The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, March 14, 2008 Issue: 2008 March Last Update: Friday, January 02, 2009
  • Community gathers to remember alumna Mady Byrne

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Kirsty Groff

    Class of 2006 alumna Madalyn Byrne—who passed away February 25 due to liver failure and cardiac arrest caused by an accidental overdose of acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol—was honored in

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  • With 65-52 win over QO, Lady Bengals are Regional Champions

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Ilan Oresky & James Lanning

    Continuing their dominance as the 4A West Region’s number one seed, the Lady Bengals’ basketball squad won the Regional Championship game, 65-52, last Saturday over the number two seed Quince Orchard

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  • It’s Academic advances to metro semifinals

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Amelia Holgash and Andrew Padgett

    Led by sophomore Isaac Hirsch, the It’s Academic team will advance to the semifinals after a crushing victory in the quarterfinals against George Mason and TC Williams Saturday.

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  • Boys’ swimmers finish 11th in county, 23rd in metropolitan region

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Christopher Kaleyias

    At the conclusion of the winter season, the Wet Bengal boys finished just one win short of .500, finishing with a Division II record of 2-3.

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  • MR. BLAKE 2008

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  • INTERNATIONAL NIGHT

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  • Strutting their stuff: FasXion fuses design, edge, model behavior: Stylish students sell out show, attract enthusiastic masses with attitude

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Kelly Murphy

    Starting off with a performance by the Blake ‘Undefined’ step team, the 2008 FasXion show last Friday night showcased seven designers and 20 models in a variety of clothing styles and designs.

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  • Faculty unites to battle the bulge, says goodbye to extra lbs, inches: Motivated staff work to become “Biggest Loser”

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Melissa Goldberg

    Over thirty faculty members have been dieting, exercising and shedding pounds for the past several weeks in hopes of winning their own Biggest Loser Competition, ending April 7.

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  • Petite pirouettersyoung dancers learn from Blake’s best

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Kirsty Groff & Amey Owen

    Dance teachers Danielle D’Anna, Donna Iriarte, and Angelica Searles-Thompson go beyond their call of duty, teaching younger kids the joy of movement each week.

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  • Junior believes in life after love, maintains ex-traordinary friends

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 By: Tomiko Mason

    Ex-boyfriend (noun): a former lover who knows all the things about you that you wish no one knew; creator of uncomfortable situations; to be avoided like the plague.By standard teenage-girl definition

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While everyone looks forward to having “taco night” at home, students can now have tacos everyday at school with the cafeteria’s addition of a taco bar.
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Admit it—you have had a strange obsession at least once in your life. But rarely does a penchant for junior-high anarchy, the Backstreet Boys, or Pokémon cards last as long as junior Benuel Hostetter’
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With wind-blown hair, flushed cheeks, and jackets so big and warm that they look fit for Eskimos, students brave the unpredictable weather in the tumultuous walk between the portables and the main bui
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If you think AP Calculus BC is crazy, try taking Multivariable Calculus three times a week for an hour and fifteen minutes at Sherwood High School.
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When a person thinks of a video gamer, the immediate image is of a male, probably because many game layouts are geared toward male buyers. However, a recent study suggests that more than a game rating
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Retro realitypopular now or just passé?
No matter what kind of games you are into, every gamer knows the oldies but goodies. Many are way past their prime, but all are still recognized and appreciated in the gaming world today.
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Those days of playing hours of Halo on Xbox Live are over. Halo has yielded way to the most realistic shooter I have ever played, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
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Sequel to award winning and best selling strategy game, Age of Empires, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings has become increasingly popular among students, particularly those in the graduating class.
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“Hello, I am a Human Mage from Anvilmar.”“Pleasure to meet you; I am a Tauren Warrior from Lightning’s Blade.”This is an example of a normal reality greeting between two players of, arguably, the best
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Lunch—a time when students can eat, socialize, and enjoy a small amount of freedom. But while most students are resting after a tiresome morning, a small group of video gamers partake in cutthroat com
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