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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Sickness Culture Worsens Stress

Sickness Culture Worsens Stress

Amelia Bush, Managing Editor November 4, 2023

Have you ever found yourself crammed in a tight, sweaty math classroom with no air conditioning when four people at your table start violently hacking in your face? Chances are, you have. Sickness at...

Legacy Day Loses Connection

Legacy Day Loses Connection

Anna Tao, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

The former, longer version of Legacy Day was one of the most pinnacle days that described Blake school culture. Older generations of Upper school students were able to impart knowledge onto younger generations-...

Eloise Walsh ‘24 focused on reading homework in the OECE wing on the third floor.

School Offers Various Quiet Study Spaces

Jason Rotenberg, Food Editor March 7, 2023

Picture this: you are in your free block actually doing homework, something that rarely occurs for many, and you can't focus. I've found myself surrounded by noises and distractions while trying to get...

Healthy Breakfast Recipes Sustain Students

Healthy Breakfast Recipes Sustain Students

Sage Marmet, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 17, 2021

Decked Out Avocado Toast A fun spin on classic avocado toast adding some fun new flavors into the mix! Ingredients: Bread of choice Fresh basil Tomatoes “Everything but The Bagel”...

Changes with RTLP 2.0

Changes with RTLP 2.0

Emma Martinez Sutton, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2020

The revised Remote Teaching and Learning Plan (RTLP 2.0), which started on Monday, Nov. 30, has been developing since May and is designed to allow more frequent class meetings within a shorter school day.  While...

Is Online School Effective?

Is Online School Effective?

Noor Naseer, Sports Editor April 22, 2020
“It’s the perfect iceberg analogy,” says freshmen dean Jen Vance, when discussing online school. Instead of seeing each other’s full selves, students and faculty are now seeing each other through rectangles on their computer screen, often muted, with a corner of their house in the background. Online school has brought new challenges, but despite these, students recognize its effectiveness, as well as the faculty’s efforts.
Is Online School Effective?

Is Online School Effective?

Noor Naseer, Sports Editor April 17, 2020

“It’s the perfect iceberg analogy,” says freshmen dean Jen Vance, when discussing online school. Instead of seeing each other’s full selves, students and faculty are now seeing each other through...

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