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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

In response to the shooting at Annunciation, Governor Tim Walz ordered increase patrol of Minneapolis schools in addition to a special session on gun violence. The increased surveillance adds more police to areas around schools.

Guns Have No Place in Schools

Ben Aviles, Co-Editor-In-Chief September 26, 2025

     Our collective Minneapolis community was struck with tragedy on Aug. 27 when a shooter opened fire during an Annunciation Mass. Following the shooting, the community united. In the spirit of coming...

Sophomore Macaella Sikhoya recalls her two experiences at Mall of America during recent shootings.

Witnessing Gun Violence

Amelia Bush, Managing Editor February 3, 2023

“I just wanted to call my mom,” said Macaella Sikhoya ‘25, a witness to the Mall of America shootings. The Mall of America has been no stranger to darkness, with prevalent issues such as sex trafficking,...

Let’s talk about gun violence

Averi Sullivan, Sports Editor March 4, 2018

In this first podcast, we discuss the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and not only how we have been processing it in our community, but also what some potential next steps might...

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