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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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Elevator Misuse Escalates

Elevator Misuse Escalates

Anna Tao, Staff Writer February 6, 2024

It’s not something most of us consider unless we’ve experienced the need for it. Most students pay no attention to the contraptions, but as flocks of students seep into the already congested hallways,...

Dominic Bollettieri ‘25, Drew Dillon ‘25, and Miguel Quintero ‘25 serve themselves Chef Taher’s paella on Nov. 29.

Taher CEO Explores Culture Through Cuisine

Faith Zhao, Staff Writer December 20, 2023

On Nov. 29, the CEO of Taher, Bruce Taher, came to serve Blake Paiia, an authentic dish from Spain.Taher is the food management service that supplies The Blake School  with all nutritional requests, including...

JT Sugalski ‘24 views the results of his team’s fantasy football performance, hoping with all of his might to be one game further away from his punishment.

Fantasy Football: Motivating Players Through Punishments

Jason Rotenberg, R&R Editor December 13, 2023

What does an ACL even do? These are the words that could not escape my mind as I stare at the big red IR next to Christian McCaffery’s name on my fantasy team. My number 1 overall pick had gone to waste,...

The New Phone Rules Are Good

Chloe Kern, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

Cell phones have long been recognized as an impediment to learning. At school, the focus should be on providing an immersive learning environment in which students can thrive. Cell phones distract from...

An Overview of the Phone Rules

Kaining Zhang, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

As I’m sure most of us are aware of, there are new phone rules in place. In the past, students were able to bring their phone into the JNA for assemblies as long as they put them away during the actual...

November Crossword Answer Key

Charlie Dean, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

Students in Mr. Barrys Visions of Realism class have a discussion, a place where AI is no help.

AI Is Harmful to Students

Zoey Ueland, Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2023

“Is it convenient? Sure. But, what are we forsaking because of convenience?” Said English teacher Cory Tao. For many, ChatGPT and the ideas of generative AI were first discussed in Dec. 2022. “It...

Students study together outside the Bennett Gallery. Studying together is a great alternative to using AI.

AI Should be Used as a Tool

Gabi Marmet, Food Editor November 9, 2023

     Have you ever struggled to make a packing list for your trip, or good gift ideas for your friend or family member? Ask ChatGPT and you will know the answer. While Artificial Intelligence does have...

Karin Lund swimming the 500 freestyle during a heated swim meet at Breck.

October’s Mystery Athlete Reveal

November 2, 2023

This month's mystery athlete is Karin Lund '25!

On Sunday Oct. 22, Swift was pictured at the Chiefs vs. Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City wearing a bracelet with Kelce’s jersey number 87 on it.

Swift & Kelce: In Their Lover Era

Caitlin Strauss, Contributing Writer November 2, 2023

…Ready for it? From all of the recent media coverage, it is apparent that sparks flew between mega pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce. Over the summer, Swift left a “Blank...

Aidan Zhang 25 throws away his food after lunch on Friday, Oct. 27.

Forum’s Forum

Izzie Miller, Contributing Writer October 31, 2023
“I just have a hard time as a stewart of the globe when I see someone take six pieces of chicken and eat two of them,” Brett Weber, the chef manager, stated during the Forum meeting on Thursday, September 28th.
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