The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD

Issue Date: Friday, March 10, 2006 Issue: 2006 March Last Update: Thursday, March 09, 2006

Studying? Class?Forget school, work, 725, we’re seniors!

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By: Tyler Bruffy & Jordan Fixler

This school year, we decided to pretty much forgo doing any school work, beyond what was absolutely necessary to get us into college. Commonly, this is called Senioritis. We are two prime examples of
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Stop and wiggle with it!!: Senior Caroline Cole imparts love of dance to underclassmen

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Adam Purucker

For senior Caroline Cole, dancing is not only a passion, but a way of life. Dancing almost since before she could walk, she is now not only preparing for her own future, but also preparing to pass dow
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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE MARCHES TO BEAT OF DIFFERENT DRUMMERS: Band group creates new, exciting possibilities for students looking for rhythm to move to

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Josh Gottlieb

Every now and then you hear a loud crash come from the first floor. You think you are going crazy, until you hear another boom a minute later. Was there a car accident outside? Perhaps it was an expl
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Cakelove sweetens deal with just desserts

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Adam Purucker

Like a summer fling you never forget, I couldn’t help but fall head over heels for Cakelove’s delicious pastries during an encounter with the new bakery in downtown Silver Spring.
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Cézanne exhibit provides once-in-lifetime chance: National Gallery tells his life story through artwork

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Emily Toy

On first glance of his work, it is difficult to understand why French artist Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is referred to as the “father of modern art.” The 117 lush, rolling sceneries and still lifes from
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Azucar supplies Latin flavor to Plaza Del Mercado: Atmosphere, service complemented by music, price

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Ben Swanson

Azucar, a new Mexican restaurant in Layhill, deserves to take its rightful place as one of the best restaurants in this area.
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Date Movie scarier than horrors from same writers

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By: Jackie King

Date Movie, directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, is a spoof of some well known romantic comedies, and, it is quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen.
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Hopeless romantics in ‘pitts’ after Hollywood breakups

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By: Corrina Jacobs

The sugar high has worn off. The little teddy bears and the candy hearts and the signs reading “I Heart You” and “Be Mine” have been taken down, replaced with four leaf clovers and leprechauns. And no
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The student’s prerogative

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By:

WE STRONGLY BELIEVE that the Blake High School administration is making it too tough for students to drop AP classes second semester.
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Girls playoff run ends in second round: Springbrook able to hold on to 4th quarter lead in Consortium classic

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By: Aaron Kraut

Riding a wave of confidence from a solid regular season, the varsity girls’ basketball team found themselves in a familiar position against none other than long-time rival Springbrook Lady Blue Devils
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Girl power comes full force in academics, leadership roles

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Kameko Jacobs & Nicole Sloane

Girls rule and boys drool.

What evidence is there for such a startling claim? No, not cooties. Cold, hard facts.

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Lady Bengal Swim and Dive team division champs again

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Jake Feldman & Mike McIntyre

Defying all odds, the Lady Bengal Swim and Dive team was crowned division champions February 11 for the second year in a row, after a sub par 2-3 effort in the regular season.

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Senior changes political views, praises President’s speech: Hasty gives Bush thumbs up for State of the Union address but hopes for action

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Gil Hasty

I have something nice to say about President Bush.Yes, you all heard right. Gil Hasty, the ardent left wing communist liberal hippie, has something nice to say about Bush.I liked the man’s State of th

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Stop and wiggle with it!!: Senior Caroline Cole imparts love of dance to underclassmen

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By Adam Purucker

For senior Caroline Cole, dancing is not only a passion, but a way of life. Dancing almost since before she could walk, she is now not only preparing for her own future, but also preparing to pass dow

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Teens take easy way out of pressure from peers, parents, college: Students avoid hard work, prefer cheating to actually doing assignments

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Corrina Jacobs & Grace Livingstone

“It’s a part of human nature,” says social studies teacher Joseph DuBoyce. You can see it in the hallways, in the bathrooms, in the classrooms. It comes in as many different forms as teenage ingenuity

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Girls playoff run ends in second round: Springbrook able to hold on to 4th quarter lead in Consortium classic

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Aaron Kraut

Riding a wave of confidence from a solid regular season, the varsity girls’ basketball team found themselves in a familiar position against none other than long-time rival Springbrook Lady Blue Devils

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Hopeless romantics in ‘pitts’ after Hollywood breakups

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Corrina Jacobs

The sugar high has worn off. The little teddy bears and the candy hearts and the signs reading “I Heart You” and “Be Mine” have been taken down, replaced with four leaf clovers and leprechauns. And no

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Lucky for Bengals, St. Patrick’s Day parade offers fun festivities: Band, orchestra, flag team perform next week, marching through NYC

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By Juline Kaleyias

Our very own Bengals will be roaring loud and clear in New York City at 11am Friday for the 254th St. Patrick’s Day Parade: the oldest, largest and best in the world since 1762.

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Pretty as picture, ugly as sinmedia images cripple sense of self worth

Thursday, March 09, 2006 By Ben Lorber

You Are Being Brainwashed. It sounds like a horror movie, or something off a radical newspaper. It’s true, though. Also true: The Plague Has Spread Throughout All Western Civilization. The plague toda

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