The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Science Teachers Feature Live Animals In Courses

Science Teachers Feature Live Animals In Courses

Maggie Seidel, Staff Writer February 3, 2019

Animals appear in electives such as Anatomy, Environmental Science, and on Green Team in the Second Semester. As the second semester courses and electives begin, animals remain intertwined with the science...

Polar Vortex Halts School Activity for Record Period

Polar Vortex Halts School Activity for Record Period

Caroline Hardy, Managing Editor February 1, 2019

As frigid temperatures nearly surpassing the Minnesota record low of -56 degrees Fahrenheit descended all over the metro area, Blake canceled school and all after-school activities from Monday to Thursday....

BEARdecott Award Begins. Olson and Buchanan preparing for Seattle.

BEARdecott Award Begins. Olson and Buchanan preparing for Seattle.

Miki Rierson, Nadia Lee, Editors January 23, 2019

Voting has begun for annual BEARdecott award and will continue until January 23rd. The BEARdecott award is a contest for children’s picture books at Blake, which the Lower School students call, “Everyone...

Wethington Returns from Competition

Wethington Returns from Competition

Anderson Blum, Brian Brener, Editors January 22, 2019

Audrey Wethington ‘20 returned yesterday from the Women’s Under-18 World Hockey Championship in Obihiro, Japan. She was on team USA and the team finished second place to Canada in the tournament. On...

Early bird gets the worm

Early bird gets the worm

Emily Anderson, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

There are many benefits of being an early bird, especially for students. Many of these benefits stem from the high supply of homework. Wyatt Dayhoff’ 22 comments “ Let's say you didn’t have enough...

Scooters on the move

Scooters on the move

Jonah Halper, Contributing Writer November 2, 2018

Bird along with Lime, Skip, and Spin, are some of the leading companies for scooter rental. Bird, on their mobile app, describes the scooters as something that you can use for "your work commute, across...

Mahoney Making Progress in Cancer Treatment

Mahoney Making Progress in Cancer Treatment

Anna Johns and Kendall Phillips November 2, 2018

When strolling through the math wing on an average day, whether leaving lunch or retaking skill quizzes, you may feel a missing presence. Ryan Mahoney, one of upper school math teachers, has been on leave...

The scheduling tab of BearHug.

Transitioning from Daily Bulletin to BearHug

Miki Rierson, Arts and Culture Editor October 3, 2018

Everyday at 3:05 p.m., Blake Upper School students have received Daily Bulletin email in their inbox, courtesy of Betty Brown. But this year, this tradition has been done away with: the bulletin has been...

Venmo and Apple pay gain popularity among teenagers

Venmo and Apple pay gain popularity among teenagers

Caroline Hardy, Student Life Editor September 28, 2018

Walking down to the depths of school, a student whips out her phone. Opening her mobile wallet, she types in the vending machine code and quickly scans her phone screen. Her Pop-Tarts fall out and she...

Legacy Day changes location due to construction

Will Rosenblum, Contributing Writer September 27, 2018

This year’s Legacy day will differ in structure because of the construction on the Hopkins campus.   Legacy day, an annual event at the beginning of each year where grades one through twelve come...

Students on bleachers of new student section theme red for Minnehaha High School homecoming game against Washburn on September 21.

Student section relocates due to construction

Alyssa Story, Managing Editor September 25, 2018

On Friday, Sep. 14 Wolfpack SMB had its first home game at the Hopkins Campus. Due to construction on the campus, the student section was moved to the endzone of the field, much to the dismay of many students....

Annika Gutzke 19 has been rowing since eighth grade.

Rower Reflects on her Sport

Yeukai Zimbwa, Copyeditor September 24, 2018

Annika Gutzke ‘19 started rowing competitively during the summer after her eighth grade year. She remembers sitting in class one day and thinking to herself, “I’m tall; I should row.” She was also...

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