It was a “Cruel Summer” for those who didn’t get tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert. I was lucky enough to be able to overcome Ticketmaster’s thorny lair.
It was an amazing night. For...
Henry Webb ‘25’s 4x100 medley relay breaks the national record for their age group at Junior Nationals this summer with a time of 3:44.77.
“We got second actually but the team that beat us got...
“I have learned that sometimes you’re going to have to work with hard people, especially in customer service,” reflects Mara Noel ‘24. She worked as both a lifeguard at a Richfield public pool,...
Fried pickle on a stick, corn on the cob, Sweet Martha’s Cookies. What do these three foods have in common? They’re all foods at the Minnesota State Fair, a place that you need to go to this year!...
Bookended by semesters of anticipated learning at the Upper School, students took full advantage of educational travel opportunities presented throughout the warmer months. Hakuto Higuchi ‘24 traveled...
As the relaxing summer slowly ends, students spend their days in the intense environment of captains’ practice. As the school year begins, fall sports are already hitting their stride. For most athletes,...
Next year, Michelle Baroody will be moving from the Social Studies department to the English department, and Maggie Molter will be moving from the Math department to the Science department to teach physics.
As...
For 31 years, Jon Dicus has brought energy and passion to his classes at the Upper School. Through his travels and experiences, Dicus found a passion for the Spanish language as well as working with young...
Well known among students and faculty for his enthusiasm and bright personality for the last 18 years, Steve Kaback will conclude his time at the Upper School at the end of this year.
Kaback explains...
On Mar. 3, an Instagram account under the handle @metoo_blake started publicly sharing the anonymous stories of sexual violence in the community. Referencing the MeToo movement popularized in 2017, the...
When you go out for breakfast, you have to make the ultimate decision: sweet or salty. If you're cool (like me) you obviously choose the salty breakfast, or if you're like my brother, you will probably...
Most high school students take up sports or clubs as extracurriculars, but Piper Crow ‘24 and Sawyer Guider ‘25 both enjoy flying planes as a hobby.
Crow, a leader of the Aviation and Aeronautic...
![Crow receives guidance from her instructor (not pictured) as she did a bank turn to
the right. “Usually, it’s just me and another flight instructor. Sometimes, I bring my mom,
dad or boyfriend along. Most of the time I fly [Cessna] 172N which has two front seats
and then two back seats,” she says.](https://www.blakespectrum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_1984-900x675.jpeg)