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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Student newspaper of The Blake School

511 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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Printers Wreak Havoc
Printers Wreak Havoc
Tarun Gopalakrishnan, Sports Editor • November 3, 2025

During the first quarter, Senior Program Manager Jennifer Mehra decided to transition from colored printing...

As such a small school, class rank could easily foster resentment, an emotion contradictory to progress.
Curious Bear Wonders: Why No Class Rank?
Charlie Dean, Opinions Editor • November 3, 2025

The School does not have a class rank because, as Nora Main, the Associate Director of College Counseling,...

Chastity Brown performing on Sept. 26 at the Parkway Theater located in southwest Minneapolis.
Local Musician Finds Joy Through Hardships
Ben Aviles, Co-Editor-in-Chief • November 4, 2025

Nationally-noted Minneapolis-based folk artist Chastity Brown, a Black queer woman, spent most of her...

Volunteering provides many with the opportunity to pursue their passions while helping those in need. For Christian Hovard '25 (Second to right), cooking is a passion that he developed during the pandemic.
Volunteers Make an Impact
Caitlin Strauss, Student Life Editor • September 26, 2025

As the busy school year begins, we often focus our attention on our classes, schedule, homework, friends,...

Get to Know Profe Kahle
Get to Know Profe Kahle
Evan Darmawan, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

“Leading Lillies,” photograph taken by Addison VanCleave ‘27, demonstrates great assymetry and technical skills. Sago explains:“There’s a Japanese Art concept called ‘Notan,’ which means balancing your light zones and dark zones in an interesting way...so the black space is just as interesting as the flowers.”
Good or Bad: How Do Art Teachers Grade?
Chloe Kern, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

     Art is inherently subjective, but as a school course, it needs to be graded. What determines...

Anna Reid
Anna Reid
Adviser

Thanks for checking out Spectrum! I'm Ms. Reid, and I have been the adviser for Spectrum for the past 14 years. Spectrum energy in the newsroom invigorates me throughout the school year. I love to watch...

Ben Aviles
Ben Aviles
Co-Editor-In-Chief

Hello! I am Ben Aviles, a junior in my second year editing Spectrum. I love writing for the paper and being nitpicky about grammar usage. In my free time, I love finding new restaurants in the Twin Cities. ...

Lilah Johnson
Lilah Johnson
Managing Editor

Hi! My name is Lilah and I'm a sophomore. This is my second year on Spectrum and my first year as an editor. I've always been really interested in journalism, so I love being a part of Spectrum....

Bears Win 3-0 First Section Final
Chloe Kern, Staff Writer • November 3, 2025

Spectrum: How were you feeling about today's game? SO: I feel really good. All of our players...played...

Outside hitters Stockwell and Yu.
Bears Win 3-0 First Section Final
Chloe Kern, Staff Writer • November 3, 2025

Spectrum: Were you nervous at all before the game? Why or why not? KY: This game, specifically, I wasn't...

The simplified version of the movie’s cover. It released into theaters in the United States on Aug. 8, 2025.
‘Weapons’ Delivers Added Depth to Horror Movies
Leo Mithun November 3, 2025

The movie "Weapons," directed by Zach Cregger, blends horror, dark comedy, and very unsettling imagery...

A limited edition vinyl of the new album is available at Target. Despite some public disapproval, the album is doing very well: its four million first-week sales surpassed Adele’s 10-year record for her album “25.”
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Is Just What We Need
Lilah Johnson, Managing Editor • November 3, 2025

Being one of the most popular artists comes with being one of the most hated, and that has always been...

Juniors Janie McGawn, Reagan Schoen, and Sosie Simon’s physics poster about why banning plastic water bottles is necessary.
More Reform Needed Today
Dillon Kaiser, Sports Editor • April 29, 2025

Due to the mass burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), climate change has significantly worsened....

Physics poster created by Maggie Molter’s physics class about why electric school buses are needed.
Electric Cars Won’t Bring Change
Max Unglaub, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025

As the threat of climate change looms on the horizon, many policy makers are scrambling to make solutions....

Popular chain grocery store Trader Joe’s, located in between the Hopkins and Minneapolis campuses at 4500 Excelsior Blvd, offers a variety of summer fruits.
Summer Fruits Offer Delicious Flavors
Camila Pardo, Editor-in-Chief • May 23, 2025

Summer is the season of abundance, offering a colorful array of fruits that not only entice the taste...

Saul Hananel handing out lunch to Zach Keller '26.
Taher Cooks Up Success
Charlie Dean, Sports Editor • February 5, 2025

Eight workers. 250 pounds of food a day. Over 500 people to serve. The job of the Taher staff is...

In a survey of 105 people, respondents did not find political violence to be very important in comparison to other things such as school shootings.
Political Violence is Unacceptable, On the Rise
Charlie Dean, Opinions Editor • November 3, 2025

“My dad has been shot,” Hope Hoffman, daughter of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman, said on a...

A sign showing support for Annunciation is outside of the school. Despite this, many students think that the community did not do enough to support.
School Shootings Are Bigger Than Politics
Evie Chow, Copy Editor • November 3, 2025

School—what is supposed to be a haven for learning, growth, and self-discovery—has become a place...

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