The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, December 15, 2006 Issue: 2006 December Last Update: Monday, December 18, 2006

  • TALKIN’ TRASH AND BACKIN’ IT UP: Percussion class moves to beat of its own drums

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Aili Weeks

    When you think of the typical drummer, you picture him playing on a drum set. But the new percussion ensemble class has managed to break this stereotypical image by skillfully using trashcans as instr

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  • Working hard or hardly working?: Junior balances seven periods of AP classes with normal life

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Megan Eng

    Pressured to challenge themselves academically, students have become natural overachievers, like junior James Page, who takes all AP classes to prepare for the course load he can expect in college. I

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  • Mulrain, Lanning help spread holiday cheer with toys, canned food

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Amanda Paunil

    Juniors Stephan Mulrain and James Lanning are holding their second annual toy drive and first canned food drive in honor of the holiday season, until next Friday.Mulrain and Lanning started the toy dr

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  • Junior finds cleaner way to “walk the dog” with childhood pastime

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Megan Eng

    While we may not be conscious of it, most of us like reminiscing about our childhood at sometime or another—whether it involved terrorizing our younger siblings or showing off the new toy we got.Inste

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  • THIS WAS NO MICKEY MOUSE PRODUCTION: Thousands flock to see Disney's High School Musical

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Cara Hedgepeth & Ellen Park

    Never before has the Blake Drama Department seen the amount of anticipation or success that surrounded this year’s fall musical. Then again, there has never been a production quite like Disney’s High

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  • Hijabs help make different kind of fashion statement: Less is more for Muslim women who wear traditional scarves for modesty

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Michelle Kim

    Many girls turn heads by wearing next to nothing and dressing scandalously. But instead of dressing down to make a statement, some girls choose to cover up as a symbol of their faith.The Qur’an direct

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  • Lady runners remain optimistic after first scrimmage: Despite coaching change, girls’ team getting ready for new challenges

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Mike McIntyre

    After a season in which the team had strong success from several of its younger athletes, the girls’ indoor track team entered this season optimistically. The Lady Bengals competed in their first mee

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  • Clean up your act

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By:

    WE FIRMLY BELIEVE that it is the duty of the students to clean up after themselves. Students need to realize that this school is not their home, and that they cannot leave trash wherever they want.The

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  • TI-83 fits equation for fun, entertainment in math class

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Casey Lyons

    Your math block is boring you to death. Drool from a few short-lived naps covers your notes and, since you already completely understand logarithms, there is no reason to continue paying attention. Wh

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  • Indoor track runs circles around school, hopes for same result in meets: Squad looks to improve, develop young talent over season

    Thursday, December 14, 2006 By: Stephen Stathem

    Coming off of a mediocre season last year, the boys’ indoor track team seems to be in the midst of a rebuilding season in which it will groom young, raw talent into top runners. The Bengals had their

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Little incentives go long way for struggling students: Ninth grade ineligibility numbers decline thanks to freshman academies
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Patrick Lee
Freshman ineligibility rates after the first quarter are down 11 percent compared to last year as a result of the team system introduced within the new Freshman Academy that was implemented this year.
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Blake’s rank on Challenge Index drops : Washington Post data rates school top 5% in nation
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Pam Dysland & Allie Pistolessi
Challenge Index rankings published yesterday in the Washington Post Montgomery County EXTRA section showed that Blake’s rating and ranking have fallen significantly from last year. The ratings for eac
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Here’s what’s hot, what’s not, for 2007
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Bethany Hogan
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Black Eyed Peas

Ugg Boots

Republicans

Class of ‘06

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Michael Richards’s racist comments at LA club ruin his reputation: This so-called “comedy” routine about lynching, slavery loses laughs
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Katie Mackenzie
Michael Richards used to be the comical genius who played the wacky, slightly crazy next-door neighbor in Seinfeld, also known as Kramer. However, in a mere two minutes, Richards managed to shatter hi
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Michael Richards’s racist comments at LA club ruin his reputation: This so-called “comedy” routine about lynching, slavery loses laughs
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Kate Melle
Michael Richards used to be the comical genius who played the wacky, slightly crazy next-door neighbor in Seinfeld, also known as Kramer. However, in a mere two minutes, Richards managed to shatter hi
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To work or not to work? College acceptance will decide our fate: Opening mailbox could finally bring closure to years of studying, anxiety
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Kate Melle
This is it; the last article I will ever write for the Blake Beat. From this day on, you will find me at home, sitting on my sofa, memorizing the lines of every Friends episode.Today, the rest of my l
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Different kind of Razr appears dangerous in classroom : Students spend class time texting their friends instead of learning
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Katharine Hamilton
Today’s teens are hopelessly addicted to cell phones. It’s a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Some may even call it a psychological disease, in which case any punishment for it could be interpre
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Junior finds cleaner way to “walk the dog” with childhood pastime
Thursday, December 14, 2006 By Megan Eng
While we may not be conscious of it, most of us like reminiscing about our childhood at sometime or another—whether it involved terrorizing our younger siblings or showing off the new toy we got.Inste
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