Currently, Mackenzie McIlmail teaches Gender Studies, AP European History, and AP U.S. History. McIlmail's mother's side of the family is from Sicily and Portugal. One line on her mother's side goes back...
Zoey Ueland, Student News Editor
• February 3, 2022
Winter roads prove treacherous when coupled with the influx of new drivers as they make for a rather risky student parking situation. Eloise Walsh '24 experienced this first hand at the beginning of Jan....
Zoey Ueland, Student News Editor
• February 3, 2022
Winter is good for a lot of things: it provides the perfect climate for winter activities such as skiing and skating, it cools us off after hot and humid Minnesota summers, and it gives us all an excuse...
Anika Rodriguez ‘23 has always had a passion for the performing arts. Starting in elementary school she found a fondness for the blinding stage lights and the joy that theater brings to the audience...
Margaret Coley has been at Blake for the past two years as the Receptionist and Administrative Assistant. Her work is expansive as she often focuses on logistical matters and collaborates with Elizabeth...
Marina Battig ‘24 has been living with Tess Blake ‘24 for the past few months while studying at Blake for the semester. Battig previously attended Blake in Lower School until her family moved to Uruguay...
Amanda Minoff is new to the community this year and has taken to her busy work schedule quickly. Minoff teaches one section of sophomore American Literature and two sections of an English elective for...
Currently, Gene Paulauskas works as the Lead Security Officer after his tenure began in early Nov. 2020, but this is simply another stepping stone in his long list of successful and unique careers. Represented...
The motivation that comes with a deep passion for swimming drove Henry Webb '25 this past summer when, on the last night of Senior State finals (Aug. 1 2021), he and three of his teammates destroyed...
Janet Williams was not always interested in teaching chemistry. Williams, who grew up in southern Michigan, explains that Chemistry was probably her least favorite class in high school. She didn’t...
This summer, Habon Samatar '22 spent two months traveling, visiting Kenya, Dubai, and Turkey. She spent two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya visiting her brother, and from there her family went to Dubai. While...
“Blake has a long history of community service” noted Lisa Sackreiter, the head of Service Learning and Community Engagement. A mission Blake actively commits themselves to involves helping students...
