The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, December 16, 2005 Issue: 2005 December Last Update: Thursday, December 15, 2005

  • Senior gets all fired up for ceramics business: Trail discovers ways in which glaze plays

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Stephanie Richard

    Take a lump of slimy, brown clay, a few sculpting tools, a wild imagination , one very talented student and voilá! A work of art is born.

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  • Definitely on their toes: Blake dancers prance with pizazz, swirl in world of ballet

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Grace Hwang & Heena Patel

    As the lights dim, little figures with tight dresses and pink leotards tap into the room with delicate footsteps. With slender postures and flexible movements, they chassé across the dim surface, soar

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  • Enter through wardrobe to magical Narnia

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Katelyn DeNio

    With an adorable little girl walking into a wardrobe, the discovery of a new world begins. Lucy, played by Georgie Henley, will win your heart as she leads you into a realm of magic in The Lion, the W

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  • Xbox 360 turns video games in different direction: Microsoft morphs old console into dream machine

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Matt Boyle

    Microsoft, up until a few years ago, was thought of as a computer company. But by anticipating the upcoming release of the next generation of video games, Microsoft has used the Xbox to come out on to

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  • Everybody’s loving that Chris’ new sitcom rocks: Based on true story, UPN show captivates viewers

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Brittany Dail

    Imagine growing up in a rough New York neighborhood, being responsible for your taller (but younger), more assured brother and your little sister while dealing with the two wackiest parents ever. On t

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  • Attack of college mail! Overwhelmed with brochures, applications: Flood of letters from schools sends student into paroxysm of anger

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Jackie King

    Two years ago, getting the occasional letter or card in the mail was exciting. Now, it is infuriating. The same colleges I got mail from yesterday and the day before are sending me more mail today.

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  • Call of the child: new automated telephone system tracks attendance: Students outraged as policy’s implementation leads to numerous glitches

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Kameko Jacobs & Stephanie Richard

    Students are in an uproar while parents praise the installation of a new MCPS attendance system which sends out a telephone message informing parents when their child is absent.

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  • FROM BEHIND SCENES TO ON SCREEN: For senior Caleb Negassa, 15 minutes of fame start now

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Kameko Jacobs

    Cameramen focus in on senior Caleb Negassa as he makes his way around the studio and offers his expertise to other TV production students. The film crew carefully follows him as if they were the papar

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  • Varsity basketball shooting high : Two new coaches, returning players forsee strong team

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By: Aaron Kraut

    Coming off of last year’s playoff victory over the previously undefeated Gaithersburg Lady Trojans, the Blake varsity girls’ basketball team has a lot to look forward to this season, including new coa

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  • Cut the %$#!ing censorship

    Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By:

    WE FEEL THAT R-rated movies should be allowed in high schools.

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Flashback to Fall Play: Thespians rock house with rousing performance of Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, December 15, 2005 By Samantha Hanagan & Matt Boyle
Under the direction of signature coordinator Michael D’Anna and drama teachers Ashley Graham-Bell and Dana Lewis, the fall production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing played to apprecia
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Flashback to Fall Play: Thespians rock house with rousing performance of Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, December 15, 2005 By Samantha Hanagan & Matt Boyle
Under the direction of signature coordinator Michael D’Anna and drama teachers Ashley Graham-Bell and Dana Lewis, the fall production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing played to apprecia
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Thursday, December 15, 2005 By Tyler Bruffy and Jordan Fixler
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Band should not be considered a sport, despite heavy tuba lifting: Draw line at archery, ping pong; cheerleading or poms out of question
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Mike McIntyre & Ben Swanson
We at the sports department have recently received shocking news. We have discovered that band students can get varsity jackets and even earn a varsity letter.
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Arenas ranks first among top DC sports figures
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Aaron Kraut
For area sports fans, there has not been much winning to celebrate in recent years, but there is still no shortage of athletes, personalities and coaches to brighten up the DC sports scene.
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Senior grapples with wrestling practice as first-year on tough squad
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Josh Gottlieb
November 15 marked a special occasion for me.

No, it was not my birthday, or even an anniversary, but the day I became a man. It was the day I joined the Blake wrestling team.
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Non-jocks still able to be pimps even without real locker room sweat
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Jake Feldman
Girls and sports. All a guy needs are girls and sports. As a guy, it seems as though you’re either blessed with both girls and athletic ability or cursed with neither.
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Seniors look to escape country to ease stress of AP classes, college applications : Santa Claus delivers much needed getaway
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Adam Purucker
From your seventh period class you hear the sleigh bells ringing and see the Kwanzaa lights glistening. At some point, you may even smell the Chanukah latkes cooking. And as Santa takes a swing by you
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes prays to God for win: Group of students discuss relationship between religion and sports
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Britney Richardson & Aili Weeks
Whether passing a football or a collection plate, members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle up to talk about God and sports in one of the newest clubs at Blake.
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Yes or No?: Should the United States use torture on prisoners of war? Caitlin Keeley and Gil Hasty face off on this controversial issue.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 By Caitlin Keeley & Gil Hasty
Yes: Torture can be effective, save lives

No: Prisoner abuse violates US ideals
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