Prioritize Prevention Over De-Escalation
No one would say we should only start saving COVID patients as they lay in hospital beds on ventilators, struggling
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Kat Comer
Bryon Marshall Hired as New Varsity Football Head Coach
Over the weekend, Blake announced that Bryon Marshall, Blakeβs College and Career Coordinator and former JV Football Coach, will be
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Magruder Shooting Urges Further Discussion on Violence Prevention in MCPS
Last Friday, Magruder High School went into a four hour lockdown in response to an active shooter threat. One student
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Hybrid Learning Might Not Be All That Bad
COVID has been running rampant through Blakeβs halls, like most of the country. Along with improper mask usage and the
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MCPS Bus Outage Latest Symptom of Pandemic
On our first day back from Winter Break, after a couple days of inclement weather, MCPS announced they could not
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Only the Good Things: 2021 Wrapped
I did a Wrapped last year to end 2020. That year was honestly unbelievably stressful, and we all really did
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Blake’s Varsity Football Bids Farewell to Head Coach
This past season, Blake Varsity Football accomplished a historic feat: the first playoff win in school history. While many saw
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Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando on Violence in MCPS
MCPS has experienced a sudden increase in violence over this past year. While many of these incidents have been controlled
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Are EOS Surveys Effective at Promoting a Positive AP Environment?
This week in math classes, many students will be taking or have taken Equal Opportunity School (EOS) surveys. These surveys
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What the Max Scherzer Trade Means for the Washington Nationals
Nats fansβ¦ I donβt know what to say. Maybe βsorryβ is a good place to start. I know, I know,
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βItβs time for me [to go]. Iβve been doing this a long timeβ: Coach Anderson Steps Down as Varsity Footballβs Head Coach
DeShawn Anderson, Blakeβs Varsity Football Head Coach, has coached his last season with the Bengals after seven consecutive seasons at
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Virtual vs. In-person College Visits
Due to COVID guidelines, the college application process has changed drastically this past year. Getting information about colleges and deciding
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βC*ndomsβ is Not a Bad Word: How Modern Day Censorship Stigmatizes Our New Normal
βFree Period Products vs. Free C*ndoms in High Schools.β Thatβs the title of the first true journalistic piece I wrote
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This or That: Thanksgiving Food Edition
Now that Thanksgiving is only a few days away, itβs about time we start thinking about the food. Sure, the
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The Pandemic and Rise in Hate Crimes in MCPS
Being pent up inside for the past 18 months has resulted in stifled emotions. Sadly, these emotions have escalated into
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