It's great to be Goodman: Principal, foreign language teacher win county awards

Spanish teacher Teresa Goodman won the MCPS Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, given by The Washington Post, while principal Carole Goodman was recognized with the Edward Shirley Award

BLAKE HIGH SCHOOLTEN YEARS LATER

It has been ten years since principal Carole Goodman was hired, and she still can’t stop talking about her job. “I look forward to going to school every day,” she says. For Mrs. Goodman, the teachers

Girls’ basketball reaches state final for first time ever: Win over Old Mill sends team to championship

After its greatest season in school history, the girls’ varsity basketball team put forth a great effort in Saturday’s state final against the Eleanor Roosevelt Lady Raiders but was defeated 52-32.The

Senior against slow hallway walkers: Rage comes to boil as inconsiderate chatter clog school’s main arteries

I’ve been told quite often that I shouldn’t be allowed to drive. People believe that I’m a very angry person, and everyone knows that bad things happen when angry people drive.What people don’t realiz

THEY ARE THE SULTANS OF SWING

Protecting Bengal pride

HERE AT THE Blake Beat, we enjoy writing good quality articles backed by solid fact. We were quite disappointed to stumble across an editorial published by The Blueprint, Springbrook High School’s new

Popka’s professional pieces win him $60,000 digital arts scholarship: Creative senior takes advantage of signature program,bright future ahead

Sketch pads, paint brushes, and easels are always highly recognized as artistic materials. Senior Raymond Popka, however, is pushing the boundaries and constructing masterpieces with a mouse. Popka h

FOR THIS JUNIOR, IT’S EASY TO TAKE WALK DOWN MOVIE LANE: Pupil maintains collection of over 800 DVD’s, tapes

Everyone likes to watch movies. However, for junior Dominico Lane, it’s a little bit different. Lane collects DVDs for fun, and has been since 1998. His collection amounts to a total of 813 different

Ain’t no ‘bones about ittalented brass section selected to perform in All-State, County bands

Contrary to popular belief, members of the trombone section are hot in more than just their looks. After all, this year’s symphonic winds and jazz band trombone sections possess enormous talent and ex

Newsbeats

The Blake Stage Company won 37 events in the 2007 Maryland State Theatre Festival February 9 and 10. They will be selected as a Maryland Outstanding School for 2007-2008. Seniors Kathryn Hamilton, Nat