The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Issue: 2006 February Last Update: Saturday, February 11, 2006
  • Trendy students give the boot to basic, everyday tennis shoes : Footwear comes back with a kick: fashionistas jump on trend this winter season

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Emily Toy

    Skinny jeans are back. Miniskirt sightings are common in the dead of winter. Strappy stilettos have met their match in the battle for window space of the most famous stores, all due to a resurgence of

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  • DR. DANIEL, I PRESUME?: English teacher earns PhD after nine years

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Grace Livingstone & Zak Marsh

    English teacher Omari Daniel graduated from the University of Maryland’s education program with a PhD December 22, 2005, after nine years of night school and summer classes, becoming the first teacher

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  • BAND OF BROTHERS: New club forms to support future military enlistees

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Josh Gottlieb

    When most people are asked what they are doing after high school, you commonly hear the name of a college or employer. However, there are a certain few, proud individuals who take another route: milit

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  • Where are Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd when you need them?: Junior Mernick ain’t afraid of no ghosts in 1818 house

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Caitlin Keeley & Jackie King

    No need for it to be Halloween for this junior to hear ghosts – all she needs to do is sit at home and wait.Last April, junior Carolyn Mernick, along with her father and step-mother, moved into a 19th

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  • Counselor grooves to rhythm and blues: Mingia’s saxophone tunes to church's melody

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Heather Babcock

    Watch out, One Strap Down! Blake has discovered a new source of talent in its population. Students meet with him everyday, not knowing that he has an entire life outside of school dedicated to his in

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  • Chinatown provides cheap dishes, sweet aromas, entertaining attractions for day trip

    Monday, February 06, 2006 By: Jamie Gardner & Caitlin Keeley

    Bing Bong. Doors closing. Please stand clear of the door. Thank you. Next stop: Gallery Place/ Chinatown.

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  • New hopes despite tough losses

    Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By: Jake Feldman & Ben Holgash

    After a four game losing streak, coach Damon Pigrom and his young Bengals made a conscious decision to start over and have been playing inspired basketball ever since.

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  • Girls’ swim and dive struggles to match last year’s record: Competitive division proves difficult after series of close losses

    Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By: Jake Feldman

    After an undefeated season last year, the girls’ swim and dive team moved up to a more competitive division and is finally facing adversity, dropping to a 2-3 record after two consecutive heartbreakin

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  • Bengals have first winning season in team history

    Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By: Adam Purucker & Chad Sanders

    Senior leadership, experience and off-season preparation have all contributed to the varsity Bengals’ wrestling team’s current transition into the top tier of the county.

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  • JV girls bare teeth, tear up competition

    Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By: Mevan Abey

    Winning 12 of its last 13 games, the JV girls’ basketball team has been scorching hot, citing teamwork and dedication as the reason behind their success.

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At-a-glance

Enter into the world of gorgeous people where gossip is uncontrollable and everything is fabulous. You are transported to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where the series Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Z
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Since the dawn of time, it has been present. It has lurked in caves, been seen in alleyways and street corners. It has even taken cover in museums. Some time ago, it even managed to make its way up on
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When Jay Farrar left alt-country band Uncle Tupelo in 1994, frontman Jeff Tweedy and remaining drummer Ken Coomer paired up with bassist John Stirratt, guitarist Jay Bennett, and Max Johnston, a pro w
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Vampires sucking blood out of a dead horse. Werewolves jumping across the night sky, making ferocious cries. A vampire tearing off another vampire’s flesh like a tigerish beast.
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Tonight in the gallery, all levels of work from photo 1 to advanced photography will be displayed in the year’s first after-school photography exhibition.
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Imagine being torn away from the only family you have ever known and forced into a life in which you are treated as someone else’s property.

And you are only nine years old.
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Witchcraft has been performed in New England and girls are falling ill. Rumors say the curse is spreading our way, right here in downtown Silver Spring!
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New test ImPACTs how high school athletes deal with concussions: Teens, coaches can now determine when safe to return to playing field
KA-POW! Where did that splitting headache come from? Could it be a concussion from that crucial hit taken at last night’s game?
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