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The Writing Center: For All Your Writing Needs!

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Indira Kar 0 Comments Dr. V, Englsih, Indira Kar, Tutoring, Writing Center

“Excellent opportunity to get to know your peers and earn SSL hours, while mutually improving your writing skills,” says sophomore

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Principal Advisory Council

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Reese Schenkel 0 Comments Amphitheatre, Bob Sinclair, Meeting, Mr. Sinclair, PAC, Shanay Snead, Sinclair, Snead

This year Mr. Sinclair is directing a Principal Advisory Council. His goal is to give students an opportunity to voice

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Blake Grad Guides Growing Music Generation

September 19, 2022September 22, 2022 Morgan Holden 0 Comments Blake, Blake Music, Chorus, concert choir, Feature, graduate, guitar, music teacher

With every new school year comes new faces to Blake, and it’s not just the students. At least 18 new

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The Super Shanay Snead

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 Reese Schenkel 0 Comments 9th grade, Blake High School, family, internship, Sinclair, Snead, Sports

Ninth graders know her well and the rest of the school will come to love her. Mrs. Shanay Snead, the

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How Sports Sprung in Time for Spring

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Josephine Andoh 0 Comments Features, Josephine Andoh, Sports, Spring, spring sports

As spring sports draw to a close, Blake as a whole must look back on sports during the 2021-2022 season

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The One, The Only, Slayna Brandolini

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Reese Schenkel 0 Comments Aidan Dewey, Alayna Brandolini, Alayna I miss you so much please come back, Bengal, Ella Weikert, Gay, Pride, Senior, SLAY, student, UMD

Motivated, committed, kind, intelligent are only a few words you could use to describe the notorious Alayna Brandolini. Coming in

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No Mandy?

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Alexa Peran 0 Comments editor, facetime, Senior, SOul Eater, tech-savvy, Video Games

Just imagine it, you’re sitting in journalism class with a piece almost ready to go up, edits in place, the

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Slayfia is Graduating! We Will Miss You!

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Lauren Ambe 0 Comments Class of 2022, girlboss, SLAYYY, Sofia Norberte, we will miss you, wriing

Many of us may know that the last day for the class of 2022 is this Friday. This means that

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Farewell, Zinkieviches!

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments A Capella, Alayna Brandolini, Ella Weikert, Music, Zinkieviches

Mr. and Mrs. Zinkievich have been teaching at Blake for 5 and 12 years, respectively. In their many years of

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Never in Grey Scale: Goodbye Greyson

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Indira Kar 0 Comments Graduating Senior, Greybie, Greyson Hamilton, Indira Kar, WeLoveYouGreyson

There were six days remaining before opening night of Blake Children Theater’s production of Candy Kingdom, and something was very

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Blake Has Spirit, How About You?

May 9, 2022May 10, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments MCPS, NEC, Quynhan Nguyen, SGA, Sofia Norberte, spirit Week

If NEC Spirit Week proved anything, it’s that if there’s one Blake has, it’s school pride! The week of April

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Ciao, Kat Comer!

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Josephine Andoh 0 Comments Josephine Andoh, Kat Comer, Samantha Nguyen, seniors, Softball, TBB, weloveyoukat

As the school year comes to an end, everyone is getting ready to bid farewell to the seniors graduating in

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Inside Blake’s Best Elective: Psychology

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments AP Psych, experiments, Kat Comer, Psych 1, Psychology

32 electives entered our Blake’s Elective Bracket with the hope of winning it all. When it came down to the

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SMOB Unclassified: A Peek Into the SMOB Finalists

April 8, 2022April 20, 2022 Alexa Peran 0 Comments Accessibility, curriclum, Diversity, Mandy Sanidad, mental health, SMOB, Voting

Arvin Kim: Arvin Kim is an experienced candidate who is well versed in leadership roles. Kim happens to be from

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