television, winning nine straight episodes

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Life Opinion Weekly Content 

Both Sides of Blake: Going out during lunch?

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Nikhil Paranjape BSOB, Lunch, Nicole Johnson, Nikhil Paranjape, Out, Policy, safety

Safety Before Food Students at Blake High School are unable to leave campus in their cars because the Blake staff

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Features 

Farewell, Mrs. Rowe

June 9, 2023June 13, 2023 Nikhil Paranjape Beekeeping, Career, Malik Jangha, Mr. Newby, Mrs. Rowe, Retirement, teaching

Thoughtful, dedicated, intelligent. These are words that many have used to describe Mrs. Rowe, whose illustrious career is coming to

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Life News 

Blake’s New Principal

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Nikhil Paranjape Blake, Mr. Sinclair, Ms. Snead, principal

Earlier today, MCPS confirmed Blake’s new principal, Ms. Shanay Snead. She will officially take over the job on July 1st

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Features Life 

Blake Minority Scholars Program Retreat

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Nikhil Paranjape anti-racist audit, bms, Malik Jangha, MSP, opportunity gap, Racism, workshops

On Thursday, Mar. 9, the Blake Minority Scholars Program (MSP) held an in-school retreat to discuss current issues that underrepresented

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Sports 

Winter Varsity Sports Check-In

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Nikhil Paranjape 0 Comments Basketball, Cheer, girls swim, Playoffs, Sports, Track, Varsity Sports, wins

Each of Blake’s varsity sports teams look to improve off of their current successes and be strong teams to look

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News Sports 

Celebrities and Football? Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z Express Interest in Purchasing the Commanders

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Nikhil Paranjape 0 Comments billionaires, Commanders, Football, Jay-Z, Jeff Bezos, NFL

Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Commanders, has been in the news recently for mainly the wrong reasons, with

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Sports 

Mr. Marshall’s First Win as the new Varsity Football Coach

September 9, 2022September 22, 2022 Nikhil Paranjape 0 Comments Blake football, debut, Junior Varsity, Northwood, Quarterback, Varsity

Blake’s Varsity football team earned their first win of the season in a blowout home opener against Northwood,  with a

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