Embed This Article Students bid trip au revoir for now [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By Kirsten Petersen & Juliana Sesay 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 >

Embed This Article SAT jump is just the right bump for graduating class of 2009 [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 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 >

Embed This Article No need for speed with increased police vigilance on roads [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 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 >

Embed This Article Twenty grand is great: history teacher wins big on Jeopardy! [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By Talia Chicherio 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 >

Embed This Article Sophomore struggles with, overcomes benign tumor near her brain [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 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 >

Embed This Article Blockbusted: It’s a hard knock life for downtrodden DVD rental stores [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 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 >

Embed This Article Students learn real business savvy in new school store [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By Bronte Abell 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 >

Embed This Article Blake parent, physics professor to join State Board of Education [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 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 >

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Embed This Article Mr. Applestein takes bite out of college prep [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 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 >

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