The Blake Beat <![CDATA[The Blake Beat]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:51:32 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Students bid trip au revoir for now]]> By Kirsten Petersen & Juliana Sesay


Kirsten Petersen
Students on the France trip in front of the Eiffel Tower. Top row from left: Madame Vandenplas, junior Mimi Boussouf, senior Kerry Irion, juniors Caitlin Mitchell, Trevor Skibine, senior Tyler Mink, juniors Nicole Michur, Kara Korab; second row from left: sophomores Danny Lee, Delaney Cruickshank, junior Juliana Sesay, senior Beth Brown; bottom row from left: junior Kirsten Petersen, sophomore Julia Maas, junior Chris Callahan, sophomores Leena Owen, Ariel Schwartz.

Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Thirty-three Blake and Paint Branch students in upper level French classes returned Wednesday from a two-week trip to France, where they immersed themselves in French cult full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:07 GMT <![CDATA[SAT jump is just the right bump for graduating class of 2009]]> By Christina deGraft-Johnon & Andrew Padgett
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Compared to last year’s senior class, the class of 2009 has shown a dramatic upswing in both SAT participation and average test scores. full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:14:37 GMT <![CDATA[No need for speed with increased police vigilance on roads]]> By Melissa Goldberg
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--In an attempt to better enforce state speed limits, police officers in Montgomery County have significantly increased their use of speed guns on busy streets, resulting in full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:13:16 GMT <![CDATA[Twenty grand is great: history teacher wins big on Jeopardy!]]> By Talia Chicherio


Patrick Howe
Social studies teacher Kara Mohler smiles for the camera during her second night on Jeopardy! after winning $23,199 the first night.

Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Social studies teacher Kara Mohler won $23,199 on a Jeopardy! episode that aired Tuesday, March 3 and continued as the returning champion on the Wednesday, March 4 episode full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:11:01 GMT <![CDATA[Sophomore struggles with, overcomes benign tumor near her brain]]> By Kelly Shih
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Homework, friends, clothes, boys—all these normal teenage problems can be dwarfed by something the size of a nickel. Last October, when sophomore Katie Johnson* went in fo full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:09:01 GMT <![CDATA[Blockbusted: It’s a hard knock life for downtrodden DVD rental stores]]> By Hannah Mellman
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--President Obama’s administration has chosen SUVs over DVDs, and with no bailout in store for Blockbuster, slowly but surely America is losing its favorite place to rent mo full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:07:33 GMT <![CDATA[Students learn real business savvy in new school store]]> By Bronte Abell


Arieyl Jones
Kyle Matusek

Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Sponsored by business education teacher Fred Katz, the student-run school store will reopen by the end of March. full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:03:57 GMT <![CDATA[Blake parent, physics professor to join State Board of Education]]> By Melanie Spaid
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Sylvester J. Gates, Blake parent and co-sponsor of the Advanced Topical Fundamental Science Group, was nominated for appointment as a member of the Maryland State Board of full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:02:40 GMT <![CDATA[]]>


Brendan Lipton
Mr. Blake

full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:58:54 GMT <![CDATA[Mr. Applestein takes bite out of college prep]]> By Sean McNamara & Isabela Barriga


Arieyl Jones
AP Psychology teacher Eliot Applestein, who also works privately as a college consultant, says, “Everyone needs to take a deep breath and realize that one can be successful at a number of colleges.” He offered a college admissions workshop March 11 called “Getting into the College of Your Choice.”

Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Applying to colleges is one of the most stressful times of any high school career because of mounting pressure for good grades and test scores. Luckily, AP Psychology teac full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:58:13 GMT <![CDATA[Mr. Applestein takes bite out of college prep]]> By Sean McNamara & Isabela Barriga
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--Applying to colleges is one of the most stressful times of any high school career because of mounting pressure for good grades and test scores. Luckily, AP Psychology teac full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:58:11 GMT <![CDATA[Blocker, Senate on same page with once-in-a-lifetime opportunity]]> By Christine Lien
Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--SGA president senior Alex Blocker was selected to serve as a Senate page in Annapolis for the Maryland General Assembly and will complete his second and last week of servi full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:56:27 GMT <![CDATA[Newsbriefs]]>


Sacha Vega
Senior Alex Gran

Silver Spring, MD (3/20/09)--The Race for a Dream 5k Run/3k Walk event will take place May 3. The race honors the memory of Alicia Betancourt, a Blake student who was killed in a car accident in 2004. full story > ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:51:30 GMT