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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FASHION JUST RIGHT FOR RAINBOW BRITE: Freshman brings cacophony of colors

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By Kameko Jacobs

Exhausted from a long day of school, you turn a corner of A hall on your way to the buses. You stop to tie your shoe before you reach the staircase. As you glance up, you see a flash of color and sw

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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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Sophomore’s clinical depression leads to attempted suicide: Struggles with despair come to breaking point; recovery now underway

Monday, February 06, 2006 By Grace Livingstone

“I tried to kill myself.”Not a joke, not an exaggeration. The simple truth. Sophomore Casey, who requested her last name be withheld, attempted suicide last spring. She took 100 100-mg tablets of Ibup

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Senior sick of deja vu feeling found in DC radio stations

Monday, February 06, 2006 By Kameko Jacobs

In light of recent changes to the DC radio scene, I thought it would be important to note that while radio is horrible in general, the DC radio stations have been among the worst for years.

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Coming to a neighborhood near you?: Speedcams soon to be placed in Montgomery County

Monday, February 06, 2006 By Corrina Jacobs

In a little over two weeks, Montgomery County will be the first Maryland jurisdiction to put up speed cameras in residential areas and near schools according to a measure passed by the General Assembl

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Nationwide trend proves it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing: As jazz regains popularity among youth, Room D148 showcases the hippest cats

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By Ben Lorber

Jazz. The word brings to mind smoky cafes, late-night escapades, the mystery and rhythm of the city, the soaring ecstasies of self-expression. “Jazz,” says legendary pianist Duke Ellington, “is the on

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Lady Bengals start 2006 with a bang, overcome rivals for first time: Team turns disappointing season around with 8-1 record in January

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 By Aaron Kraut

New years’ resolutions are rarely carried out, but when the calendar changed from 2005 to 2006, the varsity Lady Bengals basketball team came through on its own resolution by going on a six-game winni

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Senior takes leap of faith, gets online certification: Lechter now ordained as new reverend

Monday, February 06, 2006 By Katelyn DeNio

Imagine a teenager preaching to a congregation; instructing his flock about the sins for which it must repent. As weird as this seems, it is a very real possibility now that senior Casey Lechter becam

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All of this Cupid just so very stupid: V-Day sinks, chocolate to the rescue

Monday, February 06, 2006 By Cat Tourangeau

I recently walked into my local grocery store and was stared down by an inflatable teddy bear with a large heart on its chest, proclaiming “I love you.” It is early in February, but already the mass-p

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