Ben Lee ’19 ends year as National Student Poet representative, starts new chapter
Maya Chadda, Editor-in-Chief | Opinions Editor
September 9, 2018
Filed under News Briefs, Student Artists, TOP STORIES
On August 30, Ben Lee '19, the 2017 National Student Poet representative for the Midwest region, traveled to Washington D.C to welcome the incoming National Student Poets for 2018 at the National Library of Congress. The National Student Poets Program receives over 20,500 works and from the initial subm...
“Back to School” Gallery Installation Opens
William Lyman, Features Editor
September 9, 2018
Filed under Artwork @ Blake, NEWS, Student Artists, TOP STORIES
Returning to the Martha Bennett Gallery is the “Back to School” exhibition, curated by Sara Gregor ‘19 and Azalea Hallin-Graber ‘19. The installation features all forms of art created and submitted by students during the summer season, a diverse collection of personal expression. The exhibit...
Newly structured arts courses
Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE
Following this school year, all visual arts classes’ curriculum will be restructured to create more variety. Next year, the art department will offer a beginning level course for Drawing, Painting, Filmmaking, Ceramics, Game Development, Design, Printmaking, Photography, and Art History, and then ad...
Seniors’ tattoos expressing the important motivations, realities of life
Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-in-Cheif
April 30, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, STUDENT LIFE
For seniors Zac Johnson ‘18, Lucy Graham ‘18, Max Owens ‘18, and Abbie Nelson ‘18, getting “inked” was not a decision made lightly. Tattoos, legal at the age of 18, and the more recent minimalist tattoos have started trending among young adults. Johnson has two tattoos, one of the Great Se...
Gallery: 7 students, 2 faculty members travel to India during spring break
Shira Aronow and Anna Johns, Staff Writers
April 30, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, REVIEWS, STUDENT LIFE
Martha Bennett Gallery displays new prints
Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 16, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, Artwork @ Blake
The current Martha Bennett Gallery exhibit features work personal to art teacher Brian Sago. Karl Bethke, with his exhibit entitled “A Visual History of Rorke’s Drift,” was Sago’s printmaking and color theory teacher in college and now serves as his artistry and printmaking mentor. Sago, ten y...
Frozen on Ice debuts at Target Center
Sarina Dev, Food Editor
March 15, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, REVIEWS
As a sixteen-year-old attending a performance targeted for toddlers, I was not expecting Disney on Ice presents Frozen to be as magical of an experience as it was. On Wednesday, February 28th at the Target Center, I was undoubtedly one of the oldest willing showgoers. While my age set me apart, I di...
D.I.Y. Applying Henna
March 14, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE
Whether you’ve seen artsy henna pictures on social media, or your family has been applying it for religious celebrations for as long as you can remember, it's common to know about henna from some place or another. While often called henna in America, it’s often called mehndi in other parts of t...
Cheryl Minde ’20 prevails at Poetry Out Loud
Maya Chadda, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 13, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, Student Artists, STUDENT LIFE, TOP STORIES
With an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, and $200 in hand Cheryl Minde ‘20 left the Minnesota’s state competition for Poetry Out Loud held at The Loft Literary Center Open Book. Minde competed and prevailed amongst five other young poets in the semifinals. Her success in the semifinals a...
Cast, crew of Once on This Island provide insight on musical’s uniqueness
March 10, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE, STUDENT LIFE
The Blake School musical Once on This Island opens Friday, March 9, and the cast and crew agree their hard work has come together to make a great show. Members of the cast have loved participating in this musical on and off the stage during rehearsal and speak to how it was as a commitment. Anika Hahn ‘2...
Recording Shapiro’s career
Eva Berezovsky, Managing Editor
March 5, 2018
Filed under FEATURES, Student Artists, TOP STORIES
“I’ve never taken lessons or classes or anything, so it’s just me looking at YouTube videos, figuring stuff out, learning music theory for myself, and making that stuff come to life,” says Sam Shapiro ‘18. Shapiro has been making beats, mixing, and mastering since his seventh-grade self decided to ...
Adiós Utopia debuts at walker
Gwyn Alexander, Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
Filed under ARTS & CULTURE
The Walker Art Museum’s new feature exhibit, Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950, is an examination into the evolution of Cuban art since the Cuban Revolution. Lola Chamberlain ‘19, a student on last year’s Cuba trip, describes the cultural and societal changes in Cuba, post-Revolu...