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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Carlson-Wee in Patrick Barry’s room in the Upper School.

2025 Visiting Poet Enlightens and Surprises

Ben Aviles, Copy Editor February 5, 2025

From dumpster diving and professional rollerblading to publishing poems in magazines such as The Paris Review and The Harvard Review, Anders Carlson-Wee has lived a unique life. From January 29-31, sophomores...

Personalizing English curriculum

Caroline Hardy, Student Life Editor December 2, 2018

On the first day of school, Spanish teacher Jon Dicus asked his students how many of them had read a book, in any language, for pleasure over the summer. Only two students raised their hands. Due to limited...

Reflecting on four years of English reading

Reflecting on four years of English reading

Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2018

I have read twenty-one novels, eleven plays, and three anthologies in my four years of Blake English classes. Now, as a near-alumni, I find myself reflecting on the stories I read, and wanting to read...

New courses dig deep

New courses dig deep

Minjae Lee, Fashion Editor March 18, 2016

Let’s face it. Playing three varsity sports and taking six advanced placement courses is a common struggle students deal with on a daily basis.  So, by the time students receive course catalogs for...

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