The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Water Shoes

Water Shoes

March 18, 2023

Water shoes are very important to bring on tropical trips. While wearing your crocs, flip flops, or sandals, you get the chance to wear shoes that the Minnesota winter and spring do not allow. Water shoes...

Book

Book

March 18, 2023

Whether you’re laying down on the beach or relaxing inside, it is essential to have a book on your vacation. Books help pass time on airplanes and outside, bring a sense of peace, and help keep your...

Swimsuit

Swimsuit

March 18, 2023

It’s the best feeling to jump into the ocean after a day on a hot vacation! Swimsuits are a huge necessity for any vacation whether or not you are going somewhere hot. Not only do swimsuits take up a...

Sunglasses

Sunglasses

March 18, 2023

As the sun shines on a hot vacation, it is necessary to bring sunglasses. Not only are sunglasses a cute and stylized look, but they are perfect for the beach and protecting your eyes from the sun. No...

Athletes Share Stories Behind Their Jersey Numbers

Athletes Share Stories Behind Their Jersey Numbers

Rowan Wallin, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2023

Although it may sound archaic, on sports teams (depending on the sport), players are identified by digits which they wear on their jerseys. Numbers are timeless–if a player acclaims enough prestige,...

Bush and her grandfather send off her older sister, Nina Bush ‘22, to college with a photo in their backyard.

Lessons Learned

Amelia Bush, Managing Editor March 7, 2023

Baking cookies, playing board games, hiking up the beautiful California paths, painting, and having fashion shows with my sister in my grandma’s closet. What do these things all have in common? They...

Marmet and her sister, Sage Marmet ‘22, traveled to Mexico for winter break with their grandmother on their mother’s side, Baubie.

Impact on Life

Gabi Marmet, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

Throughout my life, I have been so lucky and grateful to have had all four of my grandparents and one great grandmother in my life to look up to and learn from. My Baubie, Zadie, and Big Baubie (on my...

The New York Times

Yoni Zacks, Sports Editor January 29, 2023

The New York Times. Those four words can invoke one of many opinions. The Times as it is also known covers everything from Broadway to the NFL to the White House. They also have a program where schools...

Sago mentions GIMP, a free program that provides similar resources to Photoshop, saying, “It’s a crowdsourced software... they’re trying to keep up with every innovation that
Photoshop does.”

Creative Cloud

Rowan Wallin, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2023

Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) is an expensive, exclusive hub for all things Adobe. These Adobe CC applications are used for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography, and...

Canva

Canva

Claire Cao, Staff Writer January 29, 2023

Canva is a graphic design platform that Blake students often use for their projects, this article focuses on the opinions of students on Canva and what goes on behind-the-scenes with Blake’s provided...

As a part of their visit to Chicago, the group visited The Bean, centerpiece of the Millennium Park Plaza

Music Groups Travel to Chicago

Gabriella Marmet, Editor Emerita January 29, 2023

The Chicago Music Tour was an amazing trip, from January 12-15, filled with new experiences, adventuring, performances, and fun. We went to Chicago by bus with Choir director, Natalia Romero Arbeláez,...

Ambivert

JoJo Arlowe, Staff Writer January 28, 2023

I have always hesitated to call myself an ambivert, as it's such an arbitrary term since no one is 100% introverted nor 100% extroverted. Oxford Languages defines ambivert as “a person whose personality...

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