The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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Rather than empty space, Hollander recommends “to have pretty stuff on the walls, not have it be cluttered. Have some beauty.”

Study Space Superior to Lockers

Evan Vezmar, Editor Emeritus February 5, 2024

My previous English teachers have been fans of small group discussions where we go into the hall to talk about our book for a few minutes. However, the glaring issue on the third floor has been the lack...

Gay and Mahoney attended Exeter Academy together. Gay was a staff writer for the Exonian, the Exeter Academy student newspaper, wrote Mahoney via email.

Colleges Must Decide Where to Draw Line

Gabriella Marmet, Managing Editor February 2, 2024

Claudine Gay, previous president of Harvard, was pressured to resign from her position due to findings of poorly handling questions about anti-semitism on campus as well as plagiarism. Gay was the first...

Kelly Morrison 87 Runs for Office

Kelly Morrison ’87 Runs for Office

Amelia Bush, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

From an OBGYN to elected office, Kelly Morrison ‘87 announced her congressional campaign on Nov. 9.  Morrison first ran for office after the 2016 presidential election. “I felt like I just had...

Landon Bell ‘26, Captain Oliver Duininck ‘24, and Joe Erickson ‘26 celebrate for
the camera with teammates during the Jan. 16 game against Breck at Blake Ice Arena.

Losing Streak Lost

Steven Cao, Copy Editor February 1, 2024

The Boys Hockey team was on rough ice. The last time Boys Hockey had a record below .500 was seven years ago. The Bears started the 2023-2024 season with 12 straight losses, mostly against the top...

Okoronkwo during the record-breaking game against Minnehaha Academy.

Basketball Record Broken

Amelia Bush, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

On Jan. 10, Grayson Okoronkwo ‘24 scored 31 points during a game against Minnehaha Academy, breaking Blake’s all-time scoring record. “It felt surreal. Until the game started, I didn’t really think...

Collection of students from both choir and orchestra dine in at Buca di Beppo for dinner.

Music Department Tour Features Variety of Activities

Gabriella Marmet, Managing Editor January 31, 2024

The Music Department Tour traveled from Thursday Jan. 11 to Sunday Jan. 14 in Kansas City and Iowa. The tour consisted of students in the auditioned music classes of choir, band, and orchestra. Faculty...

Drumstick Dash Motivates Runners

Drumstick Dash Motivates Runners

Gabriella Marmet, Food Editor December 10, 2023

The annual Minneapolis Drumstick Dash around Lake Harriet challenged racers on the morning of Thanksgiving. Four races ring the lake: The Drumstick Dash (10k), Pie Run (5k), Cranberry Cruise (1 mile),...

On Nov. 30, Maggie Molter’s Physics: Mechanics class went over the grading system for about 20 minutes. The class had just finished a lab report, so Molter explained what the class’s current grades were and what students were on track to get for the semester.

“A” For Advanced?

Amelia Bush, Managing Editor December 8, 2023

The presence of objective-based grading within classrooms has dramatically increased since even the last school year, and in approximately two years, the administration hopes to transition all departments...

Map of the Middle East as of December 2023. The geography of the State of Palestine is highly contested. About two million Palestinians reside in the Gaza Strip and around three million in the West Bank. The green star marks Jerusalem.

Historical Timeline Leading Up to Current Events

Yoni Zacks, Online Editor December 6, 2023

The Spectrum recognizes that this conflict is very complicated, and often, both sides claim that it was started by the other. Spectrum has decided that we will start this timeline when Western nations...

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