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MCPS Dance Showcase

February 24, 2023March 2, 2023 Former Staff Member Blake High School, dance, High School, MCPS, middle school, Showcase, Yacine Ba

By: Yacine Ba

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Graduation Location: UMBC

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake, Blake High School, cap, gown, Graduation, UMBC

Last week, the location was officially announced for our 2023 graduation between Blake or UMBC. The decision was released through

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Features 

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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Opinion 

Has Music Gone Downhill into Dissonance?

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Former Staff Member Ariana Grande, Blake High School, Clairo, Doja Cat, Music, Opinions, Sofia Norberte

Each person’s music taste is as complex as the person it belongs to. Some people live in the Top 40’s,

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Football Superstars Make College Decisions

February 11, 2020May 28, 2020 Former Staff Member Blake Beat, Blake High School, college, Cyrus Wilson, football, Isaiah Smith, Peter Forbin, Sports, Teddy Tiokeng

The commencement of National Letter Intent Signings of prospective college football athletes was February 5, and three seniors on the

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No Bathrooms for the Non-Binary? Why We Need Gender Neutral Bathrooms at Blake

October 31, 2019February 24, 2020 Former Staff Member Blake Beat, Blake High School, Gender Identities, Non-binary, Sofia Norberte

We’ve all seen the classic β€œmale” and β€œfemale” bathrooms. They are everywhere and easy to access. However, how many gender-neutral

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Sports 

Weights Are A Girl’s Best Friend: All-Female Weight Training Class

October 14, 2019May 28, 2020 Former Staff Member All-Female, Blake Classes, Blake High School, Caroline Calvo, Weight training

An all-female weight training class has been introduced to Blake’s PE Department this yearβ€”one of the few all-female PE classes

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Opinion 

Pro/Con: Spirited Fun or Too Much too Soon?

September 10, 2019May 28, 2020 Former Staff Member Blake High School, Caroline Calvo, Opinions, spirit Week

Pros There’s no better way to start the school year than with spirit. Fun and uplifting for the whole school,

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Senior Ruby Brayton receives award for student activist efforts

January 4, 2019January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake High School, Ruby Brayton, Student activism

Senior and student activist Ruby Brayton and 19 other Maryland students were awarded the Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore (PCMDCB) “Peacemaker

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Counseling changes evoke mixed reactions students

December 20, 2018January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake High School, Counseling changes, Counselors

A wave of change and adaptation hits the school year, as current counseling department alterations push students to relationships and

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School community gives their take on incoming migrant caravan

December 10, 2018January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake High School, immigrant debate, Migrant Caravan

With the approaching migrant caravan, Blake students reflect on the country and the community around them. 7,000 Central American migrants

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New class shines light on equality

October 17, 2018January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Blake High School, education, Egan, Equity, Features, New class, Sociology, The Blake Beat

New sociology-based Equity in Education course taught by NSL Government teacher Deb Delavan helps students recognize problems within today’s school

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First year jazz teacher chassΓ©s her way into the dance department

October 15, 2018January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Arts, Blake High School, dance, Egan Eteffa, jazz, Ms. Kerr, New staff, The Blake Beat

Intermediate and Advanced Jazz dance teacher Elena Kerr enters the school’s performing arts community, expressing her eagerness to progress with

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Shoving Your Way to Success at Blake
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Shoving Your Way to Success at Blake

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 Josephine Andoh
Montgomery County Vetoes “Opt-Out” Policy for LGBTQ Literature
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Montgomery County Vetoes “Opt-Out” Policy for LGBTQ Literature

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Taylor Lindsley
Ms. Snead Starts Making Her Mark at Blake
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Ms. Snead Starts Making Her Mark at Blake

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 Josephine Andoh
The Do’s and Don’ts of Books to Movies
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Books to Movies

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Hannah Pritchett
Blake Football Continues Solid Start
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Blake Football Continues Solid Start

September 13, 2023September 15, 2023 Malik Jangha

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