What Classes Students Are Excited for Next Year?
Noor Naseer, Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
Left: “Kinda excited for Euro. It sounds fun. And Post AP Spanish because we get to watch movies and analyze them which is fun.” -Luke Sugalski ‘22 Right: I am very excited for Visions of Realism next year and also AP European History.” -Johnny Perry ‘22 “Chem, and probably cho...
Students Should Take Electives More Seriously
Catherine Barry, Food Features Editor
March 9, 2020
Too often, when students talk about classes, they discuss what the 'easiest' course is. Students often try to pick their classes based on the difficulty of other students' opinions. However, electives are just as crucial as A.P and honors classes and should be taken with the same seriousness. Usua...
New English Classes Create Commotion Among Upperclassmen
Emma Martinez Sutton, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2020
When students registered for classes for next year, they were met with a majorly reworked English course selection. In the 2020-2021 school year, nine new English electives will be offered and Ancient Roots, an option for freshmen, will be removed. Although a couple new English courses each year is normal, the E...
Did We Come Here to Make a Speech?
Drew Rosenblum, Editor Emeritus
February 7, 2020
The senior speech has outlived its effectiveness, becoming a meaningless gimmick that exists solely as tradition for the sake of tradition. They have outlasted their purpose and constrain assemblies, forcing important announcements to be on Bearhug. The best (and easiest way) to fix senior speeches is...
Did We Come Here to Make a Speech?
Caroline Hardy, Editor Emerita
February 7, 2020
Senior speeches are glorified, dreaded, openly hated, and everything in between by students and administrators alike. However, it is undeniable that the positive impacts of this speech for the individual and the community deeply outweigh the drawbacks. The act of required public speaking pushes a student...
Teachers Create a Politically Safe Space
Noor Naseer, Sports Editor
February 7, 2020
Talking about politics can be awkward and tense, but the combination of excited students and diligent teachers creates political safe spaces. Social studies teacher David Graham shares how he broaches the commonplace topic of politics in his AP Gov class, “We do talk about ideologies and where peo...
Students Learn from Iowa
Caroline Hardy, Editor Emerita
February 7, 2020
A contingent of 67 students from all four grades along with 13 teacher chaperones returned from Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, February 4. The group spent the three days prior canvassing, meeting, and rallying for the various democratic and republication candidates vying for a victory in the Iowa Caucu...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
December 9, 2019
30 out of 48 observed recycling bins in the Upper School contained materials that would prevent them from being recycled ...
Students Seek Clarifying Communication of Definition, Consequences
Sara Richardson, Arts and Culture Editor
November 8, 2019
On paper, academic honesty has a similar definition for most students. Amaka Nwokocha '21 describes the definition of academic honesty as "[j]ust not cheating. Doing your own work." But, while the meaning of academic honesty seems simple, there is abundant confusion and issues between students and t...
A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE EDITORS: Restructuring Policies Paramount to Clarification
Drew Rosenblum, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2019
While there are many different mechanisms for discipline at Blake, perhaps the most well known is the community judiciary board or CJB. The eight-member committee hears cases on a variety of issues, a common one being academic honesty. While the number of cases per year has remained about the same f...
Honestly Confusing
November 8, 2019
“I, _______, acknowledge that academic honesty and integrity are core values at Blake and core components of a Blake School education. I understand that I am expected to abide by all policies regarding academic honesty and integrity, and I recognize that should I break the trust invested in m...
Teachers Work to Find Teaching Moments in Instances of Academic Dishonesty
Noor Naseer, News Editor
November 8, 2019
When asked about what academic honesty means to her, math teacher Christin Winkler shares, "I think academic honesty is presenting something that reflects what you know without copying from someone else or receiving assistance from someone else." This idea generally summarizes the role of academic ho...
