The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, March 18, 2005 Issue: 2005 March Last Update: Friday, March 18, 2005

  • Write stuffMrs. Krebs wins county award

    Wednesday, March 16, 2005 By: Gilad Barlev

    English composition assistant Mary Lynne Krebs will be awarded the Montgomery County Supporting Services Employee of the Year Award at the Champions for Children gala April 20.

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  • Fashion X prepares for runway with largest show in school history

    Wednesday, March 16, 2005 By: Wintana Berhane

    Models prepare their poses and practice their struts as they gear up to walk the runway in tonight’s third annual Fashion X show at 7:30pm in the cafeteria.  

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  • Ebony Awareness presents Traces of Africa in dance, song, step, poetry

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Chantal Kai-Lewis

    Dancing, singing, stepping and poetry readings all played a key role as the Ebony Awareness Club put on its long anticipated annual production of the Black History presentation, this year titled Trace

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  • Mock Trial team forced to forfeit match after judge fails to show: Post-season finishes after schedule conflict with basektball game

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Brittany Dail

    Amid controversy, the Mock Trial team forfeited its second game of the playoffs on March 9 against Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School at the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse in Rockville, after wi

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  • Smithfield Colored School renovated, reopened after 53 years: New center is place to learn about history, segregation

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Lana Boone

    The Smithville Colored School on East Randolph Road reopened its doors February 19 after 53 years of closure to become a museum, meeting place and technology center.

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  • MICROSOFT WORKS?: Windows does not excel for users shattered by poor record of operating system

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: David Park

    Most computer users don’t know the truth behind Microsoft’s Windows operating system. This isn’t totally surprising, considering the Evil Empire has made sure that most computers in the world have it.

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  • Lady Bengals prove too much for Trojans, lose to Vikings in Semifinals

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Talana Lattimer

    After ending the regular season 7-13, the Lady Bengals basketball team pulled together to beat the undefeated Gaithersburg Lady Trojans, 59-50, in the Maryland 4A Regional Quarterfinals, but lost to

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  • College Park provides many outlets for individuality if first semester is survived

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Sasha Gallant

    MARYLAND we’re all behind youRaise high the black and gold!For there is nothing quite so gloriousAs when we see our team victoriousWe’ve got the team nowWe’ve got the steam nowKeep on fighting don’t g

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  • Former student copes with tragedy: Family deaths force alumnus Lisane into early adulthood

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Jillian Lipton & Priska Neely

    Adulthood.It may start on your 18th birthday, when you go off to college or when you are 25 and finally get your own apartment.For class of 2004 graduate Evan Lisane, the death of his mother, Danita L

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  • One-lunch policy in jeopardy of being chewed up, spit out: Crowded cafeteria, rule violations may end loved tradition

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 By: Arushi Moudgil

    DING!! DING!! DING!! As the lunch bell rings, about 1,950 students head their separate ways—to different club meetings, to extra help sessions and to the cafeteria. But now, the very thing that makes

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New film clubreel deal for those who love to watch, review movies
New film clubreel deal for those who love to watch, review movies
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Kameko Jacobs
Lights! Camera! Action!

The new film club has debuted and is ready to roll.
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Talented students present visitors their best shots in photo show: Exhibition lens itself to picture perfection as viewers discuss artwork
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Corrina Jacobs
Students, teachers and parents were given the opportunity to see a variety of quality photographs and discuss these photographs with the artist at the photography show March 10.
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Dedicated cast of spring play does not sleep in rehearsals: The Pajama Game will be played starting April 29 with big audience as main prize
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Holly Kent-Payne
Daily rehearsals and a dedicated cast are essential in the drama department’s preparations for performances of its new play, The Pajama Game, a musical love story centered around a strike in a pajama
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Athletes of the Season
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Robert Klemko
Winter has seen many proud moments in Blake athletics history. From championship wrestlers, to unthinkable upsets and a state finalist basketball team, our Bengals have a lot to be proud of. These are
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Gymnastics team prepares to floor the competition
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Aili Weeks & & Michelle Kim
ince the season started, the gymnastics team has been practicing hard with hopes of winning the county and state titles, starting with its first meet April 8 at Blair.
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Strong returning members ensure success, playoff contention: Rohrer, Tarner promise to bring heat as power-packed Bengals surge into opener against Whitman Vikings
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Brenton McCoy
Varsity baseball has been a Blake tradition since the team was the first of all Bengal athletic teams to win a regional championship in 2001; however, that was four years ago, and this year’s team is
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Determined Lady Bengals focus on cradling a winning season: Girls’ lacrosse works hard to pocket first win over Springbrook under new coach
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Clare Boyle
Bouncing back from injuries and a tough loss to the Springbrook Lady Blue Devils at the end of last year, the Lady Bengals lacrosse team has high hopes for the new season.
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STATE FINALISTS: Still champions despite 45-38 loss to Walbrook in final game
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Robert Klemko
Coach Damon Pigrom and his five starters sat in a teary-eyed daze, deep inside the bowels of Maryland’s Comcast center as a dozen reporters picked away at the state semifinalists.
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Alumnus Hasty boogies on down to Maryland Youth Ballet for year of pirouettes, twirls
Thursday, March 17, 2005 By Jackie King
Spending most of his time in a dance studio, 2003 Blake alumnus Davis Hasty took a leave of absence from Duke University for the 2004-2005 school year to pursue his dream in performing arts.
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