Curiosity, Kindness, Inclusivity, and Resilience are the school’s new values. On the surface, the values seem simple, but their importance stretches far beyond plaques in an auditorium. The school shifted...
Unified Sports partnered with the varsity basketball team in hosting a community game with the Western Wings on Feb. 1. Unified is a Special Olympics program that gives athletes with intellectual disabilities...
Harold Buck has been a common topic among students the past year due to his increasing popularity from dancing in class.
He first “caught the wave of suburban breaking in 1984.” Buck continues,...
Shane Stafford and Sandy Berkowitz were originally debate rivals. Now married, they coach debate together.
The first time they met, they were at a tournament at Princeton University. After the debate,...
Although many students were ready to return to school on Jan. 3, Swiss Semester students came back to Minnesota from Switzerland for the first time in three months. Leyla Lyu ‘25, Uma Bastodkar ‘25,...
“[Mr. Menge] has been one of the kindest teachers at the school... he’s guided me through my school career. If I have any questions he’s always there.”
Amanda Minoff is new to the community this year and has taken to her busy work schedule quickly. Minoff teaches one section of sophomore American Literature and two sections of an English elective for...
Currently, Gene Paulauskas works as the Lead Security Officer after his tenure began in early Nov. 2020, but this is simply another stepping stone in his long list of successful and unique careers. Represented...
Janet Williams was not always interested in teaching chemistry. Williams, who grew up in southern Michigan, explains that Chemistry was probably her least favorite class in high school. She didn’t...
Sara Kyle, Director of College Counseling, found her passion for counseling early on. Kyle has worked at Blake as a college counselor for 19 years, but she says that she has “been in college admissions...
When it comes to her job, Counselor Jill Rabinovitz believes that the relationships she fosters with students, families, and coworkers are the most important part of her work. Rabinovitz has worked at...
![Stafford stands in front of the debate team’s extensive trophy
case. Not pictured: the rest of the trophies that sit outside of the
debate room. Terveen notes, “[There is] definitely no [pressure to
win]. Although he is of course very proud when teams do well!”](https://www.blakespectrum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_7895-675x900.jpg)
