The Blake Beat James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
Issue Date: Friday, September 30, 2005 Issue: 2005 September Last Update: Monday, October 03, 2005
  • New school police officer commands old school respect: Officer Stephens brings experience, compassion to make Blake safer place

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Adam Purucker & Nicole Sloane

    Officer George Stephens has fought narcotics, helped undercover agents and even traveled the world during his 15 years with the Montgomery County Police Department. Yet his favorite assignment of them

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  • Blake community unites in support of Katrina victims: Sunset Jazz Benefit Concert, car wash, music festival, raise over $40,000 for relief aid

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Grace Livingstone & Stephanie Richard

    From the Blake community to the southern tip of California, people across the nation have united in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in an effort to relieve the storm’s disastrous impact.

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  • We miss you, Alicia

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By:

    IT IS HARD to believe that it has been a year since the tragic car accident that claimed the life of Alicia Betancourt. She was an active member of the Blake community, and we have missed her tremendo

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  • In Sri Lanka, senior sees tsunami’s wrath

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Arushi Moudgil

    Debris-strewn beaches, broken bridges, decimated villages, toppled trees; doesn’t sound like a colorful and exciting tourist destination, but it once was. And for senior Mevan Abey, it’s home.

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  • In Sri Lanka, senior sees tsunami’s wrath

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Arushi Moudgil

    Debris-strewn beaches, broken bridges, decimated villages, toppled trees; doesn’t sound like a colorful and exciting tourist destination, but it once was. And for senior Mevan Abey, it’s home.

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  • In Sri Lanka, senior sees tsunami’s wrath

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Arushi Moudgil

    Debris-strewn beaches, broken bridges, decimated villages, toppled trees; doesn’t sound like a colorful and exciting tourist destination, but it once was. And for senior Mevan Abey, it’s home.

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  • Varsity football hopes to get back to .500 against Magruder Colonels tonight: Victory over Wheaton offset by losses to Sherwood, PB

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Chad Sanders & Jake Feldman

    Suffering their first shutout of the year, the varsity football team dropped to 1-2 in a humbling 44-0 loss to the Sherwood Warriors.In the disappointing defeat, the Bengals allowed the Warriors to sc

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  • New strings attached to philharmonic orchestra with concert harp : First harpist in school history, sophomore Reagan brings talent with every pluck

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Caitlin Keeley & Jackie King

    Sophomore Lily Reagan walks into a dark room and sees a tall, shadowed form lingering in the corner. Instead of running away screaming, she pulls up a chair and sits next to it. Classical music then f

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  • Do not get ripped off: premium denim waste of hard-earned cash: Pricy jeans leave fashion-trendy customers confident, wallets distressed

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Cat Tourangeau

    Girls love to shop. I admit, of all female stereotypes, this is the one I most willingly conform to.

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  • Students tell story through camera lens: Photography goes digital with new, high-tech class

    Thursday, September 29, 2005 By: Michelle Kim

    New this year is advanced studio art, a digital photography and photojournalism class taught by photography teacher Kerri Blankenship.

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Sports Beat

After a few rocky seasons and some close calls, the Lady Bengals tennis team appears to be ready to move up to Division 2, dominating the other Division 3 teams.
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Following a disappointing season last year, the varsity boys’ soccer team is off to another rough start, dropping its first five games.
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Moving up a division has not affected the Blake golf team as the Bengals have finished strongly in several challenging competitions and now look towards the district competition where the team took fi
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Suffering their first shutout of the year, the varsity football team dropped to 1-2 in a humbling 44-0 loss to the Sherwood Warriors.In the disappointing defeat, the Bengals allowed the Warriors to sc
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Despite consistent performances from junior Kyle Gaffney and senior Hayley Kamin, both the Blake Bengal boys’ and girls’ cross country teams have gotten off to a rocky 0-2 start this season.
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After losing 12 seniors, the Lady Bengals soccer team is having a hard time staying on top without the solid defense they had last year.
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Starting this season with a huge win over our rival, the JV girls’ soccer team followed up with strong games and high hopes for a winning year.
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Adversity reared its ugly head during the Lady Bengals varsity volleyball match against the B-CC Lady Barons in the form of a demoralizing knee injury to star junior Lauren Morgan during a failed come
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Many returning starters are back for the 2005 season, and the varsity field hockey team has high expectations this year. Thus far the team is living up to the off-season hype.
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Starting out strong is important in any sport, but especially for the junior varsity field hockey team, who is the future of what has become a tremendously competitive program within the county.
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