The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

VIDEO: Were all in this together

VIDEO: We’re all in this together

Sean Ericson, Editor Emeritus March 20, 2016

What to read over spring break

What to read over spring break

Fatiya Kedir, Opinions Editor March 18, 2016

Great Sci-fi Books (such as Hunger Games and Divergent): “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer “Unwind” by Neal Shusterman (holy wow) “Legend” by Marie Lu “Frozen” by Melissa de la Cruz “Under...

Teachers fashion

Teachers’ fashion

Alyssa Story, Kai Sovell, and Sarina Dev March 18, 2016

Do you ever wonder where your teacher got that shirt? Why they wear the same accessory every day? Or how they decide what to put on in the morning? We decided to interview some teachers that we thought...

The Pope brothers

The Pope brothers

Zoe Zellmer, Staff Writer March 18, 2016
“Compared to other siblings we are very close. We live together, work together… our lives, I would say, are very paralleled to each other’s.”
DP III students turn inward for inspiration

DP III students turn inward for inspiration

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2016

Drawing and Painting III students were to create self-portraits over the course of a month and a half. They could represent who they were in any way, which shows in the individuality expressed in the photos...

A mural by the Guerrilla Girls, currently at the Walker Art Center.

Guerrilla Girls in the Twin Cities

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-In-Chief March 10, 2016

“Less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art sections are women, while 85% of the nudes are of women,” reads a statistic from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This polarizing inequality...

The Art of Creativity

The Art of Creativity

C.C. Lucas, Managing Editor March 10, 2016
Students are losing touch with their imagination
From east coast prep to Sunday evening casual

From east coast prep to Sunday evening casual

Alexis Reaves, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

Save for some caveats, Blake students are free to wear whatever they want.  As a result, distinct styles have formed in the school, from east-coast prep, to Sunday evening casual.   Reece Sanders...

Colburns presence can be felt at the school through his work, despite his temporary absence.

Expanding his palette: Mr. Colburn’s sabbatical

Eva Berezovsky, Staff Writer February 2, 2016

Second semester is upon us: students are all continuing to walk familiar halls, greeting our familiar friends, and taking familiar notes. Despite the doses of familiarity that students and the majority...

Art Review of First Semester

Art Review of First Semester

January 15, 2016

graphic credit: Minjae Lee

Sense of Touch

Zoe Wellik, Staff Writer December 3, 2015

In a high school such as Blake, teachers often tell students to reach outside the classroom to find educational events and interactions to further independent learning. After all, it isn’t as if the...

Standing ovations reflect culture of our crowd

Standing ovations reflect culture of our crowd

Minjae Lee, Opinions Editor December 3, 2015

I remember the first day I visited Blake. Shawn Reid guided my parents and me to a mid-sized auditorium named the Juliet Nelson Auditorium. As we entered the door, Reid reminded my parents that every...

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