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Uproar Over Divisive Boundary Study Calmed, Outcomes Outlined

December 20, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Boundary Study, MCPS, Olivia Gyapong

MCPS Board of Education officials are addressing confusion and backlash regarding the 2019-2020 boundary analysis as well as clarifying the

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House of Representatives Reaches Historic Impeachment Decision

December 19, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Olivia Gyapong, Trump

For the third time in American history, a president of the United States has been impeached by the House of

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Shocking UK Election Results, Plans for Country’s Future

December 18, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Brexit, Olivia Gyapong

Conservatives enjoyed the largest victory since Margaret Thatcher’s days, clinching 45% of the vote, in the Dec. 12 snap election

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MCPS Inaugurates New Attendance Policy

December 8, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Attendance Policy, MCPS, Reese Schenkel

This year MCPS instituted a new attendance policy to limit excessive absences. If students have five absences, excused or unexcused,

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This is What Democracy Looks Like: Inside the Climate Action Movement

December 3, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake, Climate Change, Fridays for Future, Greta Thunberg

To outsiders, their ritual may appear strange and overly dramatic. There is a mass of bodies shrouded in black lying

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Confidently Beautiful: Junior Reaches Heavyn-ly Heights At Pageant

December 2, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Miss Maryland, Olivia Gyapong, Pageant

Blake is home to a beauty queen! Sunday, Nov. 10, first-time pageant contestant junior Heavyn McDaniels bested 68 other girls

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Kirwan Commission’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Explained, Advocated For at Forum

November 15, 2019February 24, 2020 Former Staff Member Forum, Kirwan Commission, Olivia Gyapong

A forum was held Wednesday, Nov. 6, on the Kirwan Commission for Innovation and Excellence’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: a

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Weather, Schedule Change Takes β€˜Pep’ Out of Pep Rally

November 12, 2019February 24, 2020 Former Staff Member Cold weather, Indoors, pep rally

Friday, Nov 1, administration decided to hold two pep rallies instead of one in response to adverse weather conditions, garnering

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Beloved English Teacher Leaves to Pursue Career in State Union

September 26, 2019February 24, 2020 Former Staff Member Elizabeth Jones, English Teachers, Hailey Clifford, Liam Gersten, Ms. Jones, State Union

With the end of this week comes the time to say goodbye to English teacher Elizabeth Jones, who is leaving

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New School Year, New Blake: What You Need to Know For 2019-2020

September 9, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake 2019-2020, Bob Sinclair, cell phone usage, Olivia Gyapong

In preparation for this year, Principal Bob Sinclair and school leadership have taken measures to address cell phone usage, warn

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Activist club encourages student involvement at Youth Peace Conference

April 2, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake clubs, Student activists, Youth Peace Conference

Hosted and planned by Blake’s Youth Advocating for Change (YAC) club, the Youth Peace Conference April 6 seeks to give

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International Night takes students and families on a trip around the world

March 27, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake, Egan Eteffa, International night

This year’s International Club dedicated March 15 Β to celebrate the student body’s diversity and beauty in cultures at International Night,

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Hundreds walk out, joining passionate activists at DC march for gun control

March 25, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Gun control, Jessica Nguyen, Liam Gersten, Ruby Brayton, Skylar Mansfield, Student activism, Walkout

Using their voices to incite national change on a grassroots level, hundreds of students from Blake joined thousands across the

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Government families shocked by the shutdown debate the furlough and it’s political factors

February 14, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Border wall, Congress, Furlough, Government shutdown, Immigration, Trump

With the possibility of another shutdown looming ahead, students and families affected by the furlough reflect on their experiences during

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MCPS Board of Education determines future of spring break after much debate

January 22, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Longer spring break, MCPS, Spring Break

To accommodate for tight scheduling in the school year, the MCPS Board of Education decided on spring break scenario one,

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