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

Pictured: Freshmen interviewed in the article.

Class of 2026 Experiences Upper School

Payton Smith and Maddie Newhouse, Contributing Writer September 29, 2022

When the 2022 school year began, the upper school gained a brand new group of kids into the building: the freshmen. The change can be frustrating, and people usually don’t want to make adjustments. Sometimes...

Class of 2023 sings “Sweet Caroline” and “Wonderwall” around the fire pit to end their retreat in Wisconsin.

Grade Retreats Aim To Connect Students, Provide Fun

Kate Rekas, Mackenzie Higgins, Georgia Wilson, and Claire Cao September 29, 2022

Senior Retreat      According to Jim Mahoney, former grade dean, and current college counselor, the senior retreat used to be a weekend-long affair. Despite this overnight tradition ending this year's...

(clockwise from center) Brian Brener ‘20, Julia Roedel ‘20, Kennedy Rupert ‘20, Rishab Haldar ‘20, Ruth Goldenberg ‘20, Rohan Ajmani ‘20, Mathew Krelitz ‘20, and David Bix ‘20.

Students toil with term usage

Gemily Wang, Contributing Writer November 3, 2016

Political correctness and word choice have been very important to Blake’s community. Now, Blake questions whether as a school and community the use of terms freshmen or ninth graders differs at all or...

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