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

A portion of Python code that plays Rock, Paper, Scissors with the user.

Science Spotlight: Culture of Coding

Emmet Whitely, Contributing Writer October 29, 2015

Technology is all around us, in our backpacks, in our pockets, on our wrists, it’s almost impossible to do anything without the use of technology. But every piece of technology is useless without the...

Kali Olson and Lizz Buchanan send out emails on behalf of the library, yearbook, and tech staff.

Return to Sender

Jack Barker, Contributing Writer October 29, 2015

An email a day. Maybe two. Who knew that such an ostensibly trivial issue would snowball into a major controversy? Kali Olson’s emails regarding new developments in the library have raised questions...

Recreational quadcopters can be retrofitted to hold cameras and can fly up to a mile away from the controller.

Defining drones

Steven Nye, Contributing Writer October 29, 2015

Flying high in the sky, drones are evolving to become more and more popular. The official definition of a drone is an unmanned aircraft that can navigate autonomously, but even this definition is expanding...

Press Release: Forum’s Forum

Mark Gustaferro, Contributing Writer October 27, 2015

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the United States’ thirty-second president, he took the office in one of the worst crises the nation had ever experienced. The Great Depression had devastated...

Class and race discussions characterize Blake cultural exchange with Patrick Henry

October 3, 2015

As Blake students took to the JNA stage on Thursday, April 11, to talk about their school trip to Brazil, a cultural exchange of a different kind was taking place right under their noses. On Tuesday,...

Ducks inspecting some seed

A trip into the world of animals

Sierra Hoff, Contributing Writer September 29, 2015

I open the doors of the school and walk outside—possessing only a plastic bag filled with seeds, nuts, and a camera. Soon I arrive to find a spoon that is bigger than me topped with cherry. Singular...

Ben Weinshel 15 smiles for a quick photo as he describes his internship at the tech department this summer.

Student Summer Internship @ Blake

Averi Sullivan, Contributing Writer September 29, 2015

Even in today’s generation, technology remains a foreign concept to the average person and even more complex for the tech-savvy student. Many of us look at a laptop and just accept the fact that we will...

Calvin Rusley 16 travels with his lab to Wisconsin to study and observe Gypsy Moth Caterpillars.

Student Science Internship @ The U

Fatiya Kedir and Elisa Lopez September 29, 2015

While some spent their summer unwinding with friends or aching in pain from hours of test prep, one student found interest and comfort in spending time with a very special group: forest bugs. In the summer...

Emma Wexler ‘16 was honored at the state level and published in a national magazine for her paper on Margaret Sanger

Making history

Katya Tobak, Copy Editor September 29, 2015

     “We believe that the pursuit of academic excellence in secondary schools should be given the same attention as the pursuit of excellence in sports and other extracurricular activities, and we...

Senior Retreat

Senior Retreat

Bill Colburn, Photographer September 1, 2015

Weiss teaching one of her two AP Biology blocks this year

Culture of Advanced Classes

Deniz Ercan-Fang, Sci-Tech Editor August 27, 2015

Course choices are plentiful at the school for all ages, but one of the joys of being an upperclassman is that options increase tremendously. This variety can create a certain culture within the school...

Puckett and her horse, Newman.

Chapel Puckett ’17 rides for the win and for her work

Isabel Hall, Photo Manager August 26, 2015

A profile on Chapel Puckett '17's summer of horseback riding. SPECTRUM: What barn do you ride at, and how long have you been there? CHAPEL PUCKETT: I live at the barn that I ride at and it is...

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